The FriedrichFiles - Sikorsky

  • AH-60L: Assault gunship for US Army
  • C-6A: USAAC version of S-38A
  • CH-3A:
  • CH-3B: USAF 1962, former SH-3A, upgraded
  • CH-3C Jolly Green Giant: 1963, SAR, (ex XHR3S-1, based on S-61R) USArmy
  • CH-3E: 1966, USAF and USArmy SAR
  • CH-53A Sea Stallion: assault transport helicopter 1966, USMC, prototypes YCH-53A
  • CH-53C Sea Stallion: cargo transport 1970; just a trash hauler
  • CH-53D Sea Stallion: USMC transport helicopter, 1969
  • CH-53E Super Stallion: USMC transport 1981
  • CH-53G Sea Stallion 1970 German HH-53C, upgrade CH-53GS
  • CH-53GS IFR: upgraded CH-53G; 10/02 delivered
  • CH-54A Tarhe (= S-64E) 1965
  • CH-54B Tarhe (= S-64F) 1969
  • CH-60E Proposed assault transport for US Marines, not built
  • CH-60S Knighthawk: USN, transport; 5 converted from UH-60L, developped into MH-60S
  • CH-124A Sea King: RCN-version of SH-3A, 1963
  • CHSS-2 redesignated CH-124
  • EH-60A Quick Fix: prototype YEH-60A flew 24.9.1981, ECM helicopter, 1987?; Block I Upgrade 1993, intial designation for ECM version
  • EH-60B: 1 prototype only (YEH-60B) first flight 6.2.1981
  • EH-60C: command & control; Re-designation of EH-60A; equipped with radar jammers; operated by US Army; 66 built
  • EH-60H: coinverted EH-60A�s
  • EH-60L Advanced Quick Fix: (converted UH-60L) 1997
  • EUH-60L: conversion for army airborne command and control
  • H-5G:
  • H-5H:
  • H-19A: 1951 USAAF transport = HO4S-1, 1962 UH-19A
  • H-19B: USAAF transport (aka MX-1895), 1962 UH-19B
  • H-19C Chickasaw: USArmy version of H-19A, 1952, 1962 UH-19C,
  • H-19D: USArmy version of H-19B, 1962 UH-19D
  • H-34A Choctaw: USArmy, transport, based on S-58, 1962 CH-34A
  • H-34B Choctaw: USArmy, transport, converted from H-34A, 1962 CH-34B
  • H-34C Choctaw: USArmy, transport, converted from H-34A, 1962 CH-34C
  • H-37A Mojave: heavy transport 1956, 1962 CH-37A
  • H-37B Mojave: modified H-37A, 1962 CH-37B
  • H-76 Eagle transport
  • HH-3A: armed SAR, converted from SH-3A
  • HH-3E Jolly Green Jiant: 1964, combat SAR
  • HH-3F Pelican: amphibious SAR, since 1974 licence-built by Agusta, 1969, USCG; demilitarized HH-3E
  • HH-34D: UH-34D�s transferred from USN to USAF reserve
  • HH-34J: SH-34J�s transferred from USN to USAF
  • HH-52A Seaguard: (= S-62) 1963 SAR helicopter for USCG (ex HU2S-1G)
  • HH-53B Super 'Jolly Green Giant' long range rescue 1968; two braces help support the auxiliary fuel tanks which are slung under gull wings off the sponsons. The surviving HH-53Bs were converted to MH-53J models. The HH-53B featured a rescue hoist and an air refuel probe, as well the two external auxiliary fuel tanks
