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unusual facts about Sikorsky S-69


S69

Sikorsky S-69, a 1973 experimental compound co-axial helicopter


1939 Imperial Airways flying boat ditching

As soon as it was realised at Port Washington that Cavalier was going to land in the sea, Port Washington requested a Pan American World Airways Sikorsky S-42 flying boat from Hamilton, Bermuda, to go to her assistance.

1967 in Malaysia

2 May - The US made Sikorsky S-61 military transport helicopter renamed Nuri and used for Royal Malaysian Air Force for the first time.

Bond Offshore Helicopters

On 12 February 2013 Avincis Group takes delivery of two Sikorsky S-92s out of the sixteen which had been ordered by company.

Danish Naval Air Squadron

The total number of helicopters in the air force would have been 8 Sikorsky S-61A, 13 Eurocopter AS550C2 Fennec, 16 Hughes H-500C Cayuse and 8 Westland Lynx Mk.90B as well as 14 AgustaWestland EH-101 Merlin under purchase - a grand total of 59 helicopters.

East 34th Street Heliport

On June 17, 2005, a Sikorsky S-76C carrying six corporate executives from MBNA returning to Delaware after a business meeting in New York City crashed into the East River less than one minute after taking off from the East 34th Street Heliport.

LifeFlight

LifeFlight uses one Sikorsky S-76-A helicopter (owned and operated by CHC Helicopter Corporation) as its primary mode of transport and a Beechcraft King Air 200 fixed wing aircraft as its secondary mode of transport.

National Day Parade, 2011

The Singapore Armed Forces' new military acquisitions was part of the parade's opening segment, with its Sikorsky S-70B Seahawks and HIMARS being featured.

Penzance Heliport

Services started in 1 May 1964 when BEA Helicopters Limited operated the first service between Penzance and the Isles of Scilly with a Sikorsky S-61.

PIA Flight 17

Pakistan International Airlines Flight 17 was a scheduled domestic flight from Dacca to Faridpur in East Pakistan (now Bangladesh) operated by a Sikorsky S-61 twin-engined helicopter.

RAF Search and Rescue Force

While this contract is being renegotiated, a "Gap" contract was tendered for the existing Maritime and Coastguard Agency (MCA) bases and in February 2012 it was announced that Bristow Helicopters would take over the running of Stornoway and Sumburgh using Sikorsky S-92s and that Portland and Lee on Solent would be retained by CHC Helicopter using AgustaWestland AW139s.

Ralph Ambrose O'Neill

He founded the New York, Rio, and Buenos Aires Line, flying the first airmail from Argentina to Miami in a Sikorsky S-38.

Royal Brunei Armed Forces

It was established in 1965 and consists of a range of helicopters, including: 10 Bell 212 and the 4 Sikorsky S-70.

S300

Sikorsky S-300, a three-seat helicopter previous produced by Hughes, and later Schweizer, as the 300 series

S38

Sikorsky S-38, a 1928 American twin-engined 8-seat amphibious aircraft

S39

Sikorsky S-39, a 1930s smaller, single-engine version of the S-38 light amphibious aircraft

S43

Sikorsky S-43, a 1930s eighteen place twin engine amphibious aircraft

S72

Sikorsky S-72, a 1976 experimental hybrid helicopter/fixed-wing aircraft

S76

Sikorsky S-76, a 1976 multi-purpose medium-size commercial helicopter

Sikorsky S-39

It was evaulated for use in coastal patrol and light transport roles; in 1934 it was redesignated C-28 and assigned as a liaison aircraft to the United States Military Academy.

Sikorsky S-40

Passenger carrying service was initiated on the November 19, 1931, with a S-40 piloted by Charles Lindbergh, flying from Miami, Florida to the Panama Canal Zone with stops at Cienfuegos, Cuba; Kingston, Jamaica and Barranquilla, Colombia.

Sikorsky S-42

The company built a factory on the western side of the Hamble peninsula with a slipway to Southampton Water.

Sikorsky S-61R

HH-3E 66-13290, in which Leland T. Kennedy earned the first of his two Air Force Crosses, is on display at Francis S. Gabreski Airport in Westhampton Beach, New York

Sikorsky S-70

The S-70 can perform a wide array of missions, including air cavalry, electronic warfare, and aeromedical evacuation: several versions are even used to transport the President of the United States, which while carrying the President is known as "Marine One".

Sikorsky S-76

Several airlines operate the S-76A on scheduled services including Helijet Airways of Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada.

Sikorsky S-92

In February 2011, Norwegian newspaper Dagbladet reported health concerns from the noise and vibrations in the aircraft.

Sponson

They are often used in larger helicopters where the internal space of the sponson can be used for fuel or to house landing gear without reducing cargo or passenger space in the fuselage as, for example, with the Sikorsky S-92 and the Bell 222.

Tata Advanced Systems

TASL entered into a joint-venture with Sikorsky Aircraft Corporation to manufacture the Sikorsky S-92 helicopters in India for the domestic civil and military markets.

Vancouver Harbour Control Tower

Helijet offers scheduled passenger service to Victoria Harbour Heliport using 12-passenger Sikorsky S-76 helicopters.

Violent Is the Word for Curly

Later, during the buffet lunch, the three professors show up, blowing the Stooges' cover and vowing to return to "Hamburg on the Clipper!"

Westland Dragonfly

The Westland WS-51 Dragonfly helicopter was built by Westland Aircraft and was a license-built version of the American Sikorsky S-51.


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