CH-53E Super Stallion

CH-53E Super Stallion

The Sikorsky CH-53E Super Stallion: the US Marine Corps' three-engine heavy-lift helicopter, in service since 1981. It fills the gap between the base game's Chinook 234 and Mi-26. This mod adds it in five liveries, all grouped under a single entry in the depot.

Five liveries

• US Marine Corps: light blue-grey with MARINES titles, national insignia and the squadron markings of HMH-485, side number 27.
• Heavy Lift: a demilitarised Super Stallion working as a civil heavy lifter: white with an international orange belly, sponsons and tail fin under a black cheat line, an orange rotor hub and a civil registration.
• Military Surplus: an ex-military Super Stallion sold off as surplus, with every marking removed. Use the in-game colour picker to paint it any colour you like.
• Retro Airline: a Super Stallion dressed as a 1960s helicopter airliner: clean, glossy ivory over turquoise, a cherry-red cheat line between ivory and turquoise pinstripes, a silver hub and red-tipped blades.
• Russian Aerospace Forces: a what-if Super Stallion in VKS colours: dark blue-grey over a light blue-grey belly, ВВС РОССИИ titles, red stars, a red bort number and Russian flags on the fin.

Every livery carries the same load and has the same performance, so you can pick the look you like.

In-game specifications

• Available from: 1981
• Maximum speed: 300 km/h (186 mph)
• Capacity: 24 cargo (all cargo types)

Features

• Rear ramp that lowers and upper ramp door that swings open at every stop
• Landing gear that retracts after take-off and comes down before landing, with a nose gear door that closes behind it
• Spinning seven-blade main rotor and four-blade tail rotor, with motion-blurred rotors in flight in the style of the base-game helicopters
• The helicopter tilts nose-down as it speeds up and nose-up as it slows to land
• Two pilots in the cockpit
• Cargo cabin with quilted insulation and a tread-plate floor with tie-down rings
• Red anti-collision beacons, red, green and white position lights, and landing lights
• Markings and stencils for each livery
• Base-game heavy helicopter sounds
• Three levels of detail for viewing at different distances