The new "Beast" of the Marine's CH-53K is becoming alive.

Gestart door Harald, 14/02/2014 | 21:28 uur

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Sparkplug

#118
14/08/2019 | 12:14 uur
Sikorsky makes preparations to build six new CH-53K heavy-lift helicopters and avionics for U.S. Marines

https://www.militaryaerospace.com/home/article/14038262/helicopters-heavylift-ch53k
A fighter without a gun . . . is like an airplane without a wing.

-- Brigadier General Robin Olds, USAF.

Sparkplug

#117
30/07/2019 | 20:10 uur
Congress Grants Additional Funding to Keep CH-53K Helicopter Testing on Schedule

https://news.usni.org/2019/07/30/congress-grants-additional-funding-to-keep-ch-53k-helicopter-testing-on-schedule
A fighter without a gun . . . is like an airplane without a wing.

-- Brigadier General Robin Olds, USAF.

Sparkplug

#116
19/06/2019 | 10:24 uur
A fighter without a gun . . . is like an airplane without a wing.

-- Brigadier General Robin Olds, USAF.

Sparkplug

#115
19/05/2019 | 10:20 uur
Navy Awards Sikorsky $1.13B for Next 12 CH-53K Heavy-Lift Helicopters

https://news.usni.org/2019/05/17/navy-awards-sikorsky-1-13b-for-next-12-ch-53k-heavy-lift-helicopters
A fighter without a gun . . . is like an airplane without a wing.

-- Brigadier General Robin Olds, USAF.

Sparkplug

#114
10/05/2019 | 15:01 uur
A fighter without a gun . . . is like an airplane without a wing.

-- Brigadier General Robin Olds, USAF.

Harald

#113
09/05/2019 | 09:20 uur
CH-53K Propaganda Vids...

CH-53K Chronicles: Through the Eyes of a Sikorsky Test Pilot

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=KUTMoAhAomI

Harald

#112
07/05/2019 | 08:30 uur
Pentagon orders review to see whether CH-53K can be replaced by CH-47   
( King Stallion programma in zwaar weer... als er wel een echte maritieme Chinook komt dan zullen er meer geïnteresseerde landen zich melden en zeker Duitsland in zijn CH-53G vervangingsprogramma. Een zeker voor NL ook een zeer aantrekkelijke optie ) 

A team from the Pentagon's independent cost analysis and program assessment group visited Boeing last month to review data on how the CH-47 could be adapted for the U.S. Marine Corps.

The Department of Defense is assessing whether the Chinook can replace the CH-53K that the Marines intend to purchase. The assessment for an alternative came from a request from Senate Armed Services Committee Chairman James Inhofe, who is monitoring the troubled program.

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https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2019-05-06/pentagon-review-pits-boeing-vs-lockheed-for-marine-helicopters

Sparkplug

#111
24/04/2019 | 10:11 uur
Pentagon seeks alternate gearbox to mitigate CH-53K production risk

https://www.janes.com/article/88004/pentagon-seeks-alternate-gearbox-to-mitigate-ch-53k-production-risk
A fighter without a gun . . . is like an airplane without a wing.

-- Brigadier General Robin Olds, USAF.

Sparkplug

#110
12/04/2019 | 10:17 uur
Marine Corps, Lockheed Martin to Sign CH-53K Helo Production Contract in 'Weeks'

https://news.usni.org/2019/04/10/marine-corps-lockheed-martin-to-sign-ch-53k-helo-production-contract-in-weeks
A fighter without a gun . . . is like an airplane without a wing.

-- Brigadier General Robin Olds, USAF.

Sparkplug

#109
04/02/2019 | 17:03 uur
Update: CH-53K IOC to be delayed as 'major schedule revision' planned to correct faults

https://www.janes.com/article/86135/update-ch-53k-ioc-to-be-delayed-as-major-schedule-revision-planned-to-correct-faults
A fighter without a gun . . . is like an airplane without a wing.

