Developed in the early 1950s, with its first flight in 1953, it filled a 1950 Navy requirement for an assault helicopter. The design includes a front-loading ramp with side opening clam shell …

Sikorsky’s offering was its first twin-engine helicopter, designated HR2S-1 by the Navy and H-37 by the Army. The Mojave was a radical design for its time. It had fully retractable main landing …

2019年12月10日 · In 1951 the U.S. Marines issued a requirement for a new heavy assault helicopter. Sikorsky’s offering was its first twin-engine helicopter, designated HR2S-1 by the …

2012年9月4日 · CH-37B Mojave in flight. The screen on the side of the engine nacelle to maximize engine cooling is visible. The S-56 was powered by two Pratt & Whitney R-2800 air …

2018年6月8日 · The Sikorsky CH-37 Mojave was an early-generation, heavy-lift cargo helicopter in service with the American military and served from 1956 into the late 1960s. First flight was …

During early testing, it set both speed and weight lifting records for helicopters. Once in service, it was also used to recover small aircraft and other helicopters by both the Army and Marines in …

CH-37B (Army Ser. No. 57-1646) is on display at the Classic Rotors Museum at the Ramona Airport, Ramona, CA. Data from U.S. Army Aircraft Since 1947 [4]

2023年7月4日 · The Sikorsky CH-37 Mojave, an American-made heavy-lift helicopter, first entered the limelight in the 1950s. Sikorsky Aircraft, known for breaking barriers in aviation, started …

My father flew 37's at Holloman Air Base, N.M. retrieving missiles in mid-air fired from the White Sands Missile Range with some type of hooking system attached to the Mojave so it could …

2024年8月11日 · Note: Preserved outside at the Pima Air and Space Museum near Tucson, Arizona. Note: Never seen a stranger design like this one. JetPhotos.com is the biggest …