H-34s served, mostly as medium transports, on every continent with the armed forces of 25 countries. It saw combat in Algeria, the Dominican Republic, Nicaragua, and throughout Southeast Asia. Other uses included saving flood victims, recovering astronauts, fighting fires, and carrying presidents. It was the last piston-engined helicopter to be operated by the United States Marine Corps, having been replaced by turbine-powered types such as the UH-1 Huey and CH-46 Sea Knight. A total of 2,108 H-34s were manufactured between 1953 and 1970.[2]
The Sikorsky S-58 was developed as a lengthened and more powerful version of the Sikorsky Model S-55, or UH-19 Chickasaw, with a similar nose, but with a tail-dragger rear fuselage and landing gear, rather than the high-tail, 4-post pattern. It retained the nose-mounted radial reciprocating engine with the drive shaft passing through the cockpit placed high above the cargo compartment.
The aircraft first flew on 8 March 1954. The first production aircraft was ready in September and entered in service for the United States Navy initially designated HSS-1 Seabat (in its anti-submarine configuration) and HUS-1 Seahorse (in its utility transport configuration) under the U.S. Navy designation system for U.S. Navy, United States Marine Corps (USMC) and United States Coast Guard (USCG) aircraft. The U.S. Army and Marine Corps, respectively, ordered it in 1955 and 1957. Under the United States Army's aircraft designation system, also used by the United States Air Force, the helicopter was designated H-34. The U.S. Army also applied the name Choctaw to the helicopter. In 1962, under the new unified DoD aircraft designation system, the Seabat was redesignated SH-34, the Seahorse as the UH-34, and the Choctaw as the CH-34.
Roles included utility transport, anti-submarine warfare, search and rescue, and VIP transport. In its standard configuration, transport versions could carry 12 to 16 troops, or eight stretcher cases if utilized in the MedEvac role, while VIP transports carried significantly fewer people in much greater comfort.
A total of 135 H-34s were built in the US and assembled by Sud-Aviation in France, 166 were produced under licence in France by Sud-Aviation for the French Air Force, Navy and Army Aviation (ALAT).
The CH-34 was also built and developed under license from 1958 in the United Kingdom by Westland Aircraft as the turboshaft engined Wessex which was used by the Royal Navy and Royal Air Force. The RN Wessex was fitted out with weapons and ASW equipment for use in an antisubmarine role. The RAF used the Wessex, with turboshaft engines, as an air/sea rescue helicopter and as troop transporter. Wessexes were also exported to other countries and produced for civilian use.
The helicopters used by the French Army Light Aviation (ALAT), including the Sikorsky H-34, aggregated over 190,000 flying hours in Algeria (over 87,000 for the H-21 alone) and helped to evacuate over 20,000 French combatants from the combat area, including nearly 2,200 at night. By the time the war in Algeria had ended, eight officers and 23 non-commissioned officers from ALAT had been killed.
The use of armed helicopters during the Algerian War, coupled with helicopter transports which can insert troops into enemy territory, gave birth to some of the modern tactics of airmobile warfare.[3]
Vietnam Waredit
A U.S. Coast Guard HUS-1G in 1960.
French evaluations on the reported ground fire vulnerabilities of the CH-34 may have influenced the U.S. Army's decision to deploy the CH-21 Shawnee to Vietnam instead of the CH-34, pending the introduction into widespread service of the Bell UH-1 Iroquois. U.S. Army H-34s did not participate in Vietnam, and did not fly in the assault helicopter role, but a quantity were supplied to the Republic of Vietnam Air Force (RVNAF). These saw little use due to a lack of spare parts and maintenance.[4]
U.S. Marine Corps UH-34Ds over Mekong Delta.U.S. Marine Corps UH-34Ds over Vietnam, 1965.
Its higher availability and reliability due to its simplicity compared to the newer helicopters led Marines to ask for it by name. The phrases "give me a HUS", "get me a HUS" and "cut me a HUS" entered the U.S. Marine Corps vernacular, being used even after the type was no longer in use to mean "help me out".[5]
USMC H-34s were also among the first helicopter gunships trialled in theatre, being fitted with the Temporary Kit-1 (TK-1), comprising two M60C machine guns and two 19-shot 2.75 inch rocket pods. The operations were met with mixed enthusiasm, and the armed H-34s, known as "Stingers" were quickly phased out. The TK-1 kit would form the basis of the TK-2 kit used on the UH-1E helicopters of the USMC.
An H-34 was featured in the famous early-Vietnam War Time-Lifephoto essay "One Ride With Yankee Papa 13", photographer Larry Burrows, which depicted stages of a disastrous combat mission in which several crew were wounded or killed.[6]
Post-Vietnam Waredit
The H-34 remained in service with United States Army and Marine Corps aviation units into the late 1960s; at this time it was also standard equipment in Marine Corps Reserve, Army Reserve and Army National Guard aviation units, eventually being replaced by the UH-1 Iroquois utility helicopter. Sikorsky terminated all production activities in 1968, a total of 1,821 having been built.[7] All H-34 helicopters were retired from service in the U.S. military by the early 1970s; the type having the distinction of being the last piston-engined helicopter to be operated by the Marine Corps. On 3 September 1973, the last flight of a USMC UH-34 occurred as Bureau Number 147191 which had been formally assigned to Headquarters Squadron, FMF Pacific was flown from Quantico, Virginia to MCAS New River to be placed on static display.[8][9]
Franceedit
France purchased an initial batch of 134 Choctaws; these were shipped in kit-form from the United States and locally assembled by Sud-Aviation. Later, a further 166 were domestically manufactured by Sud-Aviation; these were operated by the French Army Light Aviation (Army), French Naval Aviation (Navy) and Air force.
