Sikorsky H-5 – Billeder og video

Den Sikorsky H-5, (initially designated R-5 and also known as S-48, S-51 and by company designation VS-327) was a helicopter built by Sikorsky Aircraft Corporation. It was used by the United States Air Force, and its predecessor, the United States Army Air Forces, as well as the United States Navy and United States Coast Guard (with the designations HO2S and HO3S). It was also used by the United States Post Office Department. In December 1946, an agreement was signed between the British company Westland Aircraft and Sikorsky to produce a British version of the H-5, to be manufactured under license in Britain as the Westland-Sikorsky WS-51 Dragonfly. By the time production ceased in 1951, more than 300 examples of all types of the H-5 had been built.

Sikorsky H-5 var en helikopter udviklet af det amerikanske firma Sikorsky Aircraft Corporation i begyndelsen af 1940'erne. Det var også kendt som R-5, S-51, HO3S-1 eller Horse, afhængigt af varianten og operatøren. Det blev brugt af US Army Air Forces, US Air Force, US Navy, US Coast Guard og andre lande til forskellige roller, såsom redning, transport, observation og forbindelse. H-5 havde en trebladet hovedrotor, en enkelt radial motor og et tandemcockpit til to besætningsmedlemmer. Den havde en maksimal hastighed på 145 km/t og en rækkevidde på 451 km. Det var den første helikopter, der opererede kommercielt og den første til at udføre en hejseredning. Det blev også produceret under licens i Storbritannien som Westland WS-51 Dragonfly.