Sikorsky MH-53

May 30, 2023 - The Sikorsky MH-53 Pave Low series is a retired long-range special operations and combat search and rescue (CSAR) helicopter for the United States Air Force. The series was upgraded from the HH-53B/C, variants of the Sikorsky CH-53 Sea Stallion. The HH-53 "Super Jolly Green Giant" was initially ...

March 3, 2010 - The MH-53 Pave Low is a variant of the US Air Force's Sikorsky HH-53 Super Jolly Green Giant and the US Navy's CH-53 Sea Stallion. The MH-53 is used for long-range combat search and rescue (CSAR) and

January 5, 2022 - The MH-53E Sea Dragon incorporates Global Positioning System (GPS), Doppler radar, and an Approach/Hover/Tow Coupler. Communications include Ultra High Frequency (UHF)/ Very High Frequency (VHF)/ High Frequency (HF) radios, secure communications capability, and Identified Friend or Foe (IFF).

The MH-53E Sea Dragon is the U.S. Navy’s primary aerial mine countermeasures aircraft. A variant of the CH-53 Sea Stallion, the MH-53E is heavier and has a greater fuel capacity than its ancestor. The MH-53 can operate from carriers and other warships and is capable of towing a variety of ...

September 20, 2023 - As the Sikorsky S-80, it was developed from the CH-53 Sea Stallion, mainly by adding a third engine, adding a seventh blade to the main rotor, and canting the tail rotor 20°. It was built by Sikorsky Aircraft for the United States Marine Corps. The less common MH-53E Sea Dragon fills the United ...

December 30, 2019 - Sikorsky MH-53M Pave Low IV The MH-53M is the last version of the H-53 Super Jolly Green Giant that was developed during the Vietnam War. The H-53 was designed by Sikorsky to meet an Air Force requirement for a long-range Combat Search and Rescue helicopter to supplement the HH-3 Jolly Green Giant.

The MH-53M PAVE LOW IV was retired in September 2008 in Iraq upon flying its last mission in combat. This was the only way to retire an aircraft that had been flying in the USAF inventory since the Vietnam War in the late 1960’s. The name PAVE LOW was a code name assigned to a project specifying ...

March 15, 2023 - September 27, 2023Aviation20th ... Helicopter, Jolly Green 55, MSN 65-147, MSN 65131, Sikorsky Aircraft Corporation, Sikorsky HH-53C Super Jolly Green Giant, Sikorsky MH-53J Pave Low III Enhanced, Sikorsky MH-53M Pave Low IVBryan Swopes...

Information, specs and photos of the MH-53 PAvelow series of helicopters operated by USAF Special Operations Squadrons.

Page details technical specifications, development, and operational history of the Sikorsky MH-53 (Pave Low) including pictures.

February 4, 2022 - Post-Vietnam: History & Heritage of the MH-53 Pave Low The Pave Low is an all-weather platform capable of operating during in a contested environment. The MH-53 Pave Low was a long-range aircraft with low-level emissions to assist with special operation forces.

The Sikorsky MH-53 Sea Dragon is a long-range minesweeping helicopter.

April 1, 2012 - Between 1986 and 1990 nine MH-53Hs and 32 HH-53s were later converted to ‘MH-53J Pave Low III Enhanced’ low-level, long-range Special Operations standard with up rated engines, more armour, forward-looking infrared, global positioning system, Doppler navigation systems, terrain-following ...