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CH-53K lifts first external load

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The Sikorsky CH-53K has completed its first external load flight test Apr. 19, lifting a 12,000 pound external load in a hover.

The CH-53K King Stallion helicopter achieves its first flight with an external load at Sikorsky's Development Flight Test Center in West Palm Beach, FL. (PRNewsFoto/Lockheed Martin)
The CH-53K King Stallion helicopter achieves its first flight with an external load at Sikorsky’s Development Flight Test Center in West Palm Beach, FL. (PRNewsFoto/Lockheed Martin)

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