Featured in sikorskyBYMiguel OrtizOct 15, 2022ShareThis what you get when you cross a Winnebago with a military helicopterThe Sikorsky S-55 and S-58 helicopters are perhaps best known for their military service as the H-19 and H-34, respectively…. BYMiguel OrtizOct 15, 2022ShareBYLogan NyeAug 14, 2021ShareNASA and Sikorsky made the world’s craziest-ever helicopterThe S-72 from the 1970s can be seen as a sort of spiritual predecessor to today’s Future Vertical Lift program. It was all about creating a vehicle that could take off and land vertically like a normal helicopter but could also fly fast and far lik… BYLogan NyeAug 14, 2021ShareBYThe AviationistApr 29, 2020ShareBell 360 Invictus and Sikorsky Raider X selected for the next phase of Future Attack Reconnaissance Aircraft programThe U.S. Army Future Vertical Lift Cross-Functional Team on March 25, 2020 selected the two competitors for the second phase of the Future Attack Reconnaissance Aircraft (FARA) program: the Bell 360 Invictus and the Sikorsky Raider X. As you may alr… BYThe AviationistApr 29, 2020ShareBYLogan NyeApr 29, 2020ShareThe crazy story of the first helicopter rescue at seaWorld War II was over. Defense manufacturers had armories full of new goodies that they wanted to sell to the U.S. as it entered the Cold War, but America was no longer desperate for every piece of materiel it could get its hands on thanks to Hitler… BYLogan NyeApr 29, 2020ShareBYLogan NyeApr 29, 2020Share6 oft-forgotten helicopters of the Korean WarThe helicopter is seemingly tied forever with the Vietnam War, so it’s easy to forget that it actually got its start in World War II, hit its stride in Korea, and that Vietnam was just an expansion on those earlier successes. But while helicopters … BYLogan NyeApr 29, 2020ShareBYUnited States Air ForceApr 29, 2020ShareUS Air Force successfully flies HH-60W for first timeThe 413th Flight Test Squadron successfully conducted the first Air Force-piloted flight of the HH-60W Combat Rescue Helicopter July 11, 2019. The test took place at Sikorsky Aircraft Corporation Development Flight Center in West Palm Beach. T… BYUnited States Air ForceApr 29, 2020ShareBYMilitary.comApr 29, 2020ShareNew Defiant helicopter probably won’t fly in 2018The Sikorsky-Boeing SB>1 Defiant helicopter program will miss its first scheduled flight tests due to “minor technical issues” discovered during ground power tests, officials involved in the program revealed Dec. 12, 2018. The tests were origin… BYMilitary.comApr 29, 2020ShareBYHarold C. HutchisonSep 12, 2019ShareThe new US experimental helicopter is cleared for flight testsWhen talking the future of helicopters, the Sikorsky S-97 Raider has been figuring prominently in the discussion. Thi… BYHarold C. HutchisonSep 12, 2019Share
BYMiguel OrtizOct 15, 2022ShareThis what you get when you cross a Winnebago with a military helicopterThe Sikorsky S-55 and S-58 helicopters are perhaps best known for their military service as the H-19 and H-34, respectively…. BYMiguel OrtizOct 15, 2022Share
BYLogan NyeAug 14, 2021ShareNASA and Sikorsky made the world’s craziest-ever helicopterThe S-72 from the 1970s can be seen as a sort of spiritual predecessor to today’s Future Vertical Lift program. It was all about creating a vehicle that could take off and land vertically like a normal helicopter but could also fly fast and far lik… BYLogan NyeAug 14, 2021Share
BYThe AviationistApr 29, 2020ShareBell 360 Invictus and Sikorsky Raider X selected for the next phase of Future Attack Reconnaissance Aircraft programThe U.S. Army Future Vertical Lift Cross-Functional Team on March 25, 2020 selected the two competitors for the second phase of the Future Attack Reconnaissance Aircraft (FARA) program: the Bell 360 Invictus and the Sikorsky Raider X. As you may alr… BYThe AviationistApr 29, 2020Share
BYLogan NyeApr 29, 2020ShareThe crazy story of the first helicopter rescue at seaWorld War II was over. Defense manufacturers had armories full of new goodies that they wanted to sell to the U.S. as it entered the Cold War, but America was no longer desperate for every piece of materiel it could get its hands on thanks to Hitler… BYLogan NyeApr 29, 2020Share
BYLogan NyeApr 29, 2020Share6 oft-forgotten helicopters of the Korean WarThe helicopter is seemingly tied forever with the Vietnam War, so it’s easy to forget that it actually got its start in World War II, hit its stride in Korea, and that Vietnam was just an expansion on those earlier successes. But while helicopters … BYLogan NyeApr 29, 2020Share
BYUnited States Air ForceApr 29, 2020ShareUS Air Force successfully flies HH-60W for first timeThe 413th Flight Test Squadron successfully conducted the first Air Force-piloted flight of the HH-60W Combat Rescue Helicopter July 11, 2019. The test took place at Sikorsky Aircraft Corporation Development Flight Center in West Palm Beach. T… BYUnited States Air ForceApr 29, 2020Share
BYMilitary.comApr 29, 2020ShareNew Defiant helicopter probably won’t fly in 2018The Sikorsky-Boeing SB>1 Defiant helicopter program will miss its first scheduled flight tests due to “minor technical issues” discovered during ground power tests, officials involved in the program revealed Dec. 12, 2018. The tests were origin… BYMilitary.comApr 29, 2020Share
BYHarold C. HutchisonSep 12, 2019ShareThe new US experimental helicopter is cleared for flight testsWhen talking the future of helicopters, the Sikorsky S-97 Raider has been figuring prominently in the discussion. Thi… BYHarold C. HutchisonSep 12, 2019Share
