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Revision as of 19:55, 27 June 2021

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. DME 2. RMI 3. Attitude Indicator 4. Tail-Number plate
5. Airspeed Indicator 6. Altimeter 7. Radio Altimeter 8. Checklist
9. Fuel Indicator Selector 10. Fuel Indicator Test 11. Fuel Indicator 12. Turn/Slip Indicator
13. RPM Indicator 14. Manifold Pressure 15. HOBBS Time 16. #2 VOR
17. VSI 18. #1 VOR 19. 8-Day Clock 20. Tail Wheel Lock

1.4 Copilot-Side Instrument Panel

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Figure 2: Copilot-side instrument panel
1. Tail-Number plate 2. Airspeed Indicator 3. Attitude Indicator 4. RMI
5. Airspeed Indicator 6. Turn/Slip Indicator 7. Altimeter 8. 8-Day Clock
9.Manifold Pressure 10. VSI 11. Radio Altimeter

1.5 Center Instrument Panel

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Figure 3: Center Instrument Panel
1. Pri. Hyd. Press 2. Aux. Hyd. Press 3. Main Trans. Oil Press 4. Main Trans. Oil PrTr,ss
5. Chip Indicator 6. Main Switch Panel 7. Checklist 8. DC Volts/Amps
9. Carburetor Temp. 10. Cylinder Temp. 11. Oil Temp/Press, Fuel Press 12. UFH Radio
13. Transponder 14. Parking Brake

1.6 Overhead Panel

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Figure 4: Copilot-side instrument panel

1.7 Middle Panel

1.8 Landing Gear System

1.8.1 Parking Brake
1.8.2 Tailwheel Lock

1.9 Engines and Related Systems

1.10 Fuel System

1.11 Flight Controls and AFCS

1.12 Hydraulic Systems

1.13 Power Train System