  • HH-53C Super 'Jolly Green Giant' 1968 had the external auxiliary fuel tanks, air refuel probe, and rescue hoist
  • HH-53H: 1975 converted from HH-53C, night SAR, upgraded to MH-53H
  • HH-60A Nighthawk: USAF armed combat SAR helicopter 1982, (interim conversion of UH-60A)
  • HH-60D Night Hawk: USAF armed combat rescue helicopter, 1 built in 1984, others became HH-60G, later MH-60G
  • HH-60E Proposed simpler and less expensive version of HH-60D, not built
  • HH-60G Pave Hawk: special duties 1992; USAF model similar to MH-60G but optimized for SAR missions at expense of full special operations equipment, 2x0,762 miniguns + 2x1,27 MG
  • HH-60H Rescuehawk/Seahawk: 1988 delivered; Sar, IOC 1989, shipborne since 1991
  • HH-60J Jayhawk: USCG SAR, able to land aboard ships; IOC 1992; 1991 delivered
  • HH-60L Medevac USArmy SAR 2001
  • HH-60M: SAR
  • HH-60Q:
  • HH-60T: USCG modification of HH-60J
  • HNS-1 (= YR-4B) USN helicopter, transferred from USAAF from 6/42 onwards
  • HO2S-1: (transferred USAAF YR-5A) USN, 1945, 1946 handed over to USCG as HO2S-1G
  • HO3S-1: USN observation, utility 1946 = H-5F/R-5F, 9 transferred to USG as HO3S-1G
  • HO3S-2: USN SAR version of H-5H, not taken up
  • HO4S-1 (= H-19A): USN observation, 1950
  • HO4S-2: USCG project, cancelled
  • HO4S-3: ship-borne, 1953 to USN, 1955 to RCN, 1962 UH-19F
  • HO4S-3G: USCG, 1962 HH-19G
  • HO5S-1: (= S-52-2) utility helicopter 1952
  • HO5S-1G: USCG version of HO5S-1
  • HOS-1: USN, 1944 (transferred USAAF XR-6A and new built)
  • HR2S-1: USMC heavy assault transport helicopter 1956, 1962 CH-37C, prototypes XHR2S-1 (tested by USArmy as YH-37A), first flown 18.12.1953
  • HR2S-1W: AEW helicopter 1957
  • HRS-1: 1951 USMC transport helicopter
  • HRS-2: 1952 transport helicopter, 1962 CH-19E
  • HRS-3: 1953 transport helicopter, 1962 CH-19E
  • HSS-1 Seabat: USN ASW helicopter 1955 (1962: SH-34G), to USAF as HH-34J
  • HSS-1 Seahorse: USMC 1957
  • HSS-1F: 1 built, first flight 30.1.1957, 1962 SH-34H
  • HSS-1N: (1962: SH-34J) night ASW helicopter (prototype YHSS-1N, 1962 YSH-34J)
  • HSS-1Z (1962: VH-34G) VIP transport
  • HSS-2 Sea King LAMPS: carrier-borne ASW helicopter 1961, since 1966 Anti-Mine-Helicopter, too; 1962 SH-3A. (prototype YHSS-2, based on S-61, 1962 YSH-3A)
  • HSS-2Z: USMC/USArmy presidential/Staff Transport 1962 redesignated VH-3A
  • HUS-1 Chocktaw: USMC utility helicopter 1957, 1962 UH-34D
  • HUS-1A: amphibian, USMC, 1962 UH-34E(/UH-34F?)
