Sikorsky Aircraft S-51 (R-5 / H-5)

Photo ©: Karsten Palt

S-51 (R-5 / H-5)

Light Utility Helicopter

Crew	2
Passengers	4

Propulsion	1 Radial Engine
Engine Model	Pratt & Whitney R-985-AN-5 Wasp Junior
Engine Power	336 kW	451 hp

Speed	167 km/h	90 kts 104 mph
Service Ceiling	4.389 m	14.400 ft
Range	452 km	244 NM 281 mi.

Empty Weight	1.720 kg	3.792 lbs
max. Takeoff Weight	2.263 kg	4.989 lbs

Rotor Blades (main/tail)	3/3	3/3
Main Rotor Diameter	14,94 m	49,0 ft
Tail Rotor Diameter	2,50 m	8,2 ft
Rotor Disc Area	175,3 m²	1887 ft²
Length (Fuselage)	12,45 m	40,8 ft
Length	13,70 m	44,9 ft
Height	3,90 m	12,8 ft

First Flight	18.08.1943
Production Status	out of production
Total Production	>300

ICAO Code	S51
FAA TCDS	H-2
Data for (Version)	Sikorsky S-51

Weblinks	Extras
Sikorsky Aircraft, official Webseite	print view

[Photo-ID: 960] © Karsten Palt 2008-06-21
	Westland Dragonfly HR5 (WS-51) Royal Netherlands AF / Koninklijke Luchtmacht Reg.: 8-1 c/n: WA/H/62 ex WG752
Nationaal Luchtvaart-Themapark Aviodrome [Lelystad (EHLE / LEY)]

[Photo-ID: 6441] © Karsten Palt 2013-02-09
	Sikorsky H-5A (S-51) Royal Thai Air Force (RTAF) Reg.: H1K-1/96
Royal Thai Air Force Museum [Bangkok]

[Photo-ID: 6442] © Karsten Palt 2013-02-09
	Sikorsky H-5A (S-51) Royal Thai Air Force (RTAF) Reg.: H1K-1/96
Royal Thai Air Force Museum [Bangkok]

[Photo-ID: 5580] © Karsten Palt 2012-04-29
	Sikorsky H-5H (S-51) United States Air Force (USAF) Reg.: 49-2007 c/n: 51-197
The War Memorial of Korea [Seoul]

[Photo-ID: 1090] © Karsten Palt 2008-07-11
	Westland WS-51 Dragonfly HR Mk.5 Royal Navy Reg.: WG719 c/n: WA/H/50
The Helicopter Museum [Weston-super-Mare]

[Photo-ID: 6492] © Karsten Palt 2013-02-09
	Westland WS-51 Dragonfly Mk.1A Royal Thai Air Force (RTAF) Reg.: H1-4/96 c/n: WA/H/120
Royal Thai Air Force Museum [Bangkok]

[Photo-ID: 5524] © Karsten Palt 2012-01-11
	Sikorsky YH-5A Dragonfly United States Air Force (USAF) Reg.: 43-46620 c/n: 164
National Museum of the United States Air Force [Dayton, Ohio / USA (Wright-Patterson AFB)]