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Sikorsky's main plant and administrative offices are located in [[Stratford, Connecticut]]. Other Sikorsky facilities are in [[Shelton, Connecticut|Shelton]], and [[Bridgeport, Connecticut]]; [[Fort Worth, Texas]]; [[West Palm Beach, Florida]]; and [[Troy, Alabama]]. Other Sikorsky-owned subsidiaries are in [[Trumbull, Connecticut]]; Coatesville, Pennsylvania; and [[Grand Prairie, Texas]]; among others around the world.
Sikorsky's main plant and administrative offices are located in [[Stratford, Connecticut]]. Other Sikorsky facilities are in [[Shelton, Connecticut|Shelton]], and [[Bridgeport, Connecticut]]; [[Fort Worth, Texas]]; [[West Palm Beach, Florida]]; and [[Troy, Alabama]]. Other Sikorsky-owned subsidiaries are in [[Trumbull, Connecticut]]; Coatesville, Pennsylvania; and [[Grand Prairie, Texas]]; among others around the world.


In February 2009, '''Sikorsky Global Helicopters''' was created as a business unit of Sikorsky Aircraft to focus on the construction and marketing of commercial helicopters.<ref name="press">Sikorsky Press Release, 23 February 2009</ref> The business unit combines the main civil helicopters that were produced by Sikorsky Aircraft and the helicopter business of [[Schweizer Aircraft]] that Sikorsky has acquired in 2004.<ref name="press" /> It is based at [[Coatesville, Pennsylvania]].<ref name="press" />
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Sikorsky designates nearly all of its models with S-numbers; numbers S-1 through S-20 were designed by Igor Sikorsky in Russia (see [[Igor Sikorsky]]). Later models, especially helicopters, received multiple designations by the military services using them, often depending on purpose (UH, SH, and MH for instance), even if the physical craft had only minor variations in equipment. In some cases, the aircraft were returned to Sikorsky or to another manufacturer and additionally modified, resulting in still further variants on the same basic model number.
Sikorsky designates nearly all of its models with S-numbers; numbers S-1 through S-20 were designed by Igor Sikorsky in Russia (see [[Igor Sikorsky]]). Later models, especially helicopters, received multiple designations by the military services using them, often depending on purpose (UH, SH, and MH for instance), even if the physical craft had only minor variations in equipment. In some cases, the aircraft were returned to Sikorsky or to another manufacturer and additionally modified, resulting in still further variants on the same basic model number.


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* [[CH-53E Super Stallion|Sikorsky S-80]]: CH-53E Super Stallion heavy lift helicopter (1974)
* [[CH-53E Super Stallion|Sikorsky S-80]]: CH-53E Super Stallion heavy lift helicopter (1974)
* [[Sikorsky S-92]] and military [[CH-148 Cyclone|H-92 Superhawk and CH-148 Cyclone]] (1995)
* [[Sikorsky S-92]] and military [[CH-148 Cyclone|H-92 Superhawk and CH-148 Cyclone]] (1995)
* [[Schweizer 300|Sikorsky S-300C]]
* [[Schweizer S-333|Sikorsky S-333]]
* [[Sikorsky S-434]]
* [[Sikorsky X2]]: concept demonstrator with twin, contra-rotating rotors and a pusher prop.
* [[Sikorsky X2]]: concept demonstrator with twin, contra-rotating rotors and a pusher prop.


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* [http://www.sikorsky.com/ Sikorsky homepage]
* [http://www.sikorsky.com/ Sikorsky homepage]
* [http://www.helis.com/timeline/sikorsky.php Sikorsky Timeline at the Helicopter History Site]
* [http://www.helis.com/timeline/sikorsky.php Sikorsky Timeline at the Helicopter History Site]
* [http://www.sikorsky.com/vgn-ext-templating-SIK/v/index.jsp?vgnextoid=00de6eb78fa78110VgnVCM1000001382000aRCRD&vgnextchannel=162f45d57ef68110VgnVCM1000001382000aRCRD&vgnextfmt=default&pressvcmid=cb796928275af110VgnVCM1000004f62529fRCRD Sikorsky Press Release February 23, 2009]
* [http://www.aerofiles.com/_sik.html Sikorsky entry at Aerofiles]
* [http://www.aerofiles.com/_sik.html Sikorsky entry at Aerofiles]
* {{cite web | title=Patents owned by Sikorsky Aircraft Corporation | work=US Patent & Trademark Office | url=http://patft.uspto.gov/netacgi/nph-Parser?Sect1=PTO2&Sect2=HITOFF&u=%2Fnetahtml%2Fsearch-adv.htm&r=0&p=1&f=S&l=50&Query=an%2F%22Sikorsky+aircraft%22&d=ptxt | accessdate=December 6 | accessyear=2005}}
* {{cite web | title=Patents owned by Sikorsky Aircraft Corporation | work=US Patent & Trademark Office | url=http://patft.uspto.gov/netacgi/nph-Parser?Sect1=PTO2&Sect2=HITOFF&u=%2Fnetahtml%2Fsearch-adv.htm&r=0&p=1&f=S&l=50&Query=an%2F%22Sikorsky+aircraft%22&d=ptxt | accessdate=December 6 | accessyear=2005}}

