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CH-53K Completes Critical Tests With Maximum Payload Flight

By Matthew Beinart

Wednesday, March 14th, 2018

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Sikorsky has completed the last of its its critical flight expansion activities for its CH-53K ahead of its first delivery of the aircraft to the Marine Corps later in 2018, with a successful external lift test to carry a maximum weight payload, the company said March 7.The Lockheed Martin [LMT] owned aircraft company flew its CH-53K King Stallion with a 36,000-pound payload on a single center point cargo hook, while maintaining satisfactory handling capabilities and structural margins."The successful completion of these last…

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