MotoArt Sikorsky S-60 Flying Crane PROTOTYPE N807 Plane Tag GREEN for Sale

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MotoArt Sikorsky S-60 Flying Crane PROTOTYPE N807 Plane Tag GREEN For Sale

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MotoArt Sikorsky S-60 Flying Crane PROTOTYPE N807 Plane Tag GREEN:
$45.00

We are a 501c3 aviation museum in Stratford, CT: www.ctairandspace.org Connecticut Air & Space CenterAll of these items we have in our store have been donated and any proceeds will go to restoring aircraft relevant to Connecticut aviation history so thank you very much!
These plane tags in the photo are taken on the windshield of the actual prototype under restoration here at our museum!
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thank you!In 1958, Sikorsky Aircraft began designing a heavy-lift helicopter as a proof of concept for military and civilian uses. Although the prototype crashed in 1961, the S-60 led to the development of the successful S-64 Skycrane.The one and only S-60 Flying Crane is now being restored by the Connecticut Air and Space Center. Read about this helicopter and own a piece of aSikorsky S-60 Flying Craneof your own.

The Sikorsky S-60 Flying Crane was a prototype aircraft designed by Sikorsky Aircraft in 1958, a research platform to determine whether a crane helicopter concept was feasible. Using components such as the rotor system and piston engines from the S-56/CH-37, the twin-engined heavy-lift helicopter was designed around a central backbone which supported the mechanics and cockpit suspended below it. Cargo or passengers would be carried in rectangular pods which could be attached while parked or hovering, while vehicles or outsized items such as telephone poles could be sling-hoisted. From the nose mounted cockpit, the pilot had an unobstructed view and the co-pilot could control loading from an aft facing seat.

Igor Sikorsky had spoken of his vision for this flying crane as far back as 1955 and it would be the last rotor-craft that he personally designed and tested. The sole Model S-60 prototype, N807, took flight for the first time on March 25, 1959, eventually accumulating 333 flight hours over its two year career.

Although effective, the S-60 was underpowered for the mission it was designed for. However, its success led to the development of a more powerful production prototype which became the S-64 Skycrane, or Army version CH-54 Tarhe. The Skycrane was an enlarged version of the S-60, featuring a six blade rotor and more powerful turboshaft engines rather than piston engines, but sharing the same basic “stick” fuselage configuration as the S-60. Today, the S-64 Air Crane® Helicopter is produced byErickson Inc.