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- Daily Breeze
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- May 15, 2004
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Abrams tankF-18 HornetDolphin helicopterC-17 transportSeahawk
helicopterF-14Contractor: Sikorsky Aircraft Corp. (airframe); General
Electric Co. (engines); IBM Corporation (avionics components)
Power plant: Two General Electric T700-GE-700 or T700-GE-701C
engines
Thrust: Up to 1,940 shaft horsepower
Length: 64 feet, 10 inches
Height: Varies with the version; from 13 to 17 feet
Rotor diameter: 53 feet, 8 inches
Weight: Varies; 21,000 to 23,000 pounds
Speed: 180 knots maximum
Armament: Usually two 7.62mm machine guns mounted in the windows;
can also be equipped with AGM-114 Hellfire or AGM-119 Penguin
missiles, three Mk46 or Mk 50 torpedoes or additional .50-caliber
machine guns mounted in ...