New England Air Museum - Sikorsky S-51 Executive Transport Helicopter
Bill Maloney
1/20/2009

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01 Sikorsky S-51 Helicopter 02 Sikorsky S-51 Rotor Hub 03 Sikorsky S-51 Main Gear 04 Sikorsky S-51 Helicopter

Sikorsky S-51 Helicopter Specifications:

More Sikorsky S-51 Dragonfly Helicopters at other Aviation Museums in the northeast
Sikorsky S-51 Helicopter Sikorsky S-51 Dragonfly Helicopter
Sikorsky S-51 Helicopter at the American Helicopter Museum in West Chester, PA Another Sikorsky S-51 Dragonfly Helicopter at the Canadian Warplane Heritage Museum in Mount Hope, Ontario, Canada

Fuselage Length: 41 feet 2 inches
Rotor Diameter:
49 feet
Width:
feet inches
Height:
12 feet, 0 inches
Crew:
1+3
Weight:
Empty 4,000 lbs Loaded - 5,500 lbs
Max Speed: 103 mph
Cruise Speed: 85 mph
Range: 290 miles
Service Ceiling: 10,000 feet
Fuel Capacity: 100 gallons
Powerplant: Pratt & Whitney R-985 Air cooled radial engine 450hp
First Flight : 1944
Cost: $92,000

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