S-61R Pelican

S-61R/CH-3C/E HH-3E Jolly Green Giant HH-3F "Pelican"

Role Medium-lift Transport Manufacturer Sikorsky, Augusta RL First Flight 1959 RL Introduction 1961 SL First Flight Sept. 2019 SL Introduction June 26, 2020 (beta) GTFO Code KSPELICAN

The S-61R is a twin engine turbine helicopter used for transport, cargo and search-and-rescue roles. This virtual S-61R from Shergood Aviation is packed with features including:

Shergood Flight System Compatible with GTFO OnBoard system allows crew to walk around cabin in flight Fully functioning cockpit Nearly 100 functioning switches/knobs Start sequence based on (and nearly identical to) the RL Pelican Four fuel tanks with both gravity and single-point refueling systems Separate fluid levels for main transmission, tail rotor, and intermediate gearboxes Three separate hydraulic systems with independent fluid tracking and monitoring instruments Replaceable components with separately tracked service times Maintenance Workbench

Rescue hoist system Simulated failures Navigation Control Panel AFCS (Autopilot) Working GPS with Moving Map Automated Search Patterns VOR Navigation Instrument Approaches Working Anchor System Working bilge Pump Two working medical bays RDF Operator Station Rear Ramp

Master Contents

General Systems Avionics Limits Weight and Balance Normal Procedures Emergency Procedures Servicing

Mission Equipment Water Operations Maintenance and Diagnostics All Weather Operations SL Features Appendices Painting Resources

Video Tutorials

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Preflight	Start-Up

Credits

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• Aircraft research, model parameter tuning, SL aircraft feature design and curation, aircraft testing - Tsukino Usagi
• Sounds - Lorin Tone
• Mesh, Textures and Scripting - Kelly Shergood

Links

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• Release Notes
• Known Bugs and Planned features