Sikorsky S-62

The S-62 was the world’s first true amphibious helicopter. Equipped with a flying boat hull and powered by a single gas turbine engine (CT58-110-1 (1050 shaft horsepower (SHP) derated to 670 SHP) the S-62 operates from land, water, snow, ice, mud, swamp, and tundra. (Excerpted from the Sikorsky Archives)

Attribution

Attribution

Overview

Data on design, manufacture and status

Design authority: Sikorsky Aircraft Corp.

Primary manufacturer: Sikorsky Aircraft Corp.

Parent type: Sikorsky S-62/HH-52

Aircraft status: No longer flying

Configuration

Primary flight and mechanical characteristics

VTOL type: Helicopter

Lift devices: 1 Single main rotor

Dedicated control device: 1 Tail rotor

Crew required: 3 in Side-by-side arrangement

Landing gear: Wheels (non-retractable)

Key Characteristics

Data on key physical features

Aircraft Details

Data on aircraft configuration, weights, flight performance and equipment

References

References and sources used

Heli-Archive
Mario Bazzani
October 2011
Website

Helicopters & Autogyros of the World
Paul Lambermont, Anthony Pirie
Cassell & Company Ltd., 1959 (page 392)
Book

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Vinny Devine
Sikorsky Archives | Product History, Sep 19, 2017 (page 18)
Website
Very thorugh description and details of the R-4 series helicopter

S-56/HR2S-1/H-37 Helicopter
Vinny Devine
Igor Sikorsky Historical Archives, April 2013
Website

Sikorsky Archives | S-62
Sikorsky Archives, Vinny Devine
SEPTEMER 11, 2012
Website

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