Sikorsky helicopters


Sikorsky S-1 Sikorsky S-1

1909

Igor Sikorsky's first attempt at building a helicopter. The airframe was a wire-braced woodencage, enclosing ...

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Built and tested in February to May 1910, Sikorsky's second helicopter was more sophisticatedthan the ...

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Sikorsky S-2

1910

Sikorsky S-2

Sikorsky VS-300 Sikorsky VS-300

1939

Russian-born Igor Sikorsky built his first helicopter, powered by a 25hp Anzani engine, in 1909 ...

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The Sikorsky R-4, or VS-316A, was a definitive development of Igor Sikorsky's successful pre-war VS-300 ...

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Sikorsky R-4

1942

Sikorsky R-4

Sikorsky R-5 / HO2S Sikorsky R-5 / HO2S

1943

The first helicopter to be built in large numbers was a derivative of the Sikorsky ...

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Ordered in 1943, the Sikorsky XR-6 prototype (43-47955) made its maiden flight on 15 October ...

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Sikorsky R-6

1943

Sikorsky R-6

Sikorsky S-51 / H-5 / HO3S Sikorsky S-51 / H-5 / HO3S

1946

The first helicopter to be built in large numbers was a derivative of the Sikorsky ...

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Sikorsky's long and eventful partnership with Army aviation can accurately be said to have started ...

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Sikorsky S-52-1 / H-18

1947

Sikorsky S-52-1 / H-18

Sikorsky S-53 Sikorsky S-53

1948

Four-seat military helicopter similar to S-51 with tricycle u/c, small tail rotor pylon, tailplane and ...

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Sikorsky conceived this model to study the twin rotor configuration which he ultimately abandoned, since ...

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Sikorsky S-54

1948

Sikorsky S-54

Sikorsky S-55 "Chickasaw" / HO4S / HRS Sikorsky S-55 "Chickasaw" / HO4S / HRS

1949

On 1 May 1949, Sikorsky's technical department was given a very important task: it was ...

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The S-52's performance was certainly a factor in the Army's 1949 decision to purchase four ...

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Sikorsky S-52-2 / YH-18

1950

Sikorsky S-52-2 / YH-18

Sikorsky S-56 / CH-37 "Mojave" / HR2S Sikorsky S-56 / CH-37 "Mojave" / HR2S

1953

The Sikorsky S-56 came into being as an assault transport for the U.S. Marine Corps ...

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The first prototype of this widely used helicopter was designed to meet a 1952 requirement ...

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Sikorsky S-58 / HSS "Seabat" / HUS "Seahorse" / CH-34 "Choctaw"

1954

Sikorsky S-58 / HSS "Seabat" / HUS "Seahorse" / CH-34 "Choctaw"

Sikorsky S-59 / YH-39 Sikorsky S-59 / YH-39

1954

Around 1955, the two-blade Bell rotor scored a brilliant victory over the four-blade Sikorsky. In ...

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Some of the S-56 aircraft ordered by the Marine Corps were converted into radar patrol ...

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Sikorsky HR2S-1W

1958

Sikorsky HR2S-1W

Sikorsky S-60 Sikorsky S-60

1959

In 1958 Sikorsky began design work on the Model S-60 twin-engined heavy-lift helicopter, a machine ...

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In December 1957, the US Navy gave the go-ahead to a new programme for a ...

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Sikorsky S-61 / SH-3 "Sea King"

1959

Sikorsky S-61 / SH-3 "Sea King"

Sikorsky S-62 / HH-52</a Sikorsky S-62 / HH-52

1958

The Sikorsky S-62 was the first turbine-powered helicopter to be granted a type approval certificate ...

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The commercial models of the military S-61, or SH-3, helicopter use the same rotor system ...

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Sikorsky S-61N

1961

Sikorsky S-61N

Sikorsky S-64 Sikorsky S-64

1962

Sikorsky's first crane helicopter, the S-60, was a research vehicle designed and built from funds ...

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The S-61R differs significantly in a number of ways from the original S-61, in that ...

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Sikorsky S-61R / CH-3 / HH-3 "Jolly Green Giant"

1963

Sikorsky S-61R / CH-3 / HH-3 "Jolly Green Giant"

Sikorsky S-65 Sikorsky S-65

1964

Currently the largest and heaviest helicopter in the western world, the S-65A is something of ...

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Since 21 May 1965 Sikorsky has been testing the S-61F compound helicopter, an SH-3A with ...

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Sikorsky S-61F

1965

Sikorsky S-61F

Sikorsky S-66 Sikorsky S-66

project

Sikorsky, who may rightly be considered one of the giants of the helicopter industry, has ...

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Sikorsky, who may rightly be considered one of the giants of the helicopter industry, has ...

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Sikorsky S-67

1970

Sikorsky S-67

Sikorsky S-58T Sikorsky S-58T

1971

S-58 fitted with P&WC PT6T-3 twinpack turboshaft. Prot FF 26 Aug. 1970. Kits built by ...

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In February 1972, Sikorsky announced the development of an experimental helicopter designated S-69, which was ...

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Sikorsky S-69 / XH-59

1972

Sikorsky S-69 / XH-59

Sikorsky S-70 Sikorsky S-70

1974

Like the Boeing-Vertol YUH-61A, the Sikorsky Model S-70 was developed in response to the Army's ...

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The latest version of the S-65 to be built is the CH-53E Super Stallion for ...

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Sikorsky S-80 / CH-53E / MH-53E

1974

Sikorsky S-80 / CH-53E / MH-53E

Sikorsky S-76 Sikorsky S-76

1977

Having concentrated almost exclusively on military aircraft thus far, Sikorsky announced plans in January 1975 ...

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Naval development of Sikorsky UTTAS (UH-60A Black Hawk) utility helicopter; won US Navy LAMPS Mk ...

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Sikorsky SH-60B "Sea Hawk" / SH-60F "Ocean Hawk"

1979

Sikorsky SH-60B "Sea Hawk" / SH-60F "Ocean Hawk"

Sikorsky EH-60A "Quick Fix - 2" Sikorsky EH-60A "Quick Fix - 2"

1981

The Army also acquired examples of two electronic warfare (EW) Blackhawk variants, designated EH-60A and ...

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Another NASA/US Army programme involved the S-72 helicopter, used to test various integrated rotor and ...

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Sikorsky S-72 RSRA

1984

Sikorsky S-72 RSRA

Sikorsky S-75 ACAP Sikorsky S-75 ACAP

1984

Like the Bell D292, the Sikorsky Model S-75 helicopter was developed as part of the ...

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During the 1990s, two highly-modified S-76s were used to develop technologies embodied laterin the RAH-66 ...

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Sikorsky S-76 SHADOW

1985

Sikorsky S-76 SHADOW

Boeing/Sikorsky RAH-66 "Comanche" Boeing/Sikorsky RAH-66 "Comanche"

1996

The Comanche was intended to replace the US Army's relativelyunsophisticated OH-58D Kiowa Warrior and read more ...

Developed as a competitor to aircraft like the Aerospatiale/Eurocopter Super Puma on the civil market ...

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Sikorsky S-92

1998

Sikorsky S-92