Sikorsky XHJS
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Sikorsky S-53 / XHJS-1 | |
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Role | Helicopter |
National origin | United States |
Manufacturer | Sikorsky Aircraft |
First flight | 22 September 1947 |
Primary user | United States Navy |
Number built | 2 |
Developed from | Sikorsky S-51 |
The Sikorsky XHJS-1 (manufacturer designation S-53), was developed by Sikorsky Aircraft to meet a Naval requirement for a utility helicopter. The XHJS-1 was not ordered into production and only two prototypes were built.[1]
Design and development
Powered by a 525 hp (391 kW)
Piasecki XHJP-1
. With the Piasecki design being ordered as the HUP-1 by the Navy, the S-53 was not developed further.
Variants
- XHJS-1
- Prototype naval utility helicopter, two built.[1]
Specifications (XHJS-1)
General characteristics
- Crew: one
- Capacity: three
- Powerplant: 1 × Continental R-975-34, 525 hp (391 kW)
- Main rotor diameter: 49 ft 0 in (14.94 m)
See also
Related development
- Sikorsky S-51
Aircraft of comparable role, configuration, and era
- Piaseckli XHUP-1
References
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- Notes
- Bibliography
- Andrade, John (1979). U.S.Military Aircraft Designations and Serials since 1909. Midland Counties Publications. ISBN 0-904597-22-9.