H-34 Choctaw/Systems

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1 Helicopter

1.1 General

The Shergood H-34/S-58 is a piston engine helicopter designed for transportation of cargo and for search-and-rescue operations in day, night, visual and instrument conditions. The helicopter is powered by a 1,525 hp Wright R-1820-84 Cyclone rotary engine mounted in the nose of the aircraft. A drive shaft from the engine feeds diagonally up to the main transmission mounted under the main rotors. Fuel is carried by three cells on the belly of the aircraft. An entrance door is located on the forward right side of the main cabin with a hydraulic winch mounted over the door.

1.2 Gross Weight

The maximum gross weight is 13,300 pounds.

1.3 Pilot-Side Instrument Panel

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Figure 1: Pilot-side instrument panel
1. Marker Beacon Intensity 2. RAWS Warning 3. Fire Warning Test 4. Tail-Number plate
5. Marker Beacon Light 6. Fire Warning Light 7. Master Warning Light 8. Torque Indicator
9. Airspeed Indicator 10. Attitude Indicator 11. Radar Altimeter 12. Tri-Needle RPM
13. Vertical Speed Indicator 14. HSI 15. Altimeter 16. AFCS Indicator
17. Turn/Slip Indicator 18. Clock 19. Radio-Magnetic Indicator
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