Global InformationSchweizer S300 information
| Hughes/Schweizer 300 series S-300/S300C | |
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| A Schweizer 300C over Hilversum Airport | |
| Role | Light utility and trainer helicopter |
| Manufacturer | Hughes Helicopters Schweizer Aircraft Corporation Sikorsky Aircraft Schweizer RSG |
| First flight | 2 October 1956 (Hughes 269) |
| Introduction | 1964 |
| Status | In production |
| Produced | 1964–1983 (Hughes) |
| Number built | 2800 (Hughes)[1] |
| Developed from | Hughes TH-55 Osage |
| Developed into | Schweizer 330/333 Sikorsky Firefly |
The Schweizer S300 series (formerly Hughes 300, Schweizer 300, and Sikorsky S-300) family of light utility helicopters was originally produced by Hughes Helicopters, as a development of the Hughes 269. Later manufactured by Schweizer Aircraft, and currently produced by Schweizer RSG, the basic design has been in production for over 50 years. The single, three-bladed main rotor and piston-powered S300 is mostly used as a cost-effective platform for training and agriculture.
- ^ "Schweizer 300C". Flug Revue Online. Archived from the original on 2007-04-10. Retrieved 2009-07-05.