Sikorsky S-64 Skycrane / CH-54 Tarhe / Erickson Air Crane Family
The S-64 Skycrane is a twin-turbine heavy-lift helicopter family built around a narrow crane-like airframe and an unobstructed external-load station. Military CH-54 Tarhe variants moved artillery, aircraft, pods, and other outsized loads, while civil S-64E and S-64F aircraft became specialized tools for logging, construction, infrastructure work, disaster response, and aerial firefighting. Erickson later acquired the design and type-certificate rights and continues the Air Crane lineage.
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Identity
- Aliases
- S-64 SkycraneCH-54 TarheCH-54 SkycraneErickson S-64 Air CraneS-64ES-64F
- Family Name
- Sikorsky S-64 Skycrane
- Full Name
- Sikorsky S-64 Skycrane / CH-54 Tarhe / Erickson Air Crane Family
- Roles
- cargoutilityfirefightingmilitary
- Status
- active
- Type
- aircraft
Details
- Aircraft Specs
- Configuration
- rotorcraft
- Operating Modes
- land
- Takeoff Landing Capabilities
- vtol
- Description
- The S-64 Skycrane is a twin-turbine heavy-lift helicopter family built around a narrow crane-like airframe and an unobstructed external-load station. Military CH-54 Tarhe variants moved artillery, aircraft, pods, and other outsized loads, while civil S-64E and S-64F aircraft became specialized tools for logging, construction, infrastructure work, disaster response, and aerial firefighting. Erickson later acquired the design and type-certificate rights and continues the Air Crane lineage.
- First Flight Year
- 1,962
- Manufacturer
Links
- Official Url
- https://ericksoninc.com/about/history/
Assets & Meta
- Creation Time
- July 29, 2026 at 12:37:22 UTC
- Updated Time
- July 29, 2026 at 12:37:22 UTC