The Wessex was used as an anti-submarine and utility helicopter with the Royal Navy and as a transport and search and rescue helicopter with the Royal Air Force. British Wessex saw action in several conflicts: Falklands, Oman, Borneo, Aden, etc.
South Vietnamedit
RVNAF CH-34As at Tan Son Nhut.USMC helicopter in Vietnam.S-58T of New York Helicopter at 34th Street Helicopter pad in 1987
Used by RVNAF 219th Squadron to insert MACV-SOG reconnaissance teams into Laos.[10] The H-34 was the primary RVNAF helicopter until replaced by the Bell UH-1 Huey.[11]
Israeli S-58s flew numerous combat missions after the end of the Six-Day War; these missions were mainly against Palestinians infiltrating Israel or against their bases in Jordan. On 21 March 1968, various S-58s participated in the Battle of Karameh, bringing Israeli troops in and out of the theatre as well as evacuating the wounded. This was the last operation of the S-58 as it was retired shortly later, having been replaced by the newer Bell 205 and Aérospatiale Super Frelon.[12]
The H-34's lift capacity was just sufficient to lift a Mercury space capsule. In 1961, the hatch of Mercury-Redstone 4 was prematurely detached and the capsule was filled with seawater. The extra weight was too much for the H-34 and the capsule, Liberty Bell 7, was emergency released and sank in deep water,[13] remaining on the ocean floor until 1999.
Sikorsky set up a production line in 1970 to remanufacture existing S-58 aircraft into the S-58T configuration, replacing the R-1820 engine with a pair of Pratt & Whitney Canada PT6T-3 Twin-Pac turboshafts; Sikorsky obtained a Federal Aviation Administrationtype certificate for the conversion in April 1971. The conversion enhanced safety, allowing the aircraft to continue flight after an engine failure, and greatly improved its hot and high performance; whereas the R-1820 could only provide full power up to an altitude of 700 ft (210 m), the paired PT-6s provide full power up to 6,000 ft (1,800 m), and an S-58T can fly at maximum gross weight up to 5,000 ft (1,500 m). The type certificate for the S-58T was sold to California Helicopter International in 1981.[14]
In the early 1970s, Orlando Helicopter Airways developed a novel civil conversion of the S-55/H-19, the Heli-Camper, a campervan-like conversion—featuring a built-in mini-kitchen and sleeping accommodations for four.[16] Later in that decade, Orlando developed a larger version based on the S-58 and participated in a joint effort with popular American recreational vehicle (RV) manufacturer Winnebago Industries to market both aircraft as the Winnebago Heli-Home. The S-58 version featured a larger kitchenette, sleeping accommodations for six, a minibar, and an entertainment system; optional floats were offered for amphibious operations. The aircraft were featured in several American popular magazines and reportedly drew large crowds at RV shows and dealerships, but their high purchase price together with rising 1970s fuel prices resulted in very limited sales; production is not well documented but is estimated at only six or seven of the S-55 and S-58 versions combined.[17]
Variantsedit
H-34A
U.S. Army version of the HSS-1 powered by a 1,525 hp R-1820-84, re-designated CH-34A in 1962, 359 built and 21 transferred from the U.S. Navy.
JH-34A
Designation for H-34A used for weapon tests.
VH-34A
Staff transport conversions of H-34A.
H-34B
H-34As converted with detail changes, became CH-34B in 1962.
H-34C
H-34B design with detail changes converted from H-34As, became CH-34C in 1962.
JH-34C
Designation for CH-34C used for weapon tests.
VH-34C
Staff transport conversions of CH-34C.
HH-34D
Designation applied to aircraft given USAF serials to be transferred under MAP and MDAP.
LH-34D
HUS-1L re-designated in 1962
UH-34D
HUS-1 re-designated in 1962 and 54 new build.
VH-34D
HUS-1Z re-designated in 1962
UH-34E
HUS-1A re-designated in 1962
HH-34F
HUS-1G re-designated in 1962
YSH-34G
YHSS-1 re-designated in 1962
SH-34G
HSS-1 re-designated in 1962
SH-34H
HSS-1F re-designated in 1962
YSH-34J
SH-34Js on the USS Essex in 1962A VH-34D presidential helicopter (BuNo 147201) on the South Lawn of the White House in 1961
YHSS-1N re-designated in 1962
SH-34J
HSS-1N re-designated in 1962
UH-34J
SH-34J without ASW equipment for cargo and training purposes.
HH-34J
Ex-USN UH-34Js operated by the U.S. Air Force
VH-34J
Staff transport conversions of SH-34J.
XHSS-1 Seabat
Three Sikorsky S-58s for evaluation by the U.S. Navy, re-designated YHSS-1 then YSH-34G in 1962.
HSS-1 Seabat
Production Anti-Submarine model for the U.S. Navy, re-designated SH-34G in 1962, 215 built
HSS-1F Seabat
One HSS-1 re-engined with two YT-58-GE as a flying test bed, re-designated SH-34H in 1962.
YHSS-1N Seabat
One HSS-1 converted as the HSS-1N prototype, re-designated YSH-34J in 1962.
HSS-1N Seabat
Night/Bad weather version of the HSS-1 with improved avionics and autopilot, re-designated SH-34J in 1962, 167 built (an addition 75 HSS-1 airframes were built to CH-34C standard for West Germany).
HUS-1 Seahorse
Utility transport version of the HSS-1 for the U.S. Marine Corps, re-designated UH-34D in 1962, 462 built
HUS-1A Seahorse
Forty HUS-1s fitted with amphibious pontoons, re-designated UH-34E in 1962.
