Altaya – Sikorsky CH-54A SkyCrane / Tarhe US Army

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                Sikorsky CH-54 Tarhe / S-64 Skycrane.

The Sikorsky CH-54 Tarhe is a twin-engine heavy-lift helicopter designed by Sikorsky Aircraft for the United States Army. It is named after Tarhe (whose nickname was “The Crane”), an 18th-century chief of the Wyandot Indian tribe. The civil version is the 

Variants

YCH-54A

Preproduction aircraft, six built.

CH-54A

Production model powered by two 4,500 shp (3,400 kW) Pratt & Whitney T73-P-1 turboshafts, 54 built.

CH-54B

Heavier version of the CH-54A with two 4,800 shp (3,600 kW) T-73-P-700 turboshafts and twin-wheeled main undercarriage, 37 ordered, 29 built.

S-64B

In 1968 Sikorsky proposed a three-engined growth version with upgraded rotor and gearbox. This was not proceeded with but did form the basis for the CH-53E Super Stallion.

General characteristics

• Crew: three
• Payload: 20,000 lb (9,100 kilograms; 9.1 tonnes) ()
• Length: 88 ft 6 in (26.97 m)
• Rotor diameter: 72 ft 0 in (21.95 m)
• Height: 25 ft 5 in (7.75 m)
• Disc area: 4071.5 ft² (378.24 m²)
• Empty weight: 19,800 lb (8,980 kg)
• Max. takeoff weight: 47,000 lb (21,000 kg)
• Powerplant: 2 × Pratt & Whitney T73-P-700 turboshaft engines, 4,800 shp (3,580 kW)