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Configuration
T E C H N I C A L I N F O R M A T I O N
Performance
(Standard Day at 11,700 lb gross weight except where indicated)
Maximum Speed, Sea Level (VNE) 155 kts 287 km/hr
Maximum Cruise Speed, Sea Level 155 kts 287 km/hr
Best Rate of Climb, Maximum Continuous Power, Sea Level 1,625 ft/min 8.26 m/sec
Hover Ceiling In-Ground Effect (T.O.P.) 5,650 ft 1,722 m
Hover Ceiling Out-of-Ground Effect (T.O.P.) 1,800 ft 549 m
Twin Engine Service Ceiling 12,700 ft 3,871 m
Single Engine Service Ceiling (30-Minute Power) 3,200 ft 975 m
Range at Long Range Cruise Speed (139 knots at 4,000 feet)*
With 30-minutes reserve 367 nm 680 km
With no reserve 439 nm 813 k
Fuel Consumption at 139 knots at 4,000 feet 600 lb/hr 272 kgs/hr
Weights
Maximum Take-Off Gross Weight 11,700 lb 5,306 kg
Weight Empty (Utility configuration) 6,897 lb 3,128 kg
Useful Load 4,803 lb 2,178 kg
Dimensions
Fuselage Length 43' 4" 13.22 m
Fuselage Width 7' 0" 2.13 m
Fuselage Height (to top of tail pylon) 11' 9" 3.58 m
Length Over-all (including rotors) 52' 6" 16.00 m
Height Over-all (to tip of tail rotor) 14' 6" 4.42 m
Width (including horizontal stabilizer) 10' 0" 3.05 m
Main Rotor Diameter (blade tip circle) 44' 0" 13.41 m
Tail Rotor Diameter (blade tip circle) 8' 0" 2.44 m
Main Landing Gear Tread 8' 0" 2.44 m
Wheel Base 16' 5" 5.00 m
Passenger Cabin Length 8' 1" 2.46 m
Passenger Cabin Width 6' 4" 1.93 m
Passenger Cabin Height 4' 5" 1.35 m
General Data
Crew Seating Capacity (IFR Configuration) 2
Crew Requirement (VFR Configuration) 1
Passenger Seating Capacity (IFR Configuration) 12
Passenger Seating Capacity (VFR Configuration) 13
Passenger Cabin Area 45 sq ft 4.18 sq m
Passenger Cabin Volume 204 cu ft 5.78 cu m
Baggage Compartment Volume 38 cu ft 1.08 cu m
Fuel Capacity (standard) 281 US gal 1064 L
Engines
Two (2) Turbomeca Arriel 2S1 Turboshaft
Ratings
(per engine, Standard Day at sea level except where noted)
30-Second Power (OEI) 980 shp
2.0-Minute Power (OEI) 889 shp
Take-off 856 shp
Maximum Continuous 794 shp
Maximum Cruise 794 shp
Aircraft Dimensions
8' 0"
(2.438 m)
11' 8.9" 14' 5.8"
(3.58 m) (4.414 m)
8' 1.8"
(2.484 m) 6' 5.8"
(1.98 m)
4' 6"
6' 4"
8' 4"
6' 4"
1 1
4 2 3
12
9 8
5 5
4 13 4 9
6 6
14
16 15 15 16 10
7 7
11
17 18
17
19
Airframe
Nose mounted radome
Nose and tail avionics compartments
Unheated plastic windshields
Bleed air windshield defogging system
Dual windshield wipers and washer
Pilot and copilot seats with 5-point restraint harness
Two ejectable, hinged cockpit doors
Cockpit and cabin bleed air heating system
Ram air ventilation system
Fully retractable tricycle landing gear with pivoting nose gear and main wheel brakes
Pneumatic emergency landing gear extension system with externally visible pressure gage
204 cubic foot cabin with 75 psf floor and fittings for up to twelve (12) seats
Hard panel utility interior
Four (4) two-place folding split bench seats with 4-point harness restraint systems
Four-place forward-facing utility divan with 4-point harness restraint systems
Left and right side hinged cabin doors with electric door locks
Separate 38 cubic foot baggage compartment with dual lockable doors
Utility paint finish
Carbide Black Polane instrument panel paint finish
Propulsion
Dual Turbomeca Arriel 2S1 engines
Dual independent suction fuel systems with crossfeed capability
Dual fuel tanks with gravity fuel fillers, 281 US gallon total capacity
Low level fuel warning system
Hinged fuel filler caps with key locks
Engine fire detection and extinguishing systems
Engine water wash connection in baggage compartment
Dual-input main gearbox rated at 1,605 shp for takeoff
Intermediate and tail gearboxes with interconnecting drive shafts
Magnetic chip detectors with fuzz burn-off capability
Manually actuated rotor brake system
Rotor System
Four-blade articulated main rotor with one-piece aluminum hub and elastomeric bearings
Main rotor blades with titanium spars, fiberglass skins, honeycomb cores and high visibility paint
Single bifilar vibration suppression system
Provisions for main rotor tracker and tail rotor balancer (Chadwick-Helmuth Model 8500)
Four-blade flexbeam tail rotor
Electrical
Dual 200 amp starter-generators
Single 44 amp-hour battery (Super Marathon)
Battery temperature warning system
Dual 375 VA static inverters
DC external power receptacle with overvoltage protection
Controllable landing light
Fixed landing light on the right main landing gear
Three (3) strobe/position light system (strobe/normal)
Four (4) dimmable cockpit overhead Wemac lights
Two (2) cockpit map lights with coil cords on control closet (Grimes)
Two (2) lighted approach plate holders
Battery operated emergency cabin lights
Dual baggage compartment lights
Inspection lights for IGB and TGB sight gages
Overhead master switch panels (dual row for pilot side, single row for copilot side)
Communications
Two (2) dB Systems Inc. audio systems with additional maintenance jacks in the cabin (1)
and baggage compartment (2)
Two (2) cockpit ICS foot switches with 45˚ pedestal mount
Radio and EFIS master switches
Two (2) VHF communications radios (Collins VHF-22A with CTL-22 controls)
Emergency Locator Transmitter (ARTEC ELT-100HM)
Single transponder (Collins TDR-90 with CTL-92 control and CAD-62 adapter)
Cabin paging and chime system with six (6) overhead speakers
Passenger briefing system (Heads-Up PBS 250)
Cabin ICS system (dB Systems Inc.)
