Sikorsky H-5 – Fotografije & Video

V 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 je bil helikopter, ki ga je v začetku 40. let razvilo ameriško podjetje Sikorsky Aircraft Corporation. Znan je bil tudi kot R-5, S-51, HO3S-1 ali Horse, odvisno od variante in operaterja. Za različne vloge, kot so reševanje, prevoz, opazovanje in zvezo, so jo uporabljale letalske sile vojske ZDA, letalstvo ZDA, mornarica ZDA, obalna straža ZDA in druge države. H-5 je imel glavni rotor s tremi rezi, en radialni motor in kokpit za tandem za dva člana posadke. Imel je največjo hitrost 145 km/h in domet 451 km. To je bil prvi helikopter, ki je deloval komercialno in prvi, ki je opravil reševanje v hoistu. Izdelan je bil tudi pod licenco v Veliki Britaniji kot Westland WS-51 Dragonfly.