HUS-1G Seahorse
United States Coast Guard version of the HUS-1, re-designated HH-34F in 1962, six built.
HUS-1L Seahorse
Four HUS-1s converted for Antarctic operations with VXE-6, re-designated LH-34D in 1962.
HUS-1Z Seahorse
Seven HUS-1s fitted with VIP interior for the Executive Flight Detachment, re-designated VH-34D in 1962.
CH-126
Canadian military designation for the S-58B.
S-58A
Commercial designation for basic cargo variant, certified in 1956
S-58B
Commercial designation for improved cargo variant, certified in 1956
S-58C
Commercial passenger transport/airliner version, certified in 1956
An S-58T performing an external load operation in Dallas, Texas.
S-58D
Commercial airliner/freighter version, certified in 1961
S-58E
Certified in 1971
S-58F
Certified in 1972 an increased maximum weight variant of the S-58B.
S-58G
Certified in 1972 an increased maximum weight variant of the S-58C.
S-58H
Certified in 1972 an increased maximum weight variant of the S-58D.
S-58J
Certified in 1972 an increased maximum weight variant of the S-58E
S-58T
Commercial conversion to turboshaft power using Pratt & Whitney Canada PT6T-3 Twin-Pac turboshaft with special nose cowling featuring distinctive twin rectangular air intakes, designations relate to original model:
S-58BT
Turboshaft-powered conversion of the S-58B
S-58DT
Turboshaft-powered conversion of the S-58D
S-58ET
Turboshaft-powered conversion of the S-58E
S-58FT
Turboshaft-powered conversion of the S-58F
S-58HT
Turboshaft-powered conversion of the S-58H
S-58JT
Turboshaft-powered conversion of the S-58J
Orlando Heli-Camper / Winnebago Heli-Home
RV conversion by Winnebago Industries and Orlando Helicopter, fitted with a Wright Cyclone R-1820-24 engine[17]
Orlando Airliner
Commercial conversion. 18-seat passenger transport helicopter.
27 July 1960 Chicago Helicopter Airways Flight 698 a S-58C registered N879 crashed into Forest Home Cemetery, Forest Park, Illinois, United States with the loss of 11 passengers and two crew. The investigation concluded that the helicopter became uncontrollable as a result of structural disintegration in flight caused by a fatigue failure of the main rotor blade.[42]
14 November 1971 Sikorsky SH-34J, A-062 of the Uruguayan Navy lost control after trying to lift a ground vehicle in an airshow, the helicopter fell to the ground hitting another Sikorsky SH-34J Helicopter. The broken blades flew directly into the audience of the airshow killing 8 people and severely injuring and mutilating at least 40 more. Due to the unstable political situation of the country at the time, no investigation followed the accident. Several years later, many irregularities came to light: The helicopter condition was not good when it was purchased by the Uruguayan Navy, fuel used was not appropriate, temperature on the day of the accident was too high to attempt a heavy lift, and the co-pilot of the helicopter was a fixed wing pilot with no experience in rotary wing aircraft.[43]
10 July 2002 Sikorsky S-58ET, N580US (S/N 58-1673, built 1963), struck power transmission lines with its tailwheel, ripping the aircraft in two, over Brookville Lake, Indiana. One crew member was killed; the other two crew members were rescued by boaters. The aircraft was operated by Midwest Helicopter Airways of Hinsdale, Illinois, and registered to Midwest Truxton International of Burr Ridge, Illinois. "Based on interviews with witnesses and the surviving pilots, there was no indication of any mechanical failure," said SGT. Steve Comer of the Indiana State Police. NTSB Accident Report #CHI02FA189 [44]
13 March 2011 Sikorsky S-58ET, N33602, suffered an engine failure, descended and veered off the side of an office building in El Segundo, California while lifting an external air conditioning unit from the roof. The commercial pilot was seriously injured and the helicopter was substantially damaged and consumed by a post-impact fire. The helicopter was registered to Heli Flight, Inc., and operated by Aris Helicopters.[45]
Aircraft on displayedit
Sikorsky UH-34D Seahorse in National Air and Space Museum
Naval 52 – SH-34J on static display at Viña del Mar Airport in Viña del Mar, Valparaíso. This airframe was the second of two received by the Chilean Navy and was exhibited for the first time after restoration at Exponaval 2014.[47] It was previously on display at Alberto Widmer High School.[48]
France
HSS-1, No. 182, is on display at the Base d'aéronautique navale d'Hyères, the military part of the Toulon–Hyères Airport in France.[49] Serving until 1977 with 31F squadron, it was one of the last operational H-34's in French Naval Aviation. Now restored, No. 182 is displayed in the typical navy blue color of the French navy's helicopters of this time period.[50]
A former Royal Netherlands Navy SH-34J Seabat bearing the markings of number 134 operating from Valkenburg naval air station is on display with folded rotor blades and tail in the newly opened "Nationaal Militair Museum" situated at the former airbase of Soesterberg. Previously the aircraft was displayed in the National Air Force museum at Kamp Zeist which has since closed down.[62]
150553 – UH-34D on static display at the USS Hornet Museum in Alameda, California. This airframe entered service in August 1963 and was donated to the museum in 2003 by the Pima Air and Space Museum.[96]
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Further readingedit
Padin, Núñez, Jorge Felix and Juan Carlos Cicalesi, eds. Bahía Blanca, Argentina: Fuerzas Aeronavales, 2011. ISBN978-987-1682-13-3.
