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Erickson Air-Crane S-64

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Twin turboshaft heavy lift helicopter. Includes the variant S-64F+ (in development) and CH-54 (U.S. military).

Lift type

Rotary wing

Assembly

Factory-built

Control

Piloted

Engine type

Turboshaft

Application

Utility

Design & construction

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Airframe & structure

Primary structure

Aluminium

Ice protection

None

Pressurisation

Unpressurised

Systems & avionics

Flight controls

Hydro-mechanical

Configuration & certification

Rotor configuration

Single main + tail

Certification

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Type variants

Variant	Launch / first flight	Production end	Notes
Sikorsky CH-54	1958 / 1962	1972	Baseline variant.
Erickson Air-Crane S-64E	1992 / 1992		Heavy-lift helicopter, upgraded 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.

Airframer

Erickson, Inc.

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