  • HUS-1G: 1958 USCG SAR version of HSS-1, 1962 HH-34F
  • HUS-1L: converted for use in antartica, 1962 LH-34D
  • HUS-1Z: presidential helicopter 1960, 1962 VH-34D
  • Hoverfly Mk.I (= R-4): 1945, U-boat-searching helicopter with sonar
  • Hoverfly Mk. II: british (RAF) R-6
  • JCH-3C: testbed helicopter
  • JCH-53E: testbed helicopters
  • JH-34A: testbed helicopter
  • JRS-1: USN/USMC utility transport flying-boat, 1937, based on S-43 photo
  • JR2S-1: see S-44
  • LCH-3E: 2 converted from CH-3C
  • MH-53E Sea Dragon: USN mine counter measures helicopter, 1986, prototype YMH-53E flew 23.12.1981
  • MH-53H: converted from HH-53J in 1986
  • MH-53J Pave Low III E(nhanced): 1987 delivered, 1988 in service, some converted from HH-3B/HH-53C, 3x0,762 miniguns/1,27 MG; conversions since 1986
  • MH-53M Pave Low IV AFSOC 1999
  • MH-60A Velcro Hawk: original US Army special operations model used until dedicated MH-60L/K variants ready for service 1982
  • MH-60G Pave Hawk: USAF (1992 modified to HH-60G) 1982; 2x0,762 miniguns + 2x1,27 MG; combat SAR/special operations model with ESSS, in-flight refuelling probe, FLIR turrets, and terrain-following radar, converted UH-60A�s
  • MH-60J Blackhawk: USCG, modified HH-60J
  • MH-60K Blackhawk SAR/transport 1992; 2x1,27 MG; US Army special operations model similar to MH-60G but better equipped; 50 to be built
  • MH-60L Blackhawk: UH-60Ls modified for special operations duties to replace MH-60A; USArmy 1991
  • MH-60L DAP (aka AH-60L DAP, Direct Action Penetrator) US Army gunship, 1x3,0, 2x0,762, hellfire missiles/2,75in rockets
  • MH-60M: two ordered in 2003
  • MH-60R Strikehawk: first flight of prototype 7/2001; first flight of production model 4/2002; first production helicopter�s delivery 8/2005, first regular delivery 12/2005, introduced 2/2006
  • MH-60S Nighthawk: operational test 11/01, first flight 1/00, in service 2/2002; USN transport/SAR
  • MH-60T: USCG, 2005 improved HH-60T
  • NCH-53A: 1 CH-53A transferred to FAA
  • NMH-53E: testbed helicopters
  • NRH-53D: testbed helicopters
  • NSH-3A: testbed helicopters
  • NSH-60B: testbed helicopters
  • NSH-60F: testbed helicopters
  • NSH-60R: testbed helicopters
  • NVH-3A: testbed helicopter
  • OA-8: USAAC flying boat version of S-43
  • OA-11: USAAF designation for impressed flying boat S-43
  • PS-3 (1930: RS-3): USN version of S-38B, ordered 1929
  • R.4: 1942 reconnaissance helicopter; range 1000 km; unarmed
  • R-4B: USAAF reconnaissance helicopter, 1948 H-4B
  • R-5A = HO2S-1: 1945, 1948 H-5A
  • R-5F: transport/liason, 1948 H-5F
  • R-6A: range 623 km; 1944, USAAF helicopter, reconnaissance; 1948 H-6A; 225 built
  • RAH-66A Comanche: cancelled 4/04, USArmy reconnaissance/attack helicopter, first flight of prototypes YRAH-66A 4.1.1996
  • RH-53A Sea Stallion: USN 1972 = CH-53A, counter measure duty
  • RH-53D Sea Stallion: USN mine counter measures 1973
  • RH-53A Sea Stallion: 1972 = CH-53A
  • RH-53D Sea Stallion: mine counter measures 1973
  • RS-1: USN version of S-41, purchased 1930
  • RS-3: transport flying boat 1929 (military S-38B)
  • RS-4: transport flying boat, ex PAN AM S-38A in WWII
  • RS-5: transport flying boat, ex PAN AM S-38/S-41 in WWII
  • Russkii Vityaz (Russky Vitiaz) reconnaissance, 1913
  • S-1: completed 5/1910, flew a few seconds
  • S-2: first flight 3.6.1910, longest flight 49 seconds
  • S-3: first flight 12/1910
  • S-4: completed 4/1911
  • S-5: prototype of S-6, first flight 17.5.1911
  • S-6: completed 11/1911, flew as S-6A in 12/1911
  • S-6B: 2-seater, completed 7/1912
  • S-7: 2-seater, completed 7/1912
  • S-8: trainer
  • S-9 �Le Grand�: 4-engined aircraft, first flight 13.5.1913
  • S-XVI (S-16): fighter, escort, reconnaissance, completed 6.2.1915, 20 built
  • S-17: experimental armoured S-16
  • S-20: fighter, entered service in 1917, last russian Sikorsky-design
  • S-22? Ilya Murometz A: 1913, 1 built, unarmed trainer, drawing and more information drawings
  • S-23 Ilya Murometz B: 4-engined, 7 built; in service 8/14, original armament 1x3,7 and 1x0,8MG, drawing and more information
  • S-24 Ilya Murometz V: 4-engined bomber 1915
  • S-25 Ilya Murometz G-1: 4-engined bomber 1915
  • S-25 Ilya Murometz G-2: 4-engined bomber, 170 kg Bomben; 5 MG
  • S-25 Ilya Murometz G-3: 4-engined bomber, 190 kg Bomben; 6 MG
  • S-26 Ilya Murometz D: 1916/not built?
