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Sikorsky S-55 - H-19 series
In 1951 was the first world's certified commercial transport helicopter.
The S-55 was also build with license in Great Britain by Westland as
Whirlwind , in France by Sud-Est and in Japan by Mitsubishi.
The whole production reaches near 1300 units.
During their early years, the naval designation was HO4S whilest
US Marines variants included the HRS-1 , HRS-2 and HRS-3
before the normalization to the H-19 family.
A later variant called S-55T was turbine powered with 1 * 840 hp
AirResearch TSE-331
US Army H-19 in Korea
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US Coast Guard
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First Flight : November 10, 1949
Crew / Load: 2 up to 10 (Depending the mission)
UH-19B :
Engines: piston powered : 1 * 800 hp Wright R-1-300-3
Top Speed: 180 km/h
Cruise Speed: 146 km/h
Range: 579 km
Weight: Empty: 2381 kg -- Max: 3583
Rotor Span: 16.15 m
Length: 12.88 m
Height: 4.06 m
Disc Area: 204.95 m2
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See Also: H-19 at Eniwetok
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