Sikorsky H-5

what is it?

The Sikorsky H-5 (initially designated R-5 and also known by company designations S-48, S-51 and VS-327) is a helicopter built by Sikorsky Aircraft Corporation. It was used by the United States Air Force, and its predecessor, the United States Army Air Forces, as well as the United States Navy and United States Coast Guard (with the designations HO2S and HO3S). It was also used by the United States Post Office Department.

🔎How to recognise it: 1 piston engine · 14.6 m main rotor

base stats

• speed 171 km/htop speed
• size 2,189 kgmax take-off weight
• built 379made in total

Bars compare against all aircraft: 3,500 km/h, 20,000 km, 850 seats; size and number built on a log scale up to 640 t (An-225) and 45,000 built (Cessna 172).

fun facts

• 🎂First flew 83 years ago, in 1943.
• 🚗Rotor of 14.6 m: about 3 cars parked nose to tail.

piston: A car-like piston engine turning a propeller: simple and cheap, the classic small plane.

spec sheet

first flight

1943-08-18

introduced

1945

retired

1957

status

retired

number built

379

role

helicopter

makers

AgustaWestland, Sikorsky Aircraft Corporation

engines

1× Pratt & Whitney R-985 Wasp Junior

crew

1

length

17.4 m

rotor diameter

14.6 m

height

4 m

max take-off weight

2,189 kg

top speed

171 km/h

range

—

ceiling

4,389 m

Specs are for the version in the Wikipedia article's specification section. Blank means the sources don't say.

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