The newest military version of Sikorsky's H-53E/S80 series, the MH-53E Sea Dragon, is the Western world's largest helicopter. The MH-53E is used primarity for Airborne Mine Countermeasures (AMCM), with a secondary job of shipboard delivery. In Iraq it is being used in the combat assault mission. Additional mission capabilities include air-to-air refueling, hover in-flight refueling, search and rescue, and external cargo transport operations, in both land and seaborne environments. The MH-53E was derived from the CH-53E Super Stallion and is heavier and has a greater fuel capacity than its ancestor. The MH-53s can operate from carriers and other warships. Sea Dragon is capable of carrying up to 55 troops or a 16-ton payload 50 nautical miles or a 10-ton payload 500 nautical miles. The MH-53E is capable of towing a variety of mine-sweeping countermeasures systems, including the Mk 105 minesweeping sled, the ASQ-14 side-scan sonar, and the Mk 103 mechanical minesweeping system. Paint colors needed: Black, Red, Silver, Steel, Flat Black, Clear Red, Clear Blue, Burnt Iron, Clear Green, FS34087 Olive Drab, FS36320 Gray, FS36231 Gray, FS13538 Yellow, Fs36495 Grayish Blue, and FS34081 Engine Gray.  | This plastic model kit requires plastic cement and paint for assembly, and they are sold separately. |
| WARNING: CHOKING HAZARD! Small parts. Not intended for children under 3 years of age. | | Product image and description is provided by the manufacturer, and is as accurate as possible. Some details of the product may be subject to change without notice (graphics, decoration, wheel color, etc.). eHobbies is not responsible for these changes, as it does not alter the function or value of the product. |
| Model length 9.7 inches, rotorspan 13 inches. |
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