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The Sikorsky H 34 Choctaw company designation S 58 is an American piston engined military helicopter originally designed by Sikorsky as an anti submarine warfare ASW aircraft for the United States Navy It has seen extended use when adapted to turbine power by the British licensee as the Westland Wessex and Sikorsky as the later S 58T Sikorsky H 34 S 58 A United States Army CH 34 Role Helicopter National origin United States Manufacturer Sikorsky Aircraft First flight 8 March 1954 Introduction 1954 Status In service Primary users United States ArmyUnited States NavyUnited States Marine Corps Produced 1954 1970 1 Foreign production of derivatives and sub types continued under license after the Sikorsky production ended Number built 2 108 citation needed Developed from Sikorsky H 19 Chickasaw Developed into Westland Wessex H 34s served mostly as medium transports on every continent with the armed forces of 25 countries It saw combat in Algeria the Dominican Republic Nicaragua and throughout Southeast Asia Other uses included saving flood victims recovering astronauts fighting fires and carrying presidents It was the last piston engined helicopter to be operated by the United States Marine Corps having been replaced by turbine powered types such as the UH 1 Huey and CH 46 Sea Knight A total of 2 108 H 34s were manufactured between 1953 and 1970 2 Contents 1 Development 2 Operational history 2 1 Algerian War 2 2 Vietnam War 2 3 Post Vietnam War 2 4 France 2 5 United Kingdom 2 6 South Vietnam 2 7 Israel 2 8 Civilian use 3 Variants 4 Operators 5 Accidents and incidents 6 Aircraft on display 7 Specifications H 34 Choctaw 8 Notable appearances in media 9 See also 10 Notes 11 Bibliography 12 Further reading 13 External linksDevelopment edit nbsp A U S Navy HSS 1 with dipping sonar deployed in 1960 nbsp CH 37C and UH 34D of the United States Marine Corps The Sikorsky S 58 was developed as a lengthened and more powerful version of the Sikorsky Model S 55 or UH 19 Chickasaw with a similar nose but with a tail dragger rear fuselage and landing gear rather than the high tail 4 post pattern It retained the nose mounted radial reciprocating engine with the drive shaft passing through the cockpit placed high above the cargo compartment The aircraft first flew on 8 March 1954 The first production aircraft was ready in September and entered in service for the United States Navy initially designated HSS 1 Seabat in its anti submarine configuration and HUS 1 Seahorse in its utility transport configuration under the U S Navy designation system for U S Navy United States Marine Corps USMC and United States Coast Guard USCG aircraft The U S Army and Marine Corps respectively ordered it in 1955 and 1957 Under the United States Army s aircraft designation system also used by the United States Air Force the helicopter was designated H 34 The U S Army also applied the name Choctaw to the helicopter In 1962 under the new unified DoD aircraft designation system the Seabat was redesignated SH 34 the Seahorse as the UH 34 and the Choctaw as the CH 34 Roles included utility transport anti submarine warfare search and rescue and VIP transport In its standard configuration transport versions could carry 12 to 16 troops or eight stretcher cases if utilized in the MedEvac role while VIP transports carried significantly fewer people in much greater comfort A total of 135 H 34s were built in the US and assembled by Sud Aviation in France 166 were produced under licence in France by Sud Aviation for the French Air Force Navy and Army Aviation ALAT The CH 34 was also built and developed under license from 1958 in the United Kingdom by Westland Aircraft as the turboshaft engined Wessex which was used by the Royal Navy and Royal Air Force The RN Wessex was fitted out with weapons and ASW equipment for use in an antisubmarine role The RAF used the Wessex with turboshaft engines as an air sea rescue helicopter and as troop transporter Wessexes were also exported to other countries and produced for civilian use Operational history editAlgerian War edit Main article Algerian War The helicopters used by the French Army Light Aviation ALAT including the Sikorsky H 34 aggregated over 190 000 flying hours in Algeria over 87 000 for the H 21 alone and helped to evacuate over 20 000 French combatants from the combat area including nearly 2 200 at night By the time the war in Algeria had ended eight officers and 23 non commissioned officers from ALAT had been killed The use of armed helicopters during the Algerian War coupled with helicopter transports which can insert troops into enemy territory gave birth to some of the modern tactics of airmobile warfare 3 Vietnam War edit nbsp A U S Coast Guard HUS 1G in 1960 French evaluations on the reported ground fire vulnerabilities of the CH 34 may have influenced the U S Army s decision to deploy the CH 21 Shawnee to Vietnam instead of the CH 34 pending the introduction into widespread service of the Bell UH 1 Iroquois U S Army H 34s did not participate in Vietnam and did not fly in the assault helicopter role but a quantity were supplied to the Republic of Vietnam Air Force RVNAF These saw little use due to a lack of spare parts and maintenance 4 nbsp U S Marine Corps UH 34Ds over Mekong Delta nbsp U S Marine Corps UH 34Ds over Vietnam 1965 Its higher availability and reliability due to its simplicity compared to the newer helicopters led Marines to ask for it by name The phrases give me a HUS get me a HUS and cut me a HUS entered the U S Marine Corps vernacular being used even after the type was no longer in use to mean help me out 5 USMC H 34s were also among the first helicopter gunships trialled in theatre being fitted with the Temporary Kit 1 TK 1 comprising two M60C machine guns and two 19 shot 2 75 inch rocket pods The operations were met with mixed enthusiasm and the armed H 34s known as Stingers were quickly phased out The TK 1 kit would form the basis of the TK 2 kit used on the UH 1E helicopters of the USMC An H 34 was featured in the famous early Vietnam War Time Life photo essay One Ride With Yankee Papa 13 photographer Larry Burrows which depicted stages of a disastrous combat mission in which several crew were wounded or killed 6 Post Vietnam War edit The H 34 remained in service with United States Army and Marine Corps aviation units into the late 1960s at this time it was also standard equipment in Marine Corps Reserve Army Reserve and Army National Guard aviation units eventually being replaced by the UH 1 Iroquois utility helicopter Sikorsky terminated all production activities in 1968 a total of 1 821 having been built 7 All H 34 helicopters were retired from service in the U S military by the early 1970s the type having the distinction of being the last piston engined helicopter to be operated by the Marine Corps On 3 September 1973 the last flight of a USMC UH 34 occurred as Bureau Number 147191 which had been formally assigned to Headquarters Squadron FMF Pacific was flown from Quantico Virginia to MCAS New River to be placed on static display 8 9 France edit France purchased an initial batch of 134 Choctaws these were shipped in kit form from the United States and locally assembled by Sud Aviation Later a further 166 were domestically manufactured by Sud Aviation these were operated by the French Army Light Aviation Army French Naval Aviation Navy and Air force nbsp Wessex at Ascension Island 1982 United Kingdom edit Main article Westland Wessex The Wessex was used as an anti submarine and utility helicopter with the Royal Navy and as a transport and search and rescue helicopter with the Royal Air Force British Wessex saw action in several conflicts Falklands Oman Borneo Aden etc South Vietnam edit nbsp RVNAF CH 34As at Tan Son Nhut nbsp USMC helicopter in Vietnam nbsp S 58T of New York Helicopter at 34th Street Helicopter pad in 1987 Used by RVNAF 219th Squadron to insert MACV SOG reconnaissance teams into Laos 10 The H 34 was the primary RVNAF helicopter until replaced by the Bell UH 1 Huey 11 Israel edit nbsp Israeli Air Force Sikorsky S 58 1967 Israeli S 58s flew numerous combat missions after the end of the Six Day War these missions were mainly against Palestinians infiltrating Israel or against their bases in Jordan On 21 March 1968 various S 58s participated in the Battle of Karameh bringing Israeli troops in and out of the theatre as well as evacuating the wounded This was the last operation of the S 58 as it was retired shortly later having been replaced by the newer Bell 205 and Aerospatiale Super Frelon 12 Civilian use edit nbsp Civil S 58T powered by a Pratt amp Whitney Canada PT6T Twin Pac turbine power plant The H 34 s lift capacity was just sufficient to lift a Mercury space capsule In 1961 the hatch of Mercury Redstone 4 was prematurely detached and the capsule was filled with seawater The extra weight was too much for the H 34 and the capsule Liberty Bell 7 was emergency released and sank in deep water 13 remaining on the ocean floor until 1999 Sikorsky set up a production line in 1970 to remanufacture existing S 58 aircraft into the S 58T configuration replacing the R 1820 engine with a pair of Pratt amp Whitney Canada PT6T 3 Twin Pac turboshafts Sikorsky obtained a Federal Aviation Administration type certificate for the conversion in April 1971 The conversion enhanced safety allowing the aircraft to continue flight after an engine failure and greatly improved its hot and high performance whereas the R 1820 could only provide full power up to an altitude of 700 ft 210 m the paired PT 6s provide full power up to 6 000 ft 1 800 m and an S 58T can fly at maximum gross weight up to 5 000 ft 1 500 m The type certificate for the S 58T was sold to California Helicopter International in 1981 14 In the late 1980s and early 1990s S 58T helicopters were operated by New York Helicopters in scheduled passenger airline service between JFK International Airport and East 34th Street Heliport New York 15 In the early 1970s Orlando Helicopter Airways developed a novel civil conversion of the S 55 H 19 the Heli Camper a campervan like conversion featuring a built in mini kitchen and sleeping accommodations for four 16 Later in that decade Orlando developed a larger version based on the S 58 and participated in a joint effort with popular American recreational vehicle RV manufacturer Winnebago Industries to market both aircraft as the Winnebago Heli Home The S 58 version featured a larger kitchenette sleeping accommodations for six a minibar and an entertainment system optional floats were offered for amphibious operations The aircraft were featured in several American popular magazines and reportedly drew large crowds at RV shows and dealerships but their high purchase price together with rising 1970s fuel prices resulted in very limited sales production is not well documented but is estimated at only six or seven of the S 55 and S 58 versions combined 17 Variants editH 34A U S Army version of the HSS 1 powered by a 1 525 hp R 1820 84 re designated CH 34A in 1962 359 built and 21 transferred from the U S Navy JH 34A Designation for H 34A used for weapon tests VH 34A Staff transport conversions of H 34A H 34B H 34As converted with detail changes became CH 34B in 1962 H 34C H 34B design with detail changes converted from H 34As became CH 34C in 1962 JH 34C Designation for CH 34C used for weapon tests VH 34C Staff transport conversions of CH 34C HH 34D Designation applied to aircraft given USAF serials to be transferred under MAP and MDAP LH 34D HUS 1L re designated in 1962 UH 34D HUS 1 re designated in 1962 and 54 new build VH 34D HUS 1Z re designated in 1962 UH 34E HUS 1A re designated in 1962 HH 34F HUS 1G re designated in 1962 YSH 34G YHSS 1 re designated in 1962 SH 34G HSS 1 re designated in 1962 SH 34H HSS 1F re designated in 1962 YSH 34J nbsp SH 34Js on the USS Essex in 1962 nbsp A VH 34D presidential helicopter BuNo 147201 on the South Lawn of the White House in 1961 YHSS 1N re designated in 1962 SH 34J HSS 1N re designated in 1962 UH 34J SH 34J without ASW equipment for cargo and training purposes HH 34J Ex USN UH 34Js operated by the U S Air Force VH 34J Staff transport conversions of SH 34J XHSS 1 Seabat Three Sikorsky S 58s for evaluation by the U S Navy re designated YHSS 1 then YSH 34G in 1962 HSS 1 Seabat Production Anti Submarine model for the U S Navy re designated SH 34G in 1962 215 built HSS 1F Seabat One HSS 1 re engined with two YT 58 GE as a flying test bed re designated SH 34H in 1962 YHSS 1N Seabat One HSS 1 converted as the HSS 1N prototype re designated YSH 34J in 1962 HSS 1N Seabat Night Bad weather version of the HSS 1 with improved avionics and autopilot re designated SH 34J in 1962 167 built an addition 75 HSS 1 airframes were built to CH 34C standard for West Germany HUS 1 Seahorse Utility transport version of the HSS 1 for the U S Marine Corps re designated UH 34D in 1962 462 built HUS 1A Seahorse Forty HUS 1s fitted with amphibious pontoons re designated UH 34E in 1962 HUS 1G Seahorse United States Coast Guard version of the HUS 1 re designated HH 34F in 1962 six built HUS 1L Seahorse Four HUS 1s converted for Antarctic operations with VXE 6 re designated LH 34D in 1962 HUS 1Z Seahorse Seven HUS 1s fitted with VIP interior for the Executive Flight Detachment re designated VH 34D in 1962 CH 126 Canadian military designation for the S 58B S 58A Commercial designation for basic cargo variant certified in 1956 S 58B Commercial designation for improved cargo variant certified in 1956 S 58C Commercial passenger transport airliner version certified in 1956 nbsp An S 58T performing an external load operation in Dallas Texas S 58D Commercial airliner freighter version certified in 1961 S 58E Certified in 1971 S 58F Certified in 1972 an increased maximum weight variant of the S 58B S 58G Certified in 1972 an increased maximum weight variant of the S 58C S 58H Certified in 1972 an increased maximum weight variant of the S 58D S 58J Certified in 1972 an increased maximum weight variant of the S 58E S 58T Commercial conversion to turboshaft power using Pratt amp Whitney Canada PT6T 3 Twin Pac turboshaft with special nose cowling featuring distinctive twin rectangular air intakes designations relate to original model S 58BT Turboshaft powered conversion of the S 58B S 58DT Turboshaft powered conversion of the S 58D S 58ET Turboshaft powered conversion of the S 58E S 58FT Turboshaft powered conversion of the S 58F S 58HT Turboshaft powered conversion of the S 58H S 58JT Turboshaft powered conversion of the S 58J Orlando Heli Camper Winnebago Heli Home RV conversion by Winnebago Industries and Orlando Helicopter fitted with a Wright Cyclone R 1820 24 engine 17 Orlando Airliner Commercial conversion 18 seat passenger transport helicopter Westland Wessex Licence production and development in the United Kingdom Operators edit nbsp Argentina Argentine Air Force 18 Argentine Naval Aviation 19 nbsp Belgium Belgian Air Force 20 Belgian Navy 20 nbsp Brazil Brazilian Navy 20 nbsp Canada Royal Canadian Air Force 21 Canadian Armed Forces 20 nbsp Chile Chilean Navy 22 23 nbsp Costa Rica Ministry of Public Security 24 nbsp French Navy helicopter H 34 and French paratroopers during a 1971 operation in Chad nbsp France French Army 25 French Navy 26 nbsp West Germany German Air Force 25 German Army 25 German Navy 25 nbsp Haiti Haitian Air Corps 27 nbsp Indonesia Indonesian Air Force 28 nbsp Italy Italian Air Force 29 nbsp Israel Israeli Air Force 30 nbsp Japan Japan Maritime Self Defense Force 31 nbsp Khmer Republic Khmer Air Force nbsp Kingdom of Laos Royal Lao Air Force 32 nbsp Netherlands Royal Netherlands Navy 33 nbsp Nicaragua Fuerza Aerea Sandinista 34 nbsp Philippines Philippine Air Force nbsp South Vietnam Republic of Vietnam Air Force 35 nbsp Republic of China Republic of China Army 36 nbsp Thailand Royal Thai Air Force 37 nbsp United States Air America 38 United States Air Force 39 United States Army 1 United States Marine Corps 1 United States Navy 1 United States Coast Guard 1 40 nbsp Uruguay Uruguayan Navy 41 Accidents and incidents edit27 July 1960 Chicago Helicopter Airways Flight 698 a S 58C registered N879 crashed into Forest Home Cemetery Forest Park Illinois United States with the loss of 11 passengers and two crew The investigation concluded that the helicopter became uncontrollable as a result of structural disintegration in flight caused by a fatigue failure of the main rotor blade 42 14 November 1971 Sikorsky SH 34J A 062 of the Uruguayan Navy lost control after trying to lift a ground vehicle in an airshow the helicopter fell to the ground hitting another Sikorsky SH 34J Helicopter The broken blades flew directly into the audience of the airshow killing 8 people and severely injuring and mutilating at least 40 more Due to the unstable political situation of the country at the time no investigation followed the accident Several years later many irregularities came to light The helicopter condition was not good when it was purchased by the Uruguayan Navy fuel used was not appropriate temperature on the day of the accident was too high to attempt a heavy lift and the co pilot of the helicopter was a fixed wing pilot with no experience in rotary wing aircraft 43 10 July 2002 Sikorsky S 58ET N580US S N 58 1673 built 1963 struck power transmission lines with its tailwheel ripping the aircraft in two over Brookville Lake Indiana One crew member was killed the other two crew members were rescued by boaters The aircraft was operated by Midwest Helicopter Airways of Hinsdale Illinois and registered to Midwest Truxton International of Burr Ridge Illinois Based on interviews with witnesses and the surviving pilots there was no indication of any mechanical failure said SGT Steve Comer of the Indiana State Police NTSB Accident Report CHI02FA189 44 13 March 2011 Sikorsky S 58ET N33602 suffered an engine failure descended and veered off the side of an office building in El Segundo California while lifting an external air conditioning unit from the roof The commercial pilot was seriously injured and the helicopter was substantially damaged and consumed by a post impact fire The helicopter was registered to Heli Flight Inc and operated by Aris Helicopters 45 Aircraft on display edit nbsp Sikorsky UH 34D Seahorse in National Air and Space Museum Canada 130761 H34C in storage at the Reynolds Alberta Museum in Wetaskiwn Alberta 46 Chile Naval 52 SH 34J on static display at Vina del Mar Airport in Vina del Mar Valparaiso This airframe was the second of two received by the Chilean Navy and was exhibited for the first time after restoration at Exponaval 2014 47 It was previously on display at Alberto Widmer High School 48 France HSS 1 No 182 is on display at the Base d aeronautique navale d Hyeres the military part of the Toulon Hyeres Airport in France 49 Serving until 1977 with 31F squadron it was one of the last operational H 34 s in French Naval Aviation Now restored No 182 is displayed in the typical navy blue color of the French navy s helicopters of this time period 50 Germany 80 73 SH 34G on static display at the Deutsches Museum in Munich Bavaria 51 52 81 09 H 34 GIII on static display at the Hubschraubermuseum Buckeburg in Buckeburg Lower Saxony 53 54 58 0356 S 58C on static display at the Auto amp Technik Museum Sinsheim in Sinsheim Baden Wurttemberg 55 Indonesia nbsp Indonesian Air Force UH 34 number H 3402 inside Dirgantara Mandala Museum in Yogyakarta H 3402 UH 34 on static display at Dirgantara Mandala Museum in Yogyakarta 56 57 H 3404 S 58T on static display outside Dirgantara Mandala Museum in Yogyakarta 58 59 H 3415 S 58T on static display in front of Atang Senjaya airbase in Bogor 60 61 Netherlands A former Royal Netherlands Navy SH 34J Seabat bearing the markings of number 134 operating from Valkenburg naval air station is on display with folded rotor blades and tail in the newly opened Nationaal Militair Museum situated at the former airbase of Soesterberg Previously the aircraft was displayed in the National Air Force museum at Kamp Zeist which has since closed down 62 Thailand H4k 64 30 Type 4A on static display at the Royal Thai Air Force Museum in Bangkok Bangkok 63 64 Unknown ID Type 4 on static display at the Royal Thai Air Force Museum in Bangkok Bangkok 63 65 Philippines nbsp A Sikorsky H 34 helicopter on display at the Philippine Air Force Aerospace Museum in Manila 153131 UH 34D on static display at the Philippine Air Force Aerospace Museum in Villamor Air Base Pasay 66 United States nbsp UH 34D at the Cavanaugh Flight Museum 138460 UH 34D on static display at the Evergreen Aviation amp Space Museum in McMinnville Oregon 67 68 better source needed 143937 UH 34D on static display at the Estrella Warbirds Museum in Paso Robles California 69 70 143939 H 34A on static display at the USS Midway Museum in San Diego California 71 72 145694 UH 34J on static display at the Wings of Freedom Aviation Museum in Horsham Pennsylvania This airframe was built in October 1958 and restored in April 1995 73 74 145717 LH 34D on static display at the New England Air Museum in Windsor Locks Connecticut 75 147171 UH 34D on static display in the Vietnam display next to USS Yorktown at the Patriots Point Naval amp Maritime Museum in Charleston South Carolina 76 77 147173 UH 34D in storage at the Connecticut Air amp Space Center in Stratford Connecticut 78 79 147191 VH 34D is on static display at the New River Aviation Memorial at the front gate of Marine Corps Air Station New River in Jacksonville North Carolina 80 This airframe was the last flying US Marine Corps H 34 in 1973 81 148002 SH 34J on static display at the Pueblo Weisbrod Aircraft Museum in Pueblo Colorado 82 83 148764 UH 34D on static display at Fort Worth NAS near Fort Worth Texas 84 148768 UH 34D on static display at the Udvar Hazy Center of the National Air and Space Museum in Chantilly Virginia 85 148963 HH 34J on static display at the Pacific Aviation Museum in Honolulu Hawaii 86 150213 UH 34D on static display at Fort Worth Aviation Museum Previously at Cavanaugh Flight Museum 87 Fort Worth Aviation Museum in Fort Worth Texas 88 150219 UH 34D on static display at the Flying Leatherneck Aviation Museum in San Diego California 89 90 150227 UH 34D on static display at the National Museum of Naval Aviation in Pensacola Florida 91 92 150255 UH 34D on static display at the Wings and Rotors Air Museum in Murrieta California 93 94 95 150553 UH 34D on static display at the USS Hornet Museum in Alameda California This airframe entered service in August 1963 and was donated to the museum in 2003 by the Pima Air and Space Museum 96 150570 UH 34D on static display at the National Museum of the Marine Corps in Triangle Virginia 97 98 154895 UH 34D on static display at the Palm Springs Air Museum in Palm Springs California 99 100 53 4477 CH 34G on static display at the Air Force Flight Test Center Museum in Edwards California 101 102 53 4526 CH 34A in storage at the United States Army Aviation Museum near Daleville Alabama 103 53 4544 CH 34C on static display at the Camp San Luis Obispo Museum and Historical Site in San Luis Obispo California 104 105 54 0914 CH 34C on static display at the Russell Military Museum in Zion Illinois 106 107 55 4496 CH 34C in storage at the Carolinas Aviation Museum in Charlotte North Carolina 108 This airframe was previously on display at the Florence Air amp Missile Museum in Florence South Carolina 109 110 56 4320 VH 34C on static display at the United States Army Aviation Museum near Daleville Alabama 111 112 57 1684 VH 34C on static display at the Pima Air and Space Museum in Tucson Arizona 113 57 1698 CH 34A on static display at the Allegheny Arms amp Armor Museum in Smethport Pennsylvania This airframe was previously on display at the Intrepid Sea Air amp Space Museum in New York New York 114 57 1705 CH 34C on static display at Travis AFB near Fairfield California 115 57 1708 CH 34C on static display at the Pacific Coast Air Museum in Santa Rosa California 116 117 57 1725 VH 34C on static display at the U S Army Transportation Museum near Newport News Virginia 118 119 Specifications H 34 Choctaw edit nbsp Data from Jane s All the World s Aircraft 1958 59 120 General characteristicsCrew 2 Capacity 12 troops H 34A 18 troops H 34C 8 stretchers Length 47 ft 2 in 14 38 m fuselage 56 ft 8 5 in 17 m rotors turning citation needed dd dd Height 14 ft 3 5 in 4 356 m Empty weight 7 646 lb 3 468 kg Gross weight 11 867 lb 5 383 kg Max takeoff weight 13 300 lb 6 033 kg Fuel capacity 198 307 US gal 165 256 imp gal 750 1 160 L Powerplant 1 Wright R 1820 84 Cyclone 1 525 hp 1 137 kW for take off 1 275 hp 951 kW METO for 5 minutes dd dd dd Main rotor diameter 56 ft 0 in 17 07 m Main rotor area 2 463 sq ft 228 8 m2 Blade section NACA 0012 121 Performance Maximum speed 122 mph 196 km h 106 kn 122 Cruise speed 97 mph 156 km h 84 kn 122 Range 190 mi 310 km 170 nmi Service ceiling 12 000 ft 3 700 m Hover ceiling IGE 9 600 ft 2 926 m H 34A Hover ceiling OGE 5 500 ft 1 676 m H 34A Rate of climb 1 500 ft min 7 6 m s at sea level Vertical rate of climb 600 ft min 3 05 m s at sea level Armament Main articles U S Helicopter Armament Subsystems UH 34 CH 34 Chocktaw Seahorse and U S Helicopter Armament SubsystemsNotable appearances in media editMain article Aircraft in fiction CH 34 Choctaw Westland WessexSee also edit nbsp Aviation portal Related development Piasecki PA 97 Sikorsky H 19 Chickasaw Westland Wessex Aircraft of comparable role configuration and era Mil Mi 4 Related lists List of civil aircraft List of military aircraft of the United States List of rotorcraftNotes edit a b c d e S58 CH 34 UH 34 VH 34 SH 34 HH 34 S 58A C D S 58T Sikorsky Product History Retrieved 5 March 2013 H 34 Archived 2016 12 11 at the Wayback Machine Warplanes net Retrieved 30 December 2010 helicopters during the war in Algeria Military History Mesko 1984 pp 4 6 Fails 1995 p 9 Burrows Larry 16 April 1965 One Ride With Yankee Papa 13 Life 24 34C Retrieved 28 January 2023 a href Template Cite magazine html title Template Cite magazine cite magazine a CS1 maint location link Endres Gunter G Jane s Helicopter Markets and Systems Coulsdon Surrey UK Jane s Information Group 1996 ISBN 978 0 7106 1363 9 Fails 1995 p 127 MARINES AND HELICOPTERS 1962 1973 pp 127 128 retrieved 9 December 2014 Across The Fence John Stryker Meyer The Vietnamese Air Force 1951 1975 An Analysis of Its Role in Combat and Fourteen Hours at Koh Tang Volume 3 USAF Southeast Asia monograph series 4 and 5 Washington D C Office of Air Force History 1985 Gunston 1982 p 92 Wade Mark Mercury MR 4 astronautix com 29 April 2009 Retrieved from archive 26 July 2011 Devine Vinny June 2011 Sikorsky Archives S 58 Sikorsky Product History Igor Sikorsky Historical Archives Retrieved 29 July 2022 Brown Allan 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Airmobile The Helicopter War in Vietnam Carollton Texas Squadron Signal Publications 1984 ISBN 0 89747 159 8 Riley David French Helicopter Operations in Algeria Marine Corps Gazette February 1958 pp 21 26 Shrader Charles R The First Helicopter War Logistics and Mobility in Algeria 1954 1962 Westport Connecticut Praeger Publishers 1999 ISBN 0 275 96388 8 Spenser Jay P Whirlybirds A History of the U S Helicopter Pioneers Seattle Washington University of Washington Press 1998 ISBN 0 295 97699 3 Further reading editPadin Nunez Jorge Felix and Juan Carlos Cicalesi eds Sikorsky S 55 H 19 amp S 58 T Serie en Argentina in Spanish Bahia Blanca Argentina Fuerzas Aeronavales 2011 ISBN 978 987 1682 13 3 External links edit nbsp Wikimedia Commons has media related to wbr Sikorsky S 58 and wbr Sikorsky H 34 VNAF Kingbee 219th Squadron history fact sheet Archived 2014 06 18 at the Wayback Machine HELIS com Sikorsky S 58 H 34 HSS 1 HUS 1 Database Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title 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