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1972
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12a FLIGHT International, 26 October (972 Sikorsky makes helicopters that do the big jobs better. Heavy lift. Fly huge logs from cutting site. Construct transmission towers, 10-ton sections at a time. Deliver factory-built houses. Place rooftop air-conditioning units in minutes. These are jobs for the Sikorsky Skycrane® helicopter. Another powerful veteran, the H-53 transport, provides internal capacity and 150-knot cruise speed. Q 111 ^H+bgt^ IM7foi* n Passenger service. Big S-61 all-weather airliners are in operation all over the world. Utility models are shuttling crews and supplies to offshore oil rigs in European waters. Two reasons: the S-61 's unique boat hull and twin-turbine reliability. \ Transport. The military H-53 has just about everything-. 150-knot cruise speed, heavy lift, 38-troop internal capacity, plus the versatility to be a minesweeper, missile H launcher or night rescue ship. H-53s are being H made in Europe on a co-production basis with VFW/ Fokker and other German firms. 'P.--: '-,.,-;~_-:-;-v.: Combat. At 220 mph, the Blackhawk⢠gunship is officially the world's fastest helicopter. It also has amazing agility: on a 3,500-mile tour it com pleted 155 rolls and 140 split-S turns, often with guest pilots at the controls. Yet Sikorsky was able to develop the Blackhawk at very low cost. Sikorsky PVircraft U 3 AIRCRAt Mi DIVISION OF UNITED AIRCRAFT CORPORATION REPRESENTED BY UNITED AIRCRAFT INTERNATIONAL SARL, 39, AVENUE PIERRE 1" DE SERBIE, PARIS 8«, FRANCE
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