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Sikorsky Aircraft is an American aircraft manufacturer based in Stratford, Connecticut. It was established by the Russian-American aviation pioneer Igor Sikorsky in 1923, and was among the first companies to manufacture helicopters for civilian and military use.
The Sikorsky HH-52 Seaguard (company designation S-62) is an early amphibious helicopter designed and produced by American helicopter manufacturer Sikorsky Aircraft. It was the first of the company's amphibious rotorcraft to fly and the United States Coast Guard's first turbine-powered helicopter and first amphibious helicopter.
The Sikorsky R-4 is a two-seat helicopter that was designed by Igor Sikorsky with a single, three-bladed main rotor and powered by a radial engine. The R-4 was the world's first large-scale mass-produced helicopter and the first helicopter used by the United States Army Air Forces , [ 1 ] the United States Navy , the United States Coast Guard ...
The Sikorsky H-60 is a family of military helicopters built by Sikorsky Aircraft. All models use a modified mission symbol in addition to the 'H' vehicle type designator under the 1962 United States Tri-Service aircraft designation system (meaning, there is no aircraft named an "H-60" per se). The mission prefix (e.g. U, M, V) only has ...
Sikorsky Aircraft began designing the S-52 in late 1945. [3] The prototype S-52, first flown in 1947, was a two-seater and used a 178 hp (133 kW) Franklin air-cooled flat-six piston engine . [ 2 ] The prototype pioneered the use of all-metal main and tail rotor blades along with offset flapping hinges for the main rotor, which allowed greater ...
The Sikorsky S-70 is an American medium transport/utility helicopter family manufactured by Sikorsky Aircraft. It was developed for the United States Army in the 1970s, winning a competition to be designated the UH-60 Black Hawk and spawning a large family in U.S. military service. New and improved versions of the UH-60 have been developed since.
The Sikorsky S-97 Raider is a high-speed scout and attack compound helicopter [2] based on the Advancing Blade Concept (ABC) with a coaxial rotor system [3] under development by Sikorsky Aircraft. Sikorsky planned to offer it for the United States Army 's Armed Aerial Scout program, along with other possible uses. [ 4 ]
The Vought-Sikorsky VS-300 (or S-46) is an American single-engine helicopter designed by Igor Sikorsky. It had a single three-blade rotor originally powered by a 75 horsepower (56 kW ) engine. The first "free" flight of the VS-300 was on 13 May 1940. [ 2 ]