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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
68uh-2aUS 149766
69uh-2aUS 149767w/o 1969
7uh-2aUS 147974w/o 1963
70uh-2aUS 149768
71uh-2aUS 149769w/o 1984
72uh-2aUS 149770w/o 1993
73uh-2aUS 149771w/o 1983
74uh-2aUS 149772
75uh-2aUS 149773 AU N29-149773 N318KA NZ NZ3620
76uh-2aUS 149774w/o 1966
77uh-2aUS 149775w/o 1974
78uh-2aUS 149776w/o 1963
79uh-2aUS 149777w/o 1963
8uh-2aUS 147975
80uh-2aUS 149778
81uh-2aUS 149779
82uh-2aUS 149780
83uh-2aUS 149781w/o 1967
84uh-2aUS 149782w/o 1964
85uh-2aUS 149783w/o 1967
86uh-2aUS 149784w/o 1963
87uh-2aUS 149785w/o 1967
88uh-2aUS 149786w/o 1964
9uh-2aUS 147976w/o 1963

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