Aircraft

All Hands, Jan, 2003

Length: 72 ft., 8 in

Height: 16 ft., 10 in.

Weight: 21,000 lbs. maximum takeoff

Speed: 166 mph

Ceiling: 14,700 ft.

Range: 542 nm

Crew: three to four (two pilots, one to two crewmen)

SQUADRONS

HC-2 Fleet Angels

HC-11 Gunbearers

HC-85 (USNR) Golden Gaters

HS-75 (USNR) Emerald Knights

VC-8 Redtails

TH-57 Sea Ranger

The TH-57 Sea Ranger is used to train several hundred student naval aviators with 45 TH-57Bs (for primary visual flight rules training) and 71 TH-57Cs (for advanced instrument flight rules training) in two helicopter training squadrons at NAS Whiting Field, Milton, Fla. Two TH-57Cs configured for RDT&E are used for photo, chase and utility missions at the Naval Air Warfare Center Aircraft I Division at Patuxent River, Md.

Length: 39 ft.

Height: 10 ft.

Weight: 3,200 lbs. maximum takeoff

Speed: 138 mph

Ceiling: 20,000 ft., pressure altitude

Range: 368 nm

Crew: five (one pilot, four student pilots)

SQUADRONS

HT-8 Eightballers

HT-18 Vigilant Eagles

MH-53E Sea Dragon

The MH-53E, a mine-countermeasures derivative of the CH-53E Super Stallion, is heavier and has a greater fuel capacity than the Super Stallion. Capable of transporting up to 55 troops, the MH-53E can carry a 16-ton payload 50 nautical miles, or a 10-ton payload 500 nautical miles. In its primary mission of airborne mine countermeasures, the MH-53E is capable of towing a variety of mine-countermeasures systems.

Length: 99 ft. (rotors turning)

Height: 29 ft., 5 in. (tail rotor turning)

Weight: 73,500 lbs. maximum takeoff

Speed: 196 mph

Ceiling: 18,500 ft.

Range: 1,120 nm

Crew: three to eight (two pilots, one to six crewmen)

SQUADRONS

HC-4 Black Stallions

HM-14 (USNR) Vanguard

HM-15 (USNR) Blackhawks

SH-2G Seasprite

The SH-2G Seasprite first flew in 1959 and served long as a utility and search-and-rescue helicopter and later as the first light airborne multipurpose system (LAMPS) helicopter.

Length: 38 ft., 4 in. (nose and blades folded)

Height: 15 ft., 6 in. (rotors turning)

Weight: 12,800 lbs. normal takeoff

Speed: 189 mph

Ceiling: 22,500 ft.

Range: 367 nm

Armament: MK46/50 torpedoes; 7.62mm machine guns

Crew: three (two pilots, one sensor operator)

SQUADRONS

HSL-84 Thunderbolts

HSL-94 Titans

SPECIAL SQUADRONS

VC-6 Firebees

VX-1 Pioneers

VX-9 Vampires

Sources: Navy Fact File; Naval Air (NAVAIR) Systems Command; NAVAIR Tactical Aircraft Programs; Commander. Naval Farces Pacific; Commander, Naval Forces Atlantic; Commander, Naval Air Reserve Force; and the Standard Naval Distribution List.