SIKORSKY CH-54 TARHE
CH-54 SERVICE
| Manufacturer: | Sikorsky Aircraft Division, United Aircraft Corp., Bridgeport, Connecticut, USA |
| Model: | S-64 |
| Designation: | H-54 (CH-54) |
| Names: | Tarhe; Skycrane / Aircrane (civil) |
| First official flight: | (Model S-64A) 09/05/1962 (YCH-54A) 1964 |
| Factory production period: | 1961 - 1975 |
| Primary service period: | 1965 - 1993 |
| Last official flight: | (CH-54B) 1993 |
CH-54 VARIANTS AND PRODUCTION
Developed from the 1959 Sikorsky Model S-60 Skycrane using Sikorsky
Model S-56 components and flying with civil reg.: N807. Crashed during
tests in 1961.
Model S-64 Skycrane
1962, prototype, twin-engined, 6-bladed rotor,
company owned heavy-lift helicopter.
Produced 1961 - 1962
Sikorsky Bridgeport, Connecticut
| N325Y (civil reg.) | 64-001 | Total: 01 |
Model S-64A Skycrane
1962, as Model S-64, evaluation helicopters
for
W. German military with s/n: D-9510, D9511.
Produced 1962
Sikorsky Bridgeport, Connecticut
| N305Y (civil reg.) | 64-002 | |
| N306Y (civil reg.) | 64-003 | Total: 02 |
Military Helicopters
YCH-54A
1964, Model S-64A, prototypes for
US Army evaluation fitted with a
detachable fuselage pod.
Produced 1964 - 1965
Sikorsky Bridgeport, Connecticut (SI)
| 64-14202 / 64-14207 | 64-004 / 64-009 |
Total: 06 |
CH-54A
1966, Model S-64A, as YCH-54A,
production version.
Produced 1966 - 1968
Sikorsky Bridgeport, Connecticut (SI)
| 66-18408 / 66-18413 | 64-010 / 64-015 | |
| 67-18414 / 67-18431 | 64-016 / 64-033 | |
| 68-18432 / 68-18455 | 64-034 / 64-057 | |
| 68-18456 / 68-18461 | 64-061 / 64-066 | Total: 54 |
CH-54B
1968, Model S-64B, as CH-54A,
engine upgrade, dual main wheels.
Produced 1968 - 1971
Sikorsky Bridgeport, Connecticut (SI)
| 69-18462 | 64-067 | |
| 69-18463 / 69-18471 | 64-070 / 64-078 | |
| 69-18472 / 69-18484 | 64-080 / 64-092 | |
| 70-18485 / 70-18490 | 64-093 / 64-098 | Total: 29 |
| 8 (71-18491 / 71-18498), additional airframes cancelled. | ||
Universal Pod
22 additional detachable, fuselage Universal Pods
built for CH-54A / B with s/n: 68-18578 / 68-18599.
Civil Helicopters
Model S-64E Skycrane
1968, as CH-54A, commercial version.
Produced 1968 - 1969, 1975
Sikorsky Bridgeport, Connecticut
| civil reg. | 64-058 / 64-060 |
|
| civil reg. | 64-079 | |
| civil reg. | 64-099 / 64-101 | Total: 07 |
| 2 (c/n: 64-068, 64-069), additional airframes cancelled. | ||
|
Grand Total: 99 |
CH-54 CONVERSIONS
Military Conversions
US Army
| GCH-54A | 2 |
CH-54A, ground instructional conversions. |
Civil Conversions
| Erickson S-64E / F Aircrane | |
|
41 |
7 S-64 / 34 CH-54 variants, 1972-present, re-manufactured airframes with numerous design and systems improvements for the civil commercial market. S-64E: 1972-present, 26 equivalent to the S-64 / CH-54A variants. 1 S-64E rebuilt in 1997 as S-64E1 with new c/n: 64-1001. S-64F: 1993-present, 15 equivalent to the CH-54B variant. Conversions by Erickson Air-Crane Inc., Oregon who since 1992 have owned airframe design and manufacturing rights. |
CIVILIAN SERVICE
- Many CH-54 Tarhe helicopters
sold on the civil market for heavy-lift duties.