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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).
A Dragonfly led the helicopter section of the flypast at the Coronation Review of the Fleet in 1953. [ 2 ] A planned upgrade the navy's Dragonflies to the Widgeon standard with a larger cabin, to be known as the Dragonfly HR.7 , was dropped in 1957 due to defence cuts. [ 2 ]
N48 Sikorsky MH-60R Seahawk Romeos: MH-60R Seahawk Romeos: United States: Anti-submarine, anti-surface, search and rescue helicopter: 2013–present: 24 helicopters. Operated by Nos 725 Squadron RAN and 816 Squadron RAN: Sikorsky H-5 Dragonfly: H03-S: United States: Air-sea rescue, communications helicopter: 1950–1951: Two helicopter on loan ...
Three Dragonfly Series 1As were converted to WS-51 Series 2 Widgeon specifications and the first one flew on 23 August 1955. One of these conversions, registration G-ANLW, was the first helicopter to land at the London Heliport on 8 April 1959, and later appeared in the 1971 film, When Eight Bells Toll .
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.
The Boeing-Sikorsky design carried ordnance within upward swinging gull-wing doors in the sides of the fuselage and featured a fenestron tail rotor. The program's name was changed to Light Helicopter (LH) in 1990. [6] In April 1991, the Boeing-Sikorsky team was selected as the contest winner and received a contract to build four prototypes. [7]
Drones generally can't be shot down or captured, for both legal and safety reasons, according to the DHS: "Shooting down a drone can pose safety risks to people and property on the ground.
A pair of Royal Navy Wessex helicopters on the flight deck of HMS Intrepid, 1968. An improved variant, the Wessex HAS.3, succeeded the HAS.1 in the anti-submarine role; it had a more capable radar and better avionics, greater engine power, improved navigational features and a more advanced weapon system; the original HAS.1 were re-tasked for SAR duties. [5]