  • S-27 Ilya Murometz E (Ye): bomber 1917
  • S-29A: first US design, first flight 4.5.1924
  • S-30: 10-passenger biplane proposal of 1925, never built
  • S-31: 1 built in 1925
  • S-32: 1 built in 1926, 5 passengers
  • S-33 Messenger: racing aircraft, built in 1925
  • S-34: 7 passenger flying boat, built in 1927
  • S-25: first flight 23.8.1926
  • S-36: amphibious flying boat, 5 built in 1927, to USN as XPS-1
  • S-37 �Ville de Paris�: built 1927 as transatlantic aircraft, 1929 airliner
  • S-37-2 (aka Consolidated Model 11): tested as US Army XP-496 bomber, rebuilt 1929 as transport, rebuilt 1934
  • S-38A: civil flying boat/amphibian, first flight 25.6.1928
  • S-38AH: 1928 flying boat/amphibian
  • S-38B: civil flying boat/amphibian 1929
  • S-38BH: flying boat/amphibian
  • S-38BL: flying boat/amphibian, 1932
  • S-38BS: flying boat/amphibian
  • S-38C: flying boat/amphibian
  • S-39: amphibian
  • S-40: civil flying boat transport, 1931, 3 built
  • S-40A: S-40 re-engined, 1935
  • S-41: 6 built, flying boat, 1931?, became naval RS-5 in 1941
  • S-41B: converted S-41
  • S-41C: converted S-41
  • S-42: first flight 29.3.1934, flying boat, long distance clipper, 3 built, 1935
  • S-42A: 4 built
  • S-42B: 3 built
  • S-43: passenger flying boat/amphibian, first flight 5.6.1935, in total 54 built, USAAC version Y1OA-8 (OA-8), USN JRS-1, one civilian aircraft became USAAF OA-11 in 1941, in service 1936
  • S-43H: amphibian, delivered for planned 1938 world flight
  • S-43W: amphibian
  • S-43WB: amphibian
  • S-44: patrol bomber for USN, ordered as XPBS-1, aka VS-44A, first flight 23.8.1937
  • S-46: see VS-300
  • S-47: see VS-316
  • S-48: helicopter, aka VS-327, to US military as R-4A
  • S-49: helicopter, to USAAF as XR-6, first flight 15.10.1943
  • S-51: first commercial helicopter, in service 16.2.1946; to USAF as H-5F, to USN as HO3S-1, licence production as Westland Dragonfly
  • S-52 (S-52-1): first flight 1946
  • S-52-2: helicopter for 4 passengers, ordered by USArmy as YH-18A, first flight 7/1950, 1954 converted to XH-39A and XH-39, built as USN HO5S-1 and USCG HO5S-1G
  • S-53: 2 procured by USN in 1948 as XHJS-1, first flight 22.9.1947
  • S-54: experimental version of S-47, first flight 20.12.1948
  • S-55: passenger and cargo transport helicopter, first flight of YH-19 on 10.11.1949, ordered by US military as H-19, HO4S and HRS, see there, licence production as Westland Whirlwind and Sud-Est Elephant Joyeux
  • S-55A Chickasaw: civil certification 1952, in service 8.7.1953
  • S-55B: civil certification 1952
  • S-55GW: re-engined
  • S-55T: 1971 conversion
  • S-56: see H-37A/HR2S-1
  • S-57: USAF XV-2, supersonic deltawing convertilane commenced in 1953, cancelled
  • S-58: passenger and cargo transport helicopter type, see also HUS-1 Chocktaw, HSS-1 Seabat, H-34, Westland Wessex (licence built), XHSS-1 prototype for HSS-1, first flight 8.3.1954, redesignated YHSS-1, 1962 YSH-34G
