Dread not, a heavy helo
July 6th, 2009 | Aviation Historical Ships | Posted by Andrew Scutro
Despite its large flight deck, the Navy's new LCS 2 is not built to handle an H-53. The mighty but now retired battleship Wisconsin however, was up to the task, as illustrated here. //usswisconsin.org
The General Dynamics version of the littoral combat ship, LCS 2 Independence, went out for sea trials last week. Touted for its speed, LCS 2 also boasts a huge flight deck that cannot support the weight of an H-53, our colleagues across the newsfloor at Defense News have learned.
However the now retired battleship Wisconsin appears to have been able to handle the massive helo, which depending on the version and load has a maximum weight of more than 20 tons.