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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
40uh-2aUS 149036
41uh-2aUS 149739w/o 1967
42uh-2aUS 149740w/o 1964
43uh-2aUS 149741w/o 1967
44uh-2aUS 149742w/o 1972
45uh-2aUS 149743w/o 1968
46uh-2aUS 149744w/o 1984
47uh-2aUS 149745w/o 1975
48uh-2aUS 149746w/o 1964
49uh-2aUS 149747
5uh-2aUS 147972
50uh-2aUS 149748
51uh-2aUS 149749w/o 1964
52uh-2aUS 149750
53uh-2aUS 149751w/o 1966
54uh-2aUS 149752w/o 1965
55uh-2aUS 149753
56uh-2aUS 149754w/o 1964
57uh-2aUS 149755w/o 1979
58uh-2aUS 149756w/o 1970
59uh-2aUS 149757w/o 1966
6uh-2aUS 147973
60uh-2aUS 149758
61uh-2aUS 149759w/o 1969
62uh-2aUS 149760w/o 1962
63uh-2aUS 149761
64uh-2aUS 149762w/o 1967
65uh-2aUS 149763w/o 1964
66uh-2aUS 149764w/o 1969
67uh-2aUS 149765w/o 1977

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