The Sikorsky S-64 Skycrane is an American twin-engine heavy-lift helicopter. It is the civilian version of the United States Army's CH-54 Tarhe. It is...
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The civilian version is the Sikorsky S-64 Skycrane. Work on what would become the CH-54 can be traced back to Sikorsky's earlier activities with "sky-crane"...
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led to the larger, turbine-engined Sikorsky CH-54 Tarhe military transport helicopter, and its civil S-64 Skycrane variant, which were already on the...
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composite construction Aerial crane Related development Sikorsky CH-54 Tarhe Sikorsky S-64 Skycrane Aircraft of comparable role, configuration, and era Boeing...
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dynamic systems were largely derived from those used on the earlier Sikorsky S-64 Skycrane, substantial reengineering were also involved due to the vastly...
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Army. The civil version is the Sikorsky S-64 Skycrane. The Army purchased 105 CH-54s before its discontinuation. The S-64 Aircrane is still in production...
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Based on the JT12A, the T73 powered the Sikorsky CH-54 Tarhe and its civil counterpart Sikorsky S-64 Skycrane flying crane heavy-lift helicopters. Turboshaft...
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once again with a Skycrane. Kaman K-MAX Kamov Ka-27 Mil Mi-10 Sikorsky CH-37 Mojave Sikorsky CH-54 Tarhe Sikorsky S-64 Skycrane Stephens, Ernie. "Helicopter...
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first success came with the Sikorsky S-2, the second aircraft of his design and construction. His fifth airplane, the S-5, won him national recognition...
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The Sikorsky CH-37 Mojave (company designation S-56) is an American large heavy-lift military helicopter of the 1950s. It entered service as the HR2S-1...
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Rosyth Dockyard, Scotland Goliath, one of Erickson Air-Crane's Sikorsky S-64 Skycrane heavy-lift helicopters Farman F.60 Goliath, the first long-distance...
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Slope Borough, Alaska, visited the site and realized the danger. A Sikorsky S-64 Skycrane heavylift helicopter was tasked to create holes in the ice using...
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heavy lift helicopters, acquiring a number of Sikorsky S-61. In March 1973 the massive Sikorsky S-64 Skycrane was added to the fleet, with a lift capacity...
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Independence Day a Sikorsky S-64 Skycrane is fitted with an array of flashing lights to communicate with an alien spaceship. A Skycrane also appears in the...
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configuration, and era Mil Mi-6 Mil Mi-26 Sikorsky CH-53 Sea Stallion Sikorsky CH-54 Tarhe/Sikorsky S-64 Skycrane Yakovlev Yak-24 Related lists List of active...
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the power it takes to hover. Only one full-scale helicopter, the Sikorsky S-64 Skycrane, is documented as being able to do this, when unladen. Helicopter...
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replacement of the main-rotor with the six-blade unit from the Sikorsky S-64 Skycrane. Once the statutory ten hours had been flown, this first Westminster...
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originally to be raised by crane as well, but, during construction, the Sikorsky S-64 Skycrane helicopter became available when the United States Army sold one...
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and Bell 429 GlobalRanger Windlifter (voiced by Wes Studi) is a Sikorsky S-64 Skycrane heavy-lift helicopter who used to work as a lumberjack before Planes...
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Spitfire, F-86 Sabres, Douglas C-47 Skytrain, Grumman HU-16 Albatross, Sikorsky H-19, Bell 47, Dassault Mirage F1, Lockheed T-33, Republic F-84F, Convair...
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AgustaWestland AW139 and Bell 429 GlobalRanger. Wes Studi as Windlifter, a Sikorsky S-64 Skycrane heavy-lift helicopter Dale Dye as Cabbie, a Fairchild C-119 Flying...
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MH-53 Sikorsky CH-54 Tarhe Sikorsky S-64 Skycrane Sikorsky Cypher Sikorsky H-19 (S-55) Sikorsky H-34 (S-58) Sikorsky R-4 Sikorsky R-5/H-5 Sikorsky R-6 Sikorsky...
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may refer to: Sikorsky CH-54 Tarhe US Army heavylift helicopter. Sikorsky S-64 Skycrane civilian heavylift helicopter. Eriksson Skycrane civilian heavylift...
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night and in poor weather. The company considered obtaining the Sikorsky S-64 Skycrane, with detachable passenger sections, but failed to secure financing...
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use of the type. The CH-54 Tarhe would serve as the basis for the Sikorsky S-64 Skycrane. Around the same period, work begun on the Kamov Ka-26, a Soviet...
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the year that the island airport was used as the base for Olga, a Sikorsky S-64 Skycrane helicopter used to dismantle the crane of the new CN Tower under...
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comparable role, configuration, and era Sikorsky S-60 Sikorsky CH-54 Tarhe Sikorsky S-64 Skycrane Mil Mi-10 Francillon, René J. (20 September 1990). McDonnell...
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the 64-second, 3.3-m-flight that won the prize on June 13, 2013. Sikorsky designates nearly all of its models with S-numbers; numbers S-1 through S-27...
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