-- Brigadier General Robin Olds, USAF.

Harald

#108
22/01/2019 | 12:07 uur
King Stallion faults hinder flight tests

Discovery of CH-53K King Stallion technical issues and the 'inadequate' speed of their disclosure, has led to a flight test efficiency rate below projections originally set by the US Naval Air Systems Command (NAVAIR), Shephard has learnt.

Of those issues, the service identified exhaust gas re-ingestion as an ongoing problem, set for resolution this year, having first been discovered in 2018. Other specific technical issues were not disclosed by neither NAVAIR nor OEM Sikorsky, but such findings could delay future operational milestones. 

The US DoD has earmarked initial operational test and evaluation (IOT&E) to begin in Q4 FY2019, with IOC set for Q1 FY2020.

'A goal of the development test phase is to identify design challenges and address them prior to initial operational test and evaluation,' a NAVAIR spokesperson said, in a statement. 'The engineering challenges of the programme are solvable; the helicopter delivered to the operational forces will be capable, reliable and safe.'

Sikorsky has assigned a 'dedicated team' of engineers to solve the exhaust gas-ingestion issue, alongside completion of prototype designs and identification of suppliers for rapid prototyping, according to Bill Falk, CH-53K programme director at Sikorsky.

'We anticipate a demonstrated solution in 2019 that will be incorporated into the production aircraft build,' Falk told Shephard in a statement.

Developments concerning technical issues of the King Stallion were also relayed to Germany's federal ministry of defence in December 2018, as the aircraft is in the running for the country's heavy-lift CH-53G replacement programme.

'We will take all necessary risks of each possible proposed system into consideration in the context of the planned open tender,' a German MoD spokesperson stated. 

As well as resolving the exhaust gas re-ingestion issue and correcting 'technical deficiencies' NAVAIR will expand the aircraft's flight envelope ahead of IOC, with programme objectives for 2019 including 'shakedown' propulsion, handling qualities and flight control testing.   

Airworthiness testing for propulsion, avionics and aeromechanical stability and subsystem testing will also be conducted before year end, according to the spokesperson.

Similarly, 'capabilities envelope expansion' will mean internal/external loads, operating temperature envelope and shipboard integration tests are executed in the future, with shipboard and cold weather testing additionally planned.

'Logistics demonstration will also continue through 2019; personnel with Marine Operational Test and Evaluation Squadron 1 are leveraging a delivered CH-53K asset to test the supportability aspects of the weapon system, conducting a logistical assessment on the maintenance, sustainment and overall logistics support of the CH-53K,' the spokesperson added.

As the USMC's incoming heavy-lift helicopter, 200 King Stallion's are due to be included in a programme of record that will see the service prepare to stand up eight active duty squadrons, one training squadron and one reserve squadron. A first initial deployment is scheduled for 2023/2024 with FOC planned for 2029.

To date, the programme has covered over 1,200 flight hours, demonstrated a 16,000kg external load lift, executed high density altitude testing and hot ambient/DVE testing, according to NAVAIR.

In October 2018, the USMC received a second aircraft of the planned 200, for ballistics testing in China Lake, California.

https://www.shephardmedia.com/news/defence-helicopter/king-stallion-faults-hinder-flight-tests/

Harald

#107
23/10/2018 | 08:10 uur
CH-53K Degraded Visual Environment Testing, Yuma, Arizona 2018

Sparkplug

#106
17/05/2018 | 11:11 uur
A fighter without a gun . . . is like an airplane without a wing.

-- Brigadier General Robin Olds, USAF.

Harald

#105
15/05/2018 | 10:35 uur
Demo van de CN-53K in Berlijn, niet de officiële van op de opendag zelf  (deze is mooier ivm niet in tegenlicht gefilmd)

Sparkplug

#104
15/05/2018 | 10:15 uur
A fighter without a gun . . . is like an airplane without a wing.

-- Brigadier General Robin Olds, USAF.
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