// B47G-3B-2 Sioux

Aircraft	B47G-3B-2 Sioux
Power plant	One Lycoming flat 6 piston engine (260HP) or One Lycoming TVO-435 (280HP)
Length	9.9m (32ft, 6in)
Rotor diameter	11.32m (37ft, 2in)
Height	2.82m (9ft, 3in)
Weight	1,338kgs (2,950lbs) max take-off
Max speed	168km/h (91kts)
Service ceiling	3,048m (10,000ft)
Crew	Instructor and student
Fleet History	The first helicopters to be flown by the RNZAF, six B47G-3B-1 (NZ3701 -NZ3706) were delivered in 1965. Seven B47G-3B-2 (NZ3707 - NZ3713) were purchased in 1968 and delivered during 1970. The five remaining Sioux in RNZAF service are all B47G-3B-2.
Fleet Losses	NZ3711 crashed 15 November 1971 NZ3707 crashed 02 April 1974 NZ3703 crashed 30 June 1977 NZ3701 crashed 19 January 1979 NZ3709 crashed 11 November 1983 NZ3710 crashed 16 July 1985 NZ3704 crashed 16 January 1987