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11 UNITS OF UPGRADED SH-2G SUPER SEASPRITES HELICOPTERS

•          Built in early 1990s for US navy

•          In 2005/6 they were brought back to factory and stripped down, and completely renovated and rebuilt with brand new parts and equipment

•          In 2007 sold to Australia government Navy

•          But due to financial problems, 11 Helicopters were returned in 2008/9 with a combined total hours of less then 100 hours for all 11 helicopters together

•          They have been sitting in the warehouse for almost 2 years

•          Currently stored in warehouse in USA

•          Price was always considered “too-high” and only now the price is drastically reduced the price and “must liquidate” to make room for new product

•          Buyers must be government entity and must receive approval from the USA State Department and must be “Friends of USA”

•          Some equipment and technology can not be sold to everyone, everything depends on USA State Department.

•          Price = $180 Million for all 11 that are “fully loaded” = right now all of them are fully loaded and Seller would like to sell them like this

•          Price can come down a lot if the buyer would like to “strip down” and remove equipment and technology from the Helicopters 

•          Price can be as low as $10m for a “stripped model” or as high as $18m each for “fully loaded”

•          Purchase price includes a 3 year full warranty, full training and support for Buyers pilots

•          Buyer can purchase only 1 at a time or all 11 together

•          Financing can be made available through 3rd party banks

 
For Sale:

 11 unit of SH-2G Super Seasprite - Multi-Mission Naval Helicopter,

Use them for: Maritime , surveillance, submarine, warfare, search and rescue mission Top Speed 173 mph (~330km/h)

Key Data:

Crew Pilot, TACCO / co-pilot and up to 8 fully equipped troops

Dimensions:

Overall Length 16.01m Height 4.6m Overall Length With Nose and Blades Folded 11.45m Height With Blades Folded 4.1m Width Including Magnetic Anomaly Detector 3.7m Rotors 4-bladed servo-flap control main rotor 4-blade anti-torque tail rotor Main Rotor Diameter 13.41m Tail Rotor Diameter 2.48m

Weights:

Empty Weight 3,500kg (7,600lb) Maximum Take-Off Weight 6,115kg (13,500lb) Useful Load 2,296kg (5,070lb) Cargo Hoist 1,812kg (4,000lb) Rescue Hoist 271kg (600lb)

Performance:

Cruise Speed 120kt VNE (Never Exceed Speed) 141kt Maximum Rate of Climb 2,070ft/min Maximum Rate of Climb, One Engine Inoperable 1,305ft/min Service Ceiling 20,400ft Service Ceiling, One Engine Inoperable 1,305ft/min Hover Out of Ground Effect (OGE) 14,600ft Hover In Ground Effect (IGE) 17,600ft Maximum Range With 2 External Tanks 540nm Maximum Endurance With 2 External Tanks

5.3 hours Specific Fuel Consumption 0.464lb/hp-hr

Weapon Systems:

Systems MkII depth charges Up to 2 mk46 or mk50 ALWT torpedoes Fitment for 7.62mm machine guns in doors Anti-ship missiles AGM-119bPenguin AGM-114 Hellfire AGM-65 Maverick Sea Skua

Engines:

Type

Twin General Electric T700-GE-401

Power Each developing 1,285kW (1,723shp) Internal Fuel Tanks 1,800l (400gal) Two External Fuel Tanks 750l (160gal)

Cockpit

The SH-2G has a crew of three: two pilots and a sensor operator (SENSO). However, it can also be flown by a single pilot and SENSO, due to the flexible Integrated Tactical Avionics System (ITAS) designed by Kaman and Northrop Grumman (formerly Litton) Guidance & Controls. ITAS is driven by dual mission data processors and uses two dual 1553B databuses to integrate sensors, weapons, communications and navigation equipment. 

"The SH-2G has a crew of three: two pilots and a SENSO."

The glass cockpit has four color multifunction displays and new centre console, which has two smart display units to simplify data entry by the pilot and the SENSO.

Magic lantern

The SH-2G Super Seasprite was the first helicopter qualified with the Kaman Magic Lantern airborne laser mine detection system. The Magic Lantern pod uses a blue-green laser and charge-coupled device (CCD) cameras to sweep the ocean from the surface to below the keel depth of warships. Magic Lantern provides mine classification symbology and video imagery on the existing ASN-1 50 displays.

Engines

SH-2G is fitted with General Electric T700-GE-401 engines. The T700-401 is rated 1,412shp. Second-generation composite main rotor blades (CMRB2) have been fitted on  the Super Seasprite, which incorporate filament wound S-glass spars, glass skins, aramid honeycomb cores and aramid trailing edges.

Use them for: Maritime , surveillance, submarine, warfare, search and rescue mission
Top Speed 173 mph (~330km/h)

Pilots: 2