CH-54 Skycrane / Tarhe
Model | S-64F |
Manufacturer | Sikorsky Aircraft Division of United Aircraft Corp., Stratford, CT |
Powerplant | Two Pratt & Whitney JFTD12-SA shaft turbines each rated at 4,800 horsepower maximum |
Rotor diameter | 72 ft. |
Fuselage length | 70 ft. 3 in. |
Typical performance | with external load drag equivalent to 129 square feet |
Maximum speed | 118 mph |
Cruising speed, same conditions | 110 mph |
range, same conditions | 170 miles |
First flight | May 9, 1962 (first prototype) |
Total built | 103 |
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