Sikorsky CH-54 Tarhe / S-64 Skycrane PDF eBook + Flight Manuals

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March 1980

  • Typhoon, Tornado, Tempest
  • F-86F Sabres
  • Hunter / Killer (Grumman AF-2S Guardian)
  • Sky Soldiers, Vietnam War As Seen From Cockpit Of A Bell UH-1 Gunship!

October 2003

  • Bring in the Choppers! Evolution of the large military helicopter.
  • Alaskan Twin Mustangs: North American F-82 Twin Mustang
  • Pete Bowers Remember: 1946 National Air Races in Cleveland, Ohio.

Manuals & Photos

  • CH-54A Operator’s Manual, 1977
  • CH-54B Operator’s Manual, 1977
  • CH-47, CH-54 Reliability & Maintainability Problems & Deficiencies, 1972
  • CH-54 Operational Statistics, 1976
  • Over 80 Sikorsky CH-54 Tarhe / S-64 Skycrane photos

Sikorsky CH-54 Tarhe / S-64 Skycrane

General Characteristics

  • Crew: 3
  • Capacity: 20,000 lb (9,072 kg) payload
  • Length: 88 ft 6 in (26.97 m)
  • Height: 25 ft 5 in (7.75 m)
  • Empty weight: 19,800 lb (8,981 kg)
  • Max takeoff weight: 47,000 lb (21,319 kg)
  • Powerplant: 2 × Pratt & Whitney T73-P-700 turboshaft engines, 4,800 shp (3,600 kW) each
  • Main rotor diameter: 72 ft 0 in (21.95 m)
  • Main rotor area: 4,071.5 sq ft (378.25 m2) *
  • Blade section: – NACA 0011 mod

Performance

  • Maximum speed: 130 kn (150 mph, 240 km/h)
  • Cruise speed: 100 kn (120 mph, 190 km/h)
  • Range: 200 nmi (230 mi, 370 km)
  • Rate of climb: 1,330 ft/min (6.8 m/s)
  • 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) T73-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.

Airworthy

CH-54A
  • 67-18427 – N793HT operated by Helicopter Transport Services in Aurora, Oregon.
  • 67-18429 – N429C privately owned in Yuba City, California.
  • 67-18430 – N7095B operated by Siller Helicopter in Yuba City, California.
  • 68-18447 – N792HT operated by Helicopter Transport Services in Aurora, Oregon.
  • 68-18455 – N9125M operated by Siller Helicopter in Yuba City, California.
  • 68-18458 – N795HT operated by Helicopter Transport Services in Aurora, Oregon.
CH-54B
  • 69-18463 – N720HT operated by Helicopter Transport Services in Aurora, Oregon.
  • 69-18466 – N721HT operated by Helicopter Transport Services in Aurora, Oregon.
  • 69-18467 – N718HT operated by Helicopter Transport Services in Aurora, Oregon.
  • 69-18468 – N722HT operated by Helicopter Transport Services in Aurora, Oregon.
  • 69-18469 – N719HT privately owned in Wilmington, Delaware.
  • 69-18470 – N715HT operated by Helicopter Transport Services in Aurora, Oregon.
  • 69-18484 – N716HT operated by Helicopter Transport Services in Aurora, Oregon.

On display

YCH-54A
  • 64-14203 – United States Army Transportation Museum at Fort Eustis near Newport News, Virginia.
CH-54A
  • 66-18409 – 1st Cavalry Division Museum at Fort Hood in Killeen, Texas.
  • 67-18418 – Stead Army National Guard Base in Reno, Nevada.
  • 67-18424 – Combat Air Museum in Topeka, Kansas.
  • 68-18437 – Pima Air & Space Museum in Tucson, Arizona.
  • 68-18438 – United States Army Aviation Museum at Fort Rucker near Daleville, Alabama.
  • 68-18439 – Museum of the Kansas National Guard in Topeka, Kansas.
CH-54B
  • 68-18434 – Mississippi Armed Forces Museum at Camp Shelby near Hattiesburg, Mississippi.
  • 69-18465 – New England Air Museum in Windsor Locks, Connecticut.
  • 69-18479 – Birmingham Air National Guard Base in Birmingham, Alabama.
  • 70-18486 – Russell Military Museum in Zion, Illinois.
  • 70-18488 Isabell – Camp Denali at Joint Base Elmendorf–Richardson in Anchorage, Alaska.