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Kaman UH-2A

1959 · Twin-engine intermediate turbine helicopter

Kaman built 84 Model K-20 HU2K-1 (UH-2A) Seasprite light utility helicopters for the US Navy from 1958-1960, before production switched to the improved HU2K-1U (UH-2B). Survivors were subsequently converted to UH-2C, HH-2C, HH-2D, SH-2D, & SH-2F models.

Specifications

Engine1 x General Electric T58-10 1450 shp
Capacity3 + 5
blueprints UH-2A

Airframes (84)

C/NModelBuiltReg
10uh-2aUS 147977
11uh-2a1959US 147978
12uh-2aUS 147979w/o 1968
13uh-2aUS 147980
14uh-2aUS 147981
15uh-2aUS 147982w/o 1965
16uh-2aUS 147983w/o 1967
17uh-2aUS 149013
18uh-2aUS 149014w/o 1966
19uh-2aUS 149015w/o 1977
20uh-2aUS 149016w/o 1973
21uh-2aUS 149017
22uh-2aUS 149018w/o 1964
23uh-2aUS 149019w/o 1963
24uh-2aUS 149020w/o 1963
25uh-2a1961US 149021
26uh-2aUS 149022
27uh-2aUS 149023
28uh-2aUS 149024 AU N29-149024
29uh-2aUS 149025w/o 1964
30uh-2aUS 149026
31uh-2aUS 149027w/o 1964
32uh-2aUS 149028w/o 1979
33uh-2aUS 149029w/o 1964
34uh-2aUS 149030
35uh-2a1963US 149031
36uh-2aUS 149032w/o 1982
37uh-2a1959US 149033w/o 1980
38uh-2aUS 149034w/o 1963
39uh-2aUS 149035w/o 1982

Operators

1958- US Kaman Seasprite
1962-2001 US US Navy Seasprite
1997- NZ Royal New Zealand Navy Seasprite
2003-2008 AU Fleet Air Arm (RAN) Seasprite