Sikorsky HH-52 Seaguard
The Sikorsky S -62 is an amphibious helicopter of the U.S. helicopter manufacturer Sikorsky. The helicopter was used in the case of the United States Coast Guard for search and rescue duties and carried the designation HH- 52A there Seaguard.
Development
It was based on the piston engine Sikorsky S- 55, from which the air frame and main systems have been adopted, such as the rotor and the hydraulic. However, the courts had been reversed from the cockpit and driving and the car was running generally spacious. This was made possible by the in Sikorsky first time, use a the same power be built smaller gas turbine which drives a three - blade main rotor and the conventional 2 - blade tail rotor. The first flight took place on 14 May 1958.
The reinforced, boat-shaped hull bottom meant that you could use it by land, water, ice, snow, sand and swamp from. Lateral support floats are attached. The main landing gear and the tail wheel are rigid. The helicopter is since 1993 no longer in service with the U.S. Coast Guard, his successor is the HH -65 Dolphin.
Versions
Military user
- Icelandic Coast Guard
- Air Self-Defense Forces
- Maritime Self-Defense Forces
- Coastguard
- United States Coast Guard