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 "name": "Sikorsky CH-53K King Stallion",
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 "url": "https://aircraft.intelsystems.ai/aircraft/H53S/",
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  "range_km": 852,
  "ceiling_m": 4877,
  "first_flight": 2015,
  "in_service": 2022,
  "engine": "3 × General Electric T408 (GE38-1B) turboshaft engines",
  "power": "7,500 shp (5,600 kW) each",
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 "wikipedia": {
  "title": "Sikorsky CH-53K King Stallion",
  "summary": "The Sikorsky CH-53K King Stallion is a heavy-transport helicopter designed and produced by Sikorsky Aircraft. The King Stallion is an evolution of the long-running CH-53 series of helicopters that has been in continuous service since 1966, and features three up-rated 7,500 shp (5,590 kW) engines, new composite rotor blades, and a wider aircraft cabin than its predecessors. It is the largest and heaviest helicopter in the U.S. military.",
  "url": "https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sikorsky_CH-53K_King_Stallion",
  "license": "CC BY-SA 4.0",
  "license_url": "https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0/",
  "retrieved": "2026-10-11"
 },
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  "drawings": "CC BY 4.0",
  "url": "https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/",
  "attribution": "Drawing of the Sikorsky CH-53K King Stallion by AirwayControl Aircraft Library (https://aircraft.intelsystems.ai/aircraft/H53S/), CC BY 4.0"
 },
 "source": "AirwayControl Aircraft Library",
 "updated": "2026-10-11"
}