Sikorsky S58ET Aris Helicopters Aviation Photo 0111773
The Sikorsky H-34, also known as Sikorsky S-58, is a military helicopter manufactured by Sikorsky as an anti-submarine warfare aircraft for the United States Navy. It first flew on March 8, 1954 and first deliveries were ordered in 1955. The model was certified for commercial use on August 2, 1956.
Sikorsky S58E St. Louis Helicopter Aviation Photo 0347099
Sikorsky Aircraft which stopped the production in series of the S-58 in 1969 (the last one left the assembly line in January that year), launched a series of test and studies that showed that the idea was both economically and operationally interesting.
OTZKD Sikorsky S58 Belgium Air Force Thomas Brackx JetPhotos
Airworthy historic helicopter joins Salzburg-based fleet. The Salzburg-based Flying Bulls — the Red Bull-backed collection of historic and other display aircraft — have acquired Europe's sole airworthy example of the Sikorsky S-58 helicopter. The 1958-vintage, Wright 989C9HE2 piston-engined S-58C, now registered N869RB, arrived at its new.
Sikorsky S58t · The Encyclopedia of Aircraft David C. Eyre
The Sikorsky H-34 "Choctaw" (company designation S-58) is an American piston-engined military helicopter originally designed by Sikorsky as an anti-submarine warfare (ASW) aircraft for the United States Navy. It has seen extended use when adapted to turbine power by the British licensee as the Westland Wessex and Sikorsky as the later S-58T.
Sikorsky UH34D Seahorse (S58A) USA Marines Aviation Photo 3867317
The Sikorsky S-58 is a medium single engine multi-purpose transport helicopter built by the American manufacturer Sikorsky Aircraft.The commercial variant of the S-58 has a capacity of 12 passengers. The military variants include the CH-34A (H-34) and CH-34C (H-34B) with the nickname Choctaw.In US Navy Service the variants SH-34G & UH-34J (HSS-1) and SH-34J (HSS-1N) were nicknamed Seabat.
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The Sikorsky H-34 (company designation S-58) is a piston-engined military helicopter originally designed by American aircraft manufacturer Sikorsky as an anti-submarine warfare (ASW) aircraft for the United States Navy.
Sikorsky S58DT Summit Helicopters Inc Aviation Photo 1080351
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Sikorsky S58 · The Encyclopedia of Aircraft David C. Eyre
The Sikorsky S-58 was a US-American piston-engine submarine hunting and transport helicopter. In the United States Air Force, the S-58 was uniformly designated H-34 from 1962 onwards. With a crew of two men, the transport version could carry up to 16 passengers or 1350 kg of cargo or, in ambulance service, eight wounded persons on stretchers..
Sikorsky H34G.III (S58A) Germany Army Aviation Photo 1321860
Another winner for Sikorsky in the fifties was the Model S-58.The prototype was developed to meet a US Navy specification for a more advanced antisubmarine helicopter than the S-55.Designated XHSS-1, it first flew on 8 March 1954 and the first production aircraft, nicknamed "Seabat", was ready by September.The Marine Corps adopted it in 1957 as "Seahorse" and the Army in 1955 as "Choctaw".
Sikorsky S58C Untitled Aviation Photo 1268935
The Sikorsky S58 was one of the most successful piston powered mid size helicopters built. Sikorsky developed the S58 in response to a US Navy requirement for an anti submarine warfare helicopter.
Sikorsky S58JT Midwest Helicopter Aviation Photo 4048215
The Sikorsky S-58 was first flown on March 8th 1954 and entered service as the HSS-1 for the U.S. Navy and Marines and as the H-34 for the U.S. Army and Air Force.. The poor engine performance shown by the Sikorsky S-55 prompted the IAF to look for a replacement and an Israeli delegation journeyed to France to study helicoter use by the French.
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Model C/N Operators Sikorsky began work on the S-58 in 1951 as a general purpose utility machine and as a more capable anti-submarine platform for the US Navy, to follow the S-55.
MM153622 Sikorsky S58 Italy Navy Varisco JetPhotos
S-58 fitted with P&WC PT6T-3 twinpack turboshaft. Prot FF 26 Aug. 1970. Kits built by Sikorsky but 160 conversions carried out by California Helicopter International. R.Simpson "Airlife's Helicopter and Rotorcraft", 1998. Comments.
Sikorsky H34G.III (S58A) Germany Navy Aviation Photo 1105150
1958 Sikorsky S-58 N887. The piston-powered S-58 was the civilian version of the H-34 military helicopter, and was one of the first such machines widely used by industry, serving in roles as diverse as airline transport, early offshore support and as a 'flying crane', able to lift external loads up to 4,000 pounds.
Sikorsky S58B St. Louis Helicopter Aviation Photo 0956841
The Sikorsky S-58 was an all-purpose transport flown by the U.S. Navy, Marines, Army, and Coast Guard as well as foreign and domestic commercial operators. Based on the Sikorsky S-55 design, the S-58 was larger, approx. twice as powerful and had improved aerodynamics..
Sikorsky UH34D Seahorse (S58A) Untitled Aviation Photo 1423808
The Sikorsky S-58/H-34 was the last helicopter manufactured by Sikorsky to be powered by a radial engine and, along with the S-55 and S-56, another Sikorsky's winning horse of the 1950s.