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Sikorsky Aircraft Corporation
Company typeManufacturer
IndustryAviation
Founded1925
FounderIgor Sikorsky
Headquarters
Stratford, Connecticut
,
USA
ParentUnited Technologies Corporation
SubsidiariesSchweizer Aircraft
PZL Mielec
Websitesikorsky.com

The Sikorsky Aircraft Corporation is an American aircraft manufacturer.

History

Sikorsky was founded in 1925 by Kiev-born Russian American aircraft engineer Igor Sikorsky.[1] He developed the first stable, single-rotor, fully-controllable helicopter to enter large full-scale production in 1942, upon which the majority of subsequent helicopters were based (though he did not invent the helicopter itself). The company became a part of United Aircraft in 1929, now United Technologies Corporation (UTC), and remains one of the leading helicopter manufacturers, producing such well-known models as the UH-60 Black Hawk and SH-60 Seahawk, as well as experimental types like the Sikorsky X-Wing. It is a leading defense contractor. Until recently, Sikorsky has supplied the helicopter of the President of the United States, Marine One since 1957. In January 2005, the U.S. government selected Lockheed Martin's AgustaWestland AW101-based entry (VH-71 Kestrel) over a S-92 variant as the replacement to the current Marine One aircraft. Sikorsky's VH-3 (SH-3 Sea King) and VH-60 (UH-60 Black Hawk) currently perform this role.

The company also acquired Helicopter Support Inc. (H.S.I) in 1998. This company handles all the after-market support for the Sikorsky product.[citation needed]

UTC acquired Schweizer Aircraft Corp. in 2004,[2] which now operates as a subsidiary of Sikorsky. The product lines of the two firms are complementary, and have very little overlap, as Sikorsky primarily concentrates on medium and large helicopters, while Schweizer produces small helicopters, UAVs, gliders, and light planes. The Schweizer deal was signed on August 26, 2004, exactly one week to the day after the death of Paul Schweizer, the company's founder and majority owner.

In late 2005, Sikorsky completed the purchase of Keystone Helicopter Corporation, located in Coatesville, Pennsylvania. Keystone had been maintaining and completing Sikorsky S-76 and S-92 helicopters prior to the sale.

In 2007, Sikorsky opened the Hawk Works,[3] a Rapid Prototyping and Military Derivatives Completion Center (RPMDCC) located west of the Elmira-Corning Regional Airport in Big Flats, New York.

Sikorsky's main plant and administrative offices are located in Stratford, Connecticut. Other Sikorsky facilities are in Shelton, and Bridgeport, Connecticut; Fort Worth, Texas; West Palm Beach, Florida; and Troy, Alabama. Other Sikorsky-owned subsidiaries are in Trumbull, Connecticut; Coatesville, Pennsylvania; and Grand Prairie, Texas; among others around the world.

In February 2009, Sikorsky Global Helicopters was created as a business unit of Sikorsky Aircraft to focus on the construction and marketing of commercial helicopters.[4] The business unit combines the main civil helicopters that were produced by Sikorsky Aircraft and the helicopter business of Schweizer Aircraft that Sikorsky has acquired in 2004.[4] It is based at Coatesville, Pennsylvania.[4]

Aircraft products

Sikorsky designates nearly all of its models with S-numbers; numbers S-1 through S-20 were designed by Igor Sikorsky in Russia (see Igor Sikorsky). Later models, