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Sikorsky H-34 Choctaw / S-58
Sikorsky · Utility/Transport · USA · Early Jet (1946–1969)
The Sikorsky H-34 is an American piston-engined military utility helicopter originally designed by Sikorsky as an anti-submarine warfare (ASW) aircraft for the United States Navy. A development of the smaller Sikorsky H-19 Chickasaw (S-55), the H-34 was originally powered by a radial engine, but was later adapted to turbine power by the British licensee as the Westland Wessex and by Sikorsky as the S-58T. The H-34 was also produced under license in France by Sud Aviation.
Specifications
- Category
- Rotorcraft
- Sub-Category
- Utility/Transport
- Domain
- Defence
- Era
- Early Jet (1946–1969)
- Country
- USA
- Manufacturer
- Sikorsky
- Operator
- US Army / USMC / USN / RAF / French Navy / many
- Status
- Retired
- Service Entry
- 1955
- Produced
- 2108
- Propulsion
- Piston
- Engine
- Wright R-1820-84 Cyclone radial
- Thrust / Power
- 1,525 hp
- Launch
- Ground
- Length (ft)
- 56.8
- Wingspan (ft)
- 56
- Empty Weight (lb)
- 7900
- MTOW (lb)
- 14000
- Payload (lb)
- 3300
- Endurance (hr)
- 3
- Service Ceiling (ft)
- 9500
- Range (mi)
- 247
- Max Speed (mph)
- 123
- Armament
- {{main article|U.S. Helicopter Armament Subsystems#UH-34/CH-34 Choctaw/Seahorse|U.S. Helicopter Armament Subsystems