Navigation
ADF (Collins ADF-462)
Two (2) VORs with ILS, glideslope and marker beacon (Collins VIR-32)
DME (Collins DME-42 with IND-42A indicator)
12
10
Passengers @ 200 lb each
Utility
8
Offshore Oil
6
0
0 100 200 300 400
Range - nautical miles
Mission
Takeoff at maximum gross weight (11,700 lb)
Cruise at 4,000 feet, Long Range Cruise Speed*
Reserve: 30 minutes at Long Range Cruise Speed*
Average fuel flow: 600 lb/hr at 140 knots
Pressure Altitude
Meters Feet
ISA ISA + 20˚C
12,000
8, Density Altitude
3,500 00
0 Limit for takeoff
lb
11,000 and landing
8, 15,000 ft
50
9, 0
00 lb
10,000 0
3,000 lb
9,000 9,
50
0
lb
2,500
8,000 10
,0
00
lb
7,000
2,000 10
,5
00
6,000 lb
11 High Ambient
,0
1,500 5,000 00 Temperature
lb Limit
4,000
1,000 11,500 lb
3,000
2,000
500 Maximum Gross
Weight Limit
1,000 11,700 lb
0 0
-30 -20 -10 0 10 20 30 40 50 ˚C
Pressure Altitude
Meters Feet
ISA ISA + 20˚C
12,000
3,500 Takeoff and
landing Density
11,000
8,
Altitude Limit
50
15,000 ft
0
9,
lb
50
9,
3,000 10,000 0
00
lb
0
lb
9,000 10
,0
00
lb
2,500
8,000 10
,5
00
lb
7,000
2,000
11,500 lb 11
6,000 ,0
00
lb
2,000
500
1,000
0 0
-30 -20 -10 0 10 20 30 40 50 ˚C
Pressure Altitude
Meters Feet
ISA ISA + 20˚C
12,000
Density
3,500 8, Altitude
50
0 Limit
11,000 9,5 lb
00 15,000 ft
lb 9,
00
3,000 10,000 10 0
,00 lb
0l
b
9,000 10
,5 High Ambient
00 Temperature
2,500 lb Limit
8,000
11
,0
00
7,000 lb
2,000
6,000
4,000
2,000
500
1,000
0 0
-30 -20 -10 0 10 20 30 40 50 ˚C
Pressure Altitude
Meters Feet
ISA ISA + 20˚C
12,000
3,500
11,000
3,000 10,000
9,000
2,500
8,000
7,000
2,000
6,000
11
1,500 5,000 ,0
00 Density Altitude
lb
Limit for Category A
4,000 Takeoff or landing
11,500 lb 5,000 ft
1,000
10
3,000
,5
00
lb
Maximum Gross
2,000 Weight Limit
500 11,700 lb
1,000
0 0
-30 -20 -10 0 10 20 30 40 50 ˚C
Note: Category A takeoff gross weight is based on ability to maintain 150 fpm climb at 1,000 feet above the takeoff
altitude using 30-minute power or 100 fpm at VTOSS at the takeoff altitude using 2.0 minute power.
