Erickson S-64
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| S-64 Air Crane | |
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| Erickson S-64E, Olga | |
| Type | Aerial crane |
| Manufacturer | Sikorsky
Erickson Air-Crane Inc. |
| Developed from | Sikorsky S-64 |
The Erickson S-64 Aircrane helicopter is produced by the Erickson Air-Crane company.
Originally the Sikorsky S-64 Skycrane, the type certification and manufacturing rights were purchased from Sikorsky by Erickson Air-Crane in 1992.
Since that time, Erickson Air-Crane has become the manufacturer and world's largest operator of S-64 Aircranes and has made over 1,350 changes to the airframe, instrumentation, and payload capabilities of the helicopter. The Aircrane can be fitted with a 2,650-gallon (~10,000 litre) fixed retardant tank to assist in the control of bushfires, and it has acquitted itself admirably in this role.
So far, S-64 Aircranes have been sold to the Italian and Korean Forest Services for fire suppression and emergency response duties. Those in the Erickson Air-Crane fleet are leased worldwide to organisations, companies, and Federal Agencies for either short-term or longer term use in Fire Suppression, Civil Protection, Heavy Lift Construction, and Timber Harvesting.
[edit] Nicknames of Aircrane helicopters
- C-FCRN "Mariah"
- C-GESG "Speedy"
- C-GJZK "Lucille"
- N154AC "Georgia Peach"
- N158AC "Goliath"
- N159AC "Camille"
- N163AC "Hurricane Bubba"
- N164AC "Incredible Hulk"
- N173AC "Christine"
- N178AC "Isabelle"
- N179AC "Elvis"
- N189AC "Gypsy Lady"
- N194AC "Delilah"
- N198AC "Shirley Jean"
- N217AC "Malcolm"
- N218AC "Elsie"
- N229AC "Tug"
- N247AC "Jerry"
- N6962R / HC-CAT "Olga"
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