  • S-58A: civil transport helicopter 1955
  • S-58B: civil
  • S-58C: civil
  • S-58D: civil
  • S-58T: canadian conversion
  • S-59 = XH-39: cancelled 1954
  • S-60: modified from S-56, demonstrator helicopter
  • S-61: see H-3
  • S-61A: civil
  • S-61B: 1972 for Japanese navy (similar to SH-3D)
  • S-61F: converted SH-3A, modified fuselage, designated NH-3A for high speed research
  • S-61L: civil wheeled version, 1961
  • S-61N: amphibian, civil certification 1961
  • S-61R: see CH-3C
  • S-62: SAR helicopter for USCG as HH-52A, see there, licence production by Mitsubishi
  • S-62A Seaguard: civil
  • S-62B: civil (aka S-63)
  • S-62C: civil
  • S-63: see S-62B
  • S-64A Skycrane: pre-production aircraft YCH-54A, first flight 9.5.1962, see CH-54A
  • S-64E Skycrane: civil CH-54A
  • S-64F Skycrane: civil CH-54B
  • S-64 Helitanker (modified by Erickson AirCrane) fire fighter 1. version 1992/ 2. version 1997
  • S-65 see CH-53 family
  • S-65C-3: civil, also for Israel AF
  • S-65Oe: austrian
  • S-66: competitor of AH-56A Cheyenne
  • S-67 Blackhawk: (aka AH-3), first flight 20.8.1970, cancelled, 1 built
  • S-69: maybe 1 built XH-59A, high speed research helicopter, 2 built YH-59A, first flight 26.7.1973, rebuilt to XH-59B
  • S-70A: Sikorsky designation for UH-60A (delivered to: Israel 1994, 1998; Turkey 1992, 1990, 1988; Brazil 1997)
  • S-70A Firehawk: fire fighter, first conversion 1998
  • S-70A-1 Desert Hawk 1990; UH-60 model for Saudi Arabia (1991 UH-60L to Saudi Arabia)
  • S-70A-9 1987/9?; UH-60 model for Australia including several license built; 77 built
  • S-70A-21 VIP 1990
  • S-70A-24 1991
  • S-70A-25/26 1991
  • S-70A-27 1992
  • S-70A-28 1993
  • S-70A-30 VIP 1994
  • S-70A-L1 Medevac model for Saudi Arabia
  • S-70B-28 Seahawk:
  • S-70C Black Hawk model for Taiwan and Brunei (1997)
  • S-70CM2:
  • S-72: rotor systems research aircraft RSRA, NASA/USN/Army; first flight 12.10.1976
  • S-74: see S-76
  • S-75: USArmy APAC (advanced composite airframe programme) 1 built, fitrst flight 7/1984
  • S-76A: civil helicopter, 1978 delivered
  • S-76A Mk. II: civil helicopter, 1982
  • S-76B: civil helicopter, 1987 delivered
  • S-76C: civil helicopter, 1991 delivered
  • S-76C+: civil helicopter, 1996
  • S-76C++: civil helicopter, certified 1/06
  • S-80: see H-53E, prototype YCH-53E, first flight 8.12.1975
  • S-92A Helibus: civil transport helicopter, FAA certified 12/2002, international type certification 6/2004, delivered 2/2005
  • S-92 Cyclone: multi mission helicopter for RCN
  • SH-3A Sea King LAMPS: shipborne ASW 1961 (= HHS-2, see there), since 1966 MCM, too
  • SH-3D Sea King: shipborne ASW 1966
  • SH-3G: 1970
  • SH-3H earls 1970s
  • SH-19A: SAR, 1962 HH-19A
  • SH-19B Chickasaw: transport/SAR, 1962 HH-19B
  • SH-60B Seahawk (S-70L) LAMPS III; shipborne ASW 1983 delivered, 1984 in service
  • SH-60F Oceanhawk: ASW 1988/89?, shipborne ASW 1991
  • SH-60J: japanese shipborne ASW helicopter
  • SH-60R: first flight 22.12.1999
  • TH-53A Stallion: old CH-53A used as trainers
  • UH-3A: drone target, converted from RH-3A
  • UH-3H: modified from SH-3H
  • UH-3H(ET): executive transport, used in 2001
  • UH-60A Blackhawk: transport 1980; upgrade 1989
  • UH-60A Pot Hawk: Anti-drug surveillance model for US Customs
  • UH-60A Credible Hawk 1987 Search-and-rescue model for US Air Force
  • UH-60B cancelled
  • UH-60J 1990 Japanese utility helicopter similar to UH-60L optimised for SAR, many license-built in Japan
  • UH-60JA: Japanese utility helicopter
  • UH-60L Blackhawk: tactical transport helicopter 1989
  • UH-60L Firehawk: fire fighter 2001
  • UH-60M Blackhawk: first flight 9/2003, converted from 2006 onwards
  • UH-60P Blackhawk 1990; UH-60L model for South Korea; 100 to be built
  • UH-60Q Dustoff Hawk: MEDEVAC, 1997 an ANG; 4 built; to be upgraded to HH-60L; medical evacuation model based on UH-60L, first flight 31.1.1993
  • VH-3A = HHS-2Z Sea King: VIP-Transport, upgraded to VH-3C
  • VH-3D Sea King: 1975 VIP transport
  • VH-34A: staff transports
  • VH-34C: presidential helicopter
  • VH-53D: executive tranport, converted CH-53D
  • VH-60A Blackhawk: 1988; initial designation for US Marines VIP aircraft; 9 built
  • VH-60D Blackhawk: former HH-60D; VIP transport
  • VH-60N Presidential Hawk US Marines VIP model modified with extensive avionics and communications equipment
  • VS-44A: passenger flying boat, ordered in 1940, completed as XJR2S-1 (later JR2S-1) for USN, 3 built (Excalibur, Excambian, Exeter)
  • VS-300: experimental helicopter, 1 built, first flight 14.9.1939, first flight in final configuration 8.12.1941
  • VS-300A: experimental helicopter 1941
  • VS-316A: production version, helicopter, to US military as XR-4, YR-4A, YR-4B, R-4B, XR-4C and HNS-1, to UK as Hoverfly, see there
  • WS-70 UH-60 model license built by Westland in United Kingdom
  • XC-6: S-38A for USAAC
  • XHO3S-3: 1 re-engined HO3S-1, 1950
  • XHOS-1 =XR-6A 1944
  • XJR2S-1: see S-44
  • XPBS-1: flying boat prototype S-44, first flight 23.8.1937
  • XP2S-1: 1 built amphibian
  • XPS-1 (S-36): 1 built, ordered 1927, transport
  • XPS-2 (1930: XRS-2) = S-38A
  • XR-4: flight 13.1.1942, USAAF
  • XR-4C: USAAF, 1943, re-engined XR-4
  • XR-5: (aka MX-256) USAAF, first flight 18.8.1943
  • XR-5A: british equipment
  • XR-6: 1 built, first flight 15.10.1943
  • XR-6A: 5 built, 2 to USN as YHOS-1
  • XSS-2: amphibian, first flight 4/1933, then cancelled
  • Y1OA-8: USAAC flying boat version of S-43 - designation during trials
  • YCH-60H: 1 built
  • YR-4A: USAAF, 3 built
  • YR-4B: USAAF, 1948 YH-4B
  • YR-5A: (ex YR-5) 1945, based on S-51, 1948 YH-5A
  • YR-5D: rebuilt R-5A/YR-5A for SAR, later R-5D, 1948 H-5D
  • YR-5E: trainer, 1948 YH-5E
  • YR-6A: 26 built, 1948 YH-6A
  • YSH-60F: experimental helicopter for new propeller,l ater redesignated X-49A

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