General Aviation
Boeing Ch-21c
Manufacturer: Boeing
The Piasecki H‑21 Workhorse, later called the Shawnee, is a tandem‑rotor helicopter known as the "flying banana" because of its angled aft fuselage. It was built by Piasecki Helicopter, later Boeing Vertol, and could be fitted with wheels, skis or floats for multi‑mission use. The aircraft was designed for cold‑weather operations, able to fly at temperatures as low as –65 °F (–54 °C).
Aircraft Facts
- Type Key
- boeing-ch-21c
- Class
- General Aviation
- Registry Count
- 1
- Example Registration
- N106MH
Specifications
- Length
- 16 m / 52 ft
- Height
- 4.8 m / 15 ft
- Max Speed
- 204 km/h / 127 mph
- Cruise Speed
- 158 km/h / 98 mph
- Range
- 426 km / 230 nmi
- Ceiling
- 2880 m / 9450 ft
- First Flight
- 1952-04-11
- Production Start
- 1952
- Production End
- 1959
- Total Built
- 707
Variants
- CH-21C- 1 registrations - Example N106MH
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