The Sikorsky CH-54 Tarhe is an American twin-engine heavy-lift helicopter that Sikorsky Aircraft designed for the US Army, named after Tarhe, an 18th-century chief of the Wyandot whose nickname was The Crane. It grew out of Sikorsky sky-crane work, above all the piston-engined S-60 of the late 1950s, as the Army sought a successor to the CH-37 Mojave. The first of three prototypes made its maiden flight on 9 May 1962. The civilian version is the S-64 Skycrane.
Facts
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Of Make
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Sources
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Development
On 9 May 1962, the first of three prototypes performed its maiden flight.
Specifications
Powerplant: 2 × Pratt & Whitney T73-P-700 turboshaft engines
Specifications, mass
Empty weight: 19,800 lb (8,981 kg)
Specifications, maximum mass
Max takeoff weight: 47,000 lb (21,319 kg)
Specifications, top speed
Maximum speed: 130 kn (150 mph, 240 km/h)
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designed by Sikorsky Aircraft for the United States Army
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an American twin-engine heavy-lift helicopter designed by Sikorsky Aircraft for the United States Army
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