The S-65 consists of this many main rotor blades during this era.
What are (6)?
The 7th was not incorporated until the S-80 program.
100
Sikorsky purchased this Milwaukee military aircraft parts supplier in a deal that was expected to close the week of April 15, 2001.
What is Derco?
100
This aircraft is a military version of the S-92 in the utility transport role, capable of carrying 22 troops. It can also be configured for specific missions, including Search and Rescue and executive transportation.
What is the H-92 or Superhawk?
100
The S-92 took its maiden flight on December 23, 1998 at this facility in West Palm Beach, Florida.
Where is the Sikorsky Development Flight Center?
100
In 1987, this man was inducted Sikorsky into the National Inventors Hall of Fame and the Junior Achievement U.S. Business Hall of Fame in 1987.
Who is Igor Sikorsky?
200
The twin engine S-65 entered service in this year.
What is 1966?
200
This aircraft was retired in 1943, to the Henry Ford Museum in Dearborn, Michigan. It has been on display there ever since, except for a trip back to the Sikorsky Aircraft plant for restoration in 1985.
What is the VS-300?
200
This aircraft/program was used to compete with civil aircraft such as the Aerospatiale/Eurocopter Super Puma. In 1995 a team was formed with international partners and officially launched at the Paris Airshow.
What is the S-92?
200
Sikorsky Family Day started in this year.
What is 1986?
200
In June 2003, UTC named this Pratt & Whitney executive as the new president of its Sikorsky Aircraft division, succeeding Dean C. Borgman, who was promoted to Sikorsky chairman.
Who is Stephen Finger? or Who is Steve Finger?
300
The Sikorsky S-80 entering service in 1981 was the largest transport asset of its time and belonged to this helicopter series.
What is H-53?
300
This year celebrated the Hawk (S-70 family) 2000th take off.
What is 1994?
300
This program actually started with a kick off meeting in 1991.
What is Comanche?
300
A Sikorsky helicopter was featured In this 2001 Ridley Scott production in which 123 elite U.S. soldiers were dropped into Somalia to capture two top lieutenants of a renegade warlord and find themselves in a desperate battle with a large force of heavily-armed Somalis
What is Black Hawk Down?
300
This previous employee joined Sikorsky in 2002 from Bell Helicopter Textron. He served as Sikorsky's senior vice president for corporate strategy, marketing and commercial programs. He later succeeded Steve Finger as the president of Sikorsky Aircraft.
Who is Jeff Pino?
400
This 1997 vertical takeoff or landing (VTOL) air vehicle is 6.5 feet in diameter. It carries a payload of about 50 lbs for several hours, has an engine in the 50 hp class and cruises at 80 knots with an endurance of three hours and a ceiling of 8,000 feet.
What is the Cypher?
400
In 1999 these two protypes fly together for the first time.
What is the Comanche?
400
The US Marine Corps awarded Sikorsky a $5.46 million contract to build two CYPHER II prototype aircraft and ground control stations. The CYPHER II unmanned air vehicle (UAV), with its unique removable wing design, can hover like a helicopter or be flown as a fixed-wing aircraft to 125 knots.
What is the Dragon Warrior?
400
This aircraft played a major role in the 2003 invasion of Iraq. They were critical to moving supplies and ammunition to the most forward Marine units and also assisted in moving casualties back to the rear for follow on care. They carreied US Army Rangers and Special Operations troops in a mission to rescue captured Army Private Jessica Lynch on 1 April 2003.
What is the Super Stallion? or What is the CH-53E?
400
This past Sikorsky president served from 1999 to 2003. Previous to his Sikorsky presidency, he retired from The Boeing Company where he served as the senior vice president at McDonnell Douglas (which merged with the Boeing Co.)
Who is Dean C. Borgman?
500
This was an experimental helo to evaluate an airframe that achieved a 22 percent weight savings and a 17 percent cost savings over conventional metal airframes.
What is S-75 ACAP or What is The ACAP (Advanced Composite Airframe Program)
500
This year marks the 1,000th delivery of Sikorsky Black Hawks.
What is 1988?
500
In 1998, Sikorsky purchased Helicopter support Incorporated, H.S.I.; this is the same year this aircraft made its first flight.
What is S-92?
500
The southern half of the Igor Sikorsky memorial bridge (on merrit pkwy) was complete in this year.
What is 2003?
500
After obtaining the type certificate and manufacturing rights in 1992, this company remains the manufacturer and world's largest operator of S-64s.
Who is Erickson Air-Crane of Central Point, Oregon?