Standard Day
9
Normal Cruise Power
Gross Weight (lb)
11,700
8
11,000 Long Range Cruise
10,000
9,000
7 Bleed Valve open Best Range
8,000
below this line
Dual Engine
Fuel Flow 6
(100 lb/hour)
4 Maximum Endurance
V NE
155 Kts
3
40 60 80 100 120 140 160
True Airspeed (knots)
ISA+20˚C
9
Gross Weight (lb)
11,700 Normal Cruise Power
8 11,000
10,000 Long Range Cruise
9,000 Best Range
7 8,000 Bleed Valve open
below this line
Dual Engine
Fuel Flow 6
(100 lb/hour)
4
Maximum Endurance V NE
160 Kts
3
40 60 80 100 120 140 160
True Airspeed (knots)
Standard Day
9
4 Maximum Endurance V NE
159.5 Kts
3
40 60 80 100 120 140 160
True Airspeed (knots)
9
ISA+20˚C
Gross Weight (lb)
11,700
Normal Cruise Power
8 11,000
10,000 Long Range Cruise
9,000 Best Range
7 8,000
7,000 Bleed Valve open
Dual Engine below this line
Fuel Flow 6
(100 lb/hour)
4
V NE
Maximum Endurance 158 Kts
3
40 60 80 100 120 140 160
True Airspeed (knots)
Standard Day
9
4
Maximum Endurance V NE
158.5 Kts
3
40 60 80 100 120 140 160
True Airspeed (knots)
ISA+20˚C
9
Gross Weight (lb)
11,700 Normal Cruise Power
8 11,000
10,000 Long Range Cruise
9,000
8,000 Best Range
7
7,000
Dual Engine Bleed Valve open
Fuel Flow 6 below this line
(100 lb/hour)
4
Maximum Endurance V NE
149 Kts
3
40 60 80 100 120 140 160
True Airspeed (knots)
Standard Day
9
4
V NE
Maximum Endurance 151 Kts
3
40 60 80 100 120 140 160
True Airspeed (knots)
ISA+20˚C
9
4
V NE
151 Kts
Maximum Endurance
3
40 60 80 100 120 140 160
True Airspeed (knots)
Standard Day
9
Gross Weight (lb)
8 11,700 Normal Cruise Power
11,000
10,000
7 9,000 Long Range Cruise
8,000 Best Range
Dual Engine
Fuel Flow 6
(100 lb/hour) Bleed Valve open
below this line
5
4
V NE
Maximum Endurance 134 Kts
3
40 60 80 100 120 140 160
True Airspeed (knots)
ISA+20˚C
9
4
V NE
3 Maximum Endurance 134 Kts
Component
AFCS Actuator Assembly 3,000 hours
DC Starter-Generator 1,000 hours
Main Gear Box 3,250 hours
Intermediate Gear Box 4,500 hours
Tail Gear Box 4,000 hours
Tail Drive Shaft Bearing Support 3,000 hours
Oil Cooler Blower 3,000 hours
Arriel 2S1 Engine 3,000 hours
Life Limit
Main Rotor Spindle/Cuff/Liner Assembly 5,000 hours
Main Rotor Spindle Nut 5,000 hours
Main Rotor Spindle Bearing Outer Race 1,250 hours
Tail Rotor Outboard Retaining Plate 7,000 hours
Tail Rotor Horn 12,000 hours
Tail gearbox output flange 7,000 hours
Additional Options
The following information is supplied to aid in the preparation of cost estimates for the opera-
tion of the S-76C+ helicopter in utility/offshore oil service. Costs have been calculated in gener-
al accordance with the practices described in Guide for Presentation of Helicopter Operating
Cost Estimates, published by the Committee on Helicopter Operations Costs. This estimate
presumes a mature operation in which there has been opportunity for costs to stabilize and
assumes no benefit for warranties.
Direct operating costs are calculated for an S-76C+ flying 1,000 hours per year for 12 years
using 2001 component prices, average overhaul costs, and 2001 power-by-the-hour rates.
Unscheduled removals are based on historical fleet-wide data.
Variable Costs
Sikorsky Operator
Fuel and lubricants Estimate Estimate
Average fuel consumption (gallons/hour) 88
Fuel cost per gallon ($) 1.35
Cost for fuel ($/hour) 118.80
Cost for lubricants ($) (3% of fuel) 3.56
Total cost for fuel and lubricants ($/hour) 122.36
Labor
Salary ($/year)* 55,000
Salary with benefits ($) (x 1.3) 71,000
Labor rate ($/hour) 35.75
Direct maintenance (MH/FH) 1.6
Indirect maintenance (MH/FH) 2.0
Total maintenance (MH/FH) 3.6
Total labor cost ($/FH) 128.70
Sikorsky Operator
Reserve for retirement items Life limit (hours) Estimate Estimate
Main rotor spindle/cuff assembly 5,000 32.74
Main rotor spindle bearing outer race 1,250 1.05
Tail rotor retaining plate 7,000 1.55
Tail rotor horn 12,000 0.44
LG squibs (5 years) 0.63
LG links (10 years) 1.42
Fire bottle cartridge (5 years) 0.21
Total retirement item cost ($/hour) 38.04
Annual costs
Assumed price ($)
Hull insurance, assumed rate (%) 2.50
Hull insurance, annual cost ($)
Depreciation, assumed rate per year (%) 7.5
Depreciation, annual cost ($)