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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).
World's first large-scale mass-produced helicopter and the first helicopter used by the United States Army Air Forces. [2] 1942 Unknown 131 Sikorsky H-5: Sikorsky Aircraft Corporation 1943 1945 300 Sikorsky R-6: Sikorsky Aircraft Corporation World War II 1943 1945 225 Kellett R-8: Experimental helicopter Kellett Autogiro Corporation: Prototype.
Data from Jane's All The World's Aircraft 1966–67, Federal Aviation Administration General characteristics Crew: 1 Capacity: 4 passengers Length: 27 ft 9.5 in (8.471 m) fuselage Width: 4 ft 4 in (1.32 m) fuselage Height: 9 ft 3.5 in (2.832 m) Empty weight: 1,370 lb (621 kg) Max takeoff weight: 2,750 lb (1,247 kg) Fuel capacity: 69 US gal (57 imp gal; 261 L) internal fuel, with provision for ...
Helicopter Attack Squadron (Light) Five (HA(L)-5), nicknamed the "Blue Hawks", was established at Naval Air Station Point Mugu, California on 11 June 1977 and its sister squadron, Helicopter Attack Squadron (Light) Four (HA(L)-4), known as the Red Wolves, was formed at Naval Air Station Norfolk, Virginia on 1 July 1976.
Investigators searching for wreckage from last week’s deadly midair collision between a US military Black Hawk helicopter and an ... between 2 a.m. and 5 a.m. on Saturday by using an aircraft to ...
The newest helicopters are a heavy-duty complement to Cal Fire’s fleet of 34-year-old UH-1H Super Huey helicopters, also military surplus. The Fire Hawks are able to dump more than two-and-a ...
The Sioux is a single-engine single-rotor three-seat observation and basic training helicopter. In 1953 the Bell 47G design was introduced. It can be recognized by the full "soap bubble" canopy (as its designer Arthur M. Young termed it), [7] exposed welded-tube tail boom, saddle fuel tanks and skid landing gear.
On Wednesday night, American Airlines Flight 5342 collided with an Army Blackhawk helicopter exploding in a fiery impact as it approached Ronald Reagan National Airport in Washington, DC.