The Sikorsky S-64 Skycrane is an American twin-engine heavy-lift helicopter. It is the civilian version of the United States Army 's CH-54 Tarhe. It is currently [1] produced as the S-64 Aircrane by Erickson Inc. The Sikorsky S-64 was designed as an enlarged version of the prototype flying crane helicopter, the Sikorsky S-60.

The Sikorsky CH-54 Tarhe is an American twin-engine heavy-lift helicopter designed by Sikorsky Aircraft for the United States Army. It is named after Tarhe, an 18th-century chief of the Wyandot Indian tribe whose nickname was "The Crane". [2] The …

Dec 17, 2019 · The Sikorsky S-64 Skycrane After such success emanated from the S-60 flying crane, Sikorsky receives approval to proceed with the more powerful S-64. The basic mission of this aircraft was to tackle heavy cargo transport safely, quickly, and efficiently.

The legendary S-64E Sikorsky Skycrane is an archetypal heavy-lift helicopter, and remains the workhorse for top-tier industrial aviation companies around the world.

With the success of the experimental S-60 flying crane helicopter Sikorsky received corporate approval to proceed with the development of a production prototype, the S-64 Skycrane. This was to be more powerful than the S-60 and use turbine engines rather than the piston engines of …

Designed originally for U.S. military purposes, it was meant to be an upgrade for the so-called “flying crane” Sikorsky S-60. It is considered the civil variant of the CH-54 Tarhe from the 1960s, which was used as a crane during the Vietnam War operations because it was capable of lifting artillery pieces and weighty loads rather easily.

An archetypal heavy-lift helicopter, the legendary CH-54A Sikorsky Skycrane remains the workhorse for top-tier industrial aviation companies around the world. Designed by Sikorsky Aircraft for the United States Army in 1962, only 54 CH-54As were ever produced, making the aircraft one of the most sought after helicopters across the heavy-lift ...

Sikorsky began designing flying cranes with the development of the S-56, which, although used in the early stages of the Vietnam War to lift and carry slung loads, was really an assault and troop transport helicopter.

The Skycrane S-64 has a six-blade main rotor and is powered by a Pratt & Whitney JFTD12A turboshaft engines with 4,050 shp, allowing it to carry impressively heavy loads. Since the first year of production, changes have been made to the …

The S-64F is a twin-engine heavy lift helicopter with a sky crane design. Originally produced by the Sikorsky helicopter company of America. The S-64 started out life as an enlarged version of the S-60 flying crane prototype.