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The Sikorsky H-5 (initially designated R-5 [a] and also known as S-48, S-51 and by company designation VS-327 [1]) is a helicopter built by Sikorsky Aircraft Corporation.. It was used by the United States Air Force, and its predecessor, the United States Army Air Forces, as well as the United States Navy and United States Coast Guard (with the designations HO2S and HO3S).
Dragonfly HR.5 Air-sea search and rescue helicopter for the Royal Navy with Alvis Leonides 23/1 engine and updated to instruments and avionics. 25 modified from HR.1 and HR.3. Westland-Sikorsky WS-51 Mk.1A
Sikorsky H-5 — Dragonfly: utility helicopter: 18 September 1943: 1952: 3 [180] Sikorsky H-19A — Chickasaw: utility helicopter: 10 November 1949: 1954: 2 [1] [181] Sikorsky H-19D — Chickasaw: utility helicopter: 10 November 1949: 1954: 4 [1] [182] Sikorsky H-34G — — helicopter: 8 March 1954: 1959: 18: Sikorsly HH-3F — Pelican ...
H-3 Sea King – Sikorsky (redesignated from Navy HSS-2) H-3C/E/F Sea King – Sikorsky; H-4 – Bell (redesignated from Army HO-4) H-5 – Fairchild Hiller (redesignated from Army HO-5) H-6 Cayuse – Hughes/ McDonnell Douglas/MD Helicopters (redesignated from Army HO-6) AH-6 Little Bird – Boeing; MH-6 Little Bird – Hughes/ McDonnell ...
Westland Aircraft decided to make a private venture improvement on the Westland WS-51 Dragonfly helicopter, which was a licensed Sikorsky Aircraft design, by increasing the cabin capacity and replacing the Dragonfly's rotor head, blades and gearbox with the units used in the Westland Whirlwind.
Sheldon H. Jacobson, opinion contributor January 30, 2025 at 5:41 PM On Jan. 29, just before 9PM EST, American Airlines Flight 5342 collided with an Army Black Hawk (Sikorsky H-60) helicopter.
This list of United States Air Force aircraft designations (1919–1962) includes prototype, pre-production and operational type designations under the 1919 and 1924 United States Army Air Service aircraft designation systems, which were used by the United States Air Force and its predecessors until the introduction of the unified United States Tri-Service aircraft designation system in 1962.
Whirlwind Series 1 demonstrator fitted with P&W R-1340 in 1955. In 1950, Westland Aircraft, already building the American Sikorsky S-51 under licence as the Westland Dragonfly, purchased the rights to manufacture and sell Sikorsky's larger Sikorsky S-55 helicopter.