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    The Sikorsky CH-54 Tarhe is an American twin-engine heavy-lift helicopter designed by Sikorsky Aircraft for the United States Army. It is named after Tarhe...
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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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    underpowered, the development of the S-60 led to the larger, turbine-engined Sikorsky CH-54 Tarhe military transport helicopter, and its civil S-64 Skycrane variant...
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    CH-53 Sea Stallion (Sikorsky S-65) is an American family of heavy-lift transport helicopters designed and built by the American manufacturer Sikorsky...
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    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 Sikorsky CH-124 Sea King (formerly CHSS-2) is a twin-engined anti-submarine warfare (ASW) helicopter designed for shipboard use by Canadian naval...
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    The Sikorsky CH-54 Tarhe is a twin-engine heavy-lift helicopter designed by Sikorsky Aircraft for the United States Army. The civil version is the Sikorsky...
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    The Sikorsky H-34 (company designation S-58) is an American piston-engined military utility helicopter originally designed by Sikorsky as an anti-submarine...
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    engine. 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...
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    helicopters portrayed CH-34 Choctaws in Stanley Kubrick's 1987 film Full Metal Jacket. Turbine-repowered Sikorsky S-58Ts portrayed CH-34 Choctaws in the...
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    the Army announced its intention to replace the piston-engine–powered Sikorsky CH-37 Mojave with a new, gas turbine–powered helicopter. During June 1958...
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    The Sikorsky S-92 is an American twin-engine medium-lift helicopter built by Sikorsky Aircraft for the civil and military helicopter markets. The S-92...
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    Related development Sikorsky CH-124 Sea King Sikorsky S-61L/N Sikorsky S-61R Sikorsky HH-52 Seaguard Sikorsky S-67 Blackhawk Sikorsky S-72 Westland Sea...
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  • design UAC TurboTrain (1968) Sikorsky ASPB Assault Support Patrol Boat (1969) H-34 Choctaw Canadian CH-124 Sea King CH-54 Tarhe CH-53E Super Stallion MH-53J...
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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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    landing (STOVL) aircraft cannot perform without a runway. In 1942, the Sikorsky R-4 became the first helicopter to reach full-scale production. Although...
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    development Sikorsky S-70 Sikorsky UH-60 Black Hawk Sikorsky HH-60 Pave Hawk Sikorsky HH-60 Jayhawk Mitsubishi H-60 Piasecki X-49 Sikorsky S-92/CH-148 Cyclone...
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    survive. Afterwards, he sought accommodation with the United States. The Sikorsky CH-54 cargo helicopter is named the "Tarhe" in honor of him. Ohio History...
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    0.23 shp/lb (0.38 kW/kg) Aviation portal Related development Sikorsky S-92 Sikorsky CH-148 Cyclone Aircraft of comparable role, configuration, and era...
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    The Sikorsky UH-60 Black Hawk is a four-blade, twin-engine, medium-lift utility military helicopter manufactured by Sikorsky Aircraft. Sikorsky submitted...
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  • twice that of Sikorsky's most powerful helicopter at that time. The Sikorsky's S-73 design was an enlarged version of the successful CH-54/S-64 with a simplified...
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    "Platt-LePage XR-1 | National Air and Space Museum". Retrieved 2024-02-03. "Sikorsky R-4B Hoverfly". National Museum of the United States Air Force™. Retrieved...
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    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 Training...
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    further production or direct follow-on effort. During the 1960s, the Sikorsky CH-54 Tarhe, a heavy-lift helicopter crane, could also be outfitted with exchangeable...
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    for the US military. Auxiliary Power Unit Boeing CH-46 Sea Knight Boeing CH-47 Chinook Sikorsky CH-54 Tarhe Lockheed Jetstar Pan American Falcon EMU30/E...
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    experimented with arming the Sikorsky S-55, then being superseded in service by the more capable Piasecki H-21 and Sikorsky CH-34 helicopters. The H-19 was...
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    helicopters in Vietnam included the Boeing CH-47 Chinook, the Hughes OH-6 Cayuse, the Bell OH-58 Kiowa, and the Sikorsky CH-54 Tarhe. Although the concept of air...
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    1977, an Israeli Air Force Sikorsky CH-53 Yas'ur helicopter crashed during an exercise in the Jordan Valley, killing all 54 on board (including the 10-member...
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    Company Boeing CH-47A Chinook, an Cessna O-1 Bird Dog unit the 219th Reconnaissance Airplane Company (Headhunters), a Sikorsky CH-54 Skycrane company...
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    includes the Hiller 12B, Bell 47-G2, Hiller 12E, MD 500, Sikorsky S-58, Sikorsky S-61 and Sikorsky CH-54. In October 1991, Columbia Helicopters bought four...
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