Is Production of the CH-53E Helicopter Warranted?
PSAD-78-27
Published: Mar 23, 1978. Publicly Released: Mar 23, 1978.
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The CH-53E helicopter is being developed to provide the Navy and Marine Corps with a shipboard compatible helicopter having twice the lift capability of its predecessors. Operationally and technically, the CH-53E has demonstrated the potential to be an effective aircraft. The Navy has restructured the program to overcome problems encountered during development.
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