Power & Performance
Those special qualities that separate one aircraft design from another. Performance specifications presented assume optimal operating conditions for the Boeing Vertol CH-46E Sea Knight Medium-Lift, Tandem Rotor Transport Helicopter.
2 x General Electric T58-GE-16 turboshaft engines developing 1,870 horsepower and driving tandem three-blade rotor systems.
Propulsion
166 mph
267 kph | 144 kts
Max Speed
9,498 ft
2,895 m | 2 miles
Service Ceiling
690 miles
1,110 km | 599 nm
Operational Range
1,715 ft/min
523 m/min
Rate-of-Climb