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Flyplatte nr 7 Sikorsky S-55C - 1982
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DANISH AVIATION PLATE NO. 7 - 1982
SIKORSKY S -55 C
THE SECOND SIKORSKY HELICOPTER TO BE BUILT IN LARGE SCALE, THE S-55, REMAINED IN STEADY PRODUCTION FOR MORE THAN A DECADE, DURING WHICH TIME EIGHTEEN HUNDRED AND TWENTYEIGHT WERE BUILT BY THE PARENT COMPANY AND UNDER LICENCE IN OTHER COUNTRIES.
THE FIRST S-55's WERE FIVE YH-19's COMPLETED IN 1949-50 FOR EVALUATION BY THE U.S. ARMY.
THE FIRST MADE ITS MAIDEN FLIGHT ON NOVEMBER 9, 1949. THE S-55 WAS THE FIRST AMERICAN HELICOPTER TO BE CERTIFIED FOR COMMERCIAL OPERATION. IT HAS BEEN BOUGHT BY MILITARY AS WELL AS CIVIL OPERATORS ALL OVER THE WORLD. THE S-55 HAS BEEN USED FOR ALMOST ALL KIND OF AIR TRANSPORT, FROM AIR MAIL TO SEA RESCUE ON A STORMY OCEAN.
IT HAS GONE TO WAR AND CARRIED MANY A WOUNDED SOLDIER TO SAFETY.
THE S-55 WENT INTO SERVICE FOR THE ROYAL DANISH AIR FORCE IN 1957
WITH ITS PRIMARY TASK AS A "SEARCH AND RESCUE" HELICOPTER. A TOTAL OF SEVEN S-55C WERE BOUGHT FROM SIKORSKY.
THE S-55C REMAINED IN SERVICE UNTIL AUGUST 1966.
All-metal construction.
SIKORSKY S-55C DATA:
Rotor diameter: 16.15 m
Height: 4.07 m
Length: 12.85 m
Max. weight: 3,266 kg
Engine: One One HP Pratt & Whitney Wasp, R-1340
Cruise speed: 80 kts.
Range: 380 naut.mls.
Crew : Passengers 10 or 6 litters
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