AIRCRAFT PROGRAM
| Lift type | Rotary wing | ||
| Construction type | Factory-built | ||
| Control type | Piloted | ||
| Engine type | Turboshaft | ||
| Application | Utility | ||
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Twin turboshaft heavy lift helicopter. Includes the variant S-64F+ (in development) and CH-54 (U.S. military).
| Variant | Launch/First flight | Production end | |
| Sikorsky CH-54 | 1958 / 1962 | 1972 | Baseline variant. |
| Erickson Air-Crane S-64E | 1992 / 1992 | Heavy-lift helicopter, updgraded from CH-54A, nicknamed "Olga". | |
| Erickson Air-Crane S-64F | 1992 / 1992 | Upgraded from CH-54B. | |
| Erickson Air-Crane S-64F+ | 2020 / | New variant with upgraded engine and avionics, and optionally piloted capability. |
View full news archive for the Erickson Air-Crane S-64.
See recent updates (latest 28/07/2022)
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| Toray Advanced Composites | Analysis | Prepreg: Epoxy based carbon fibreglass prepreg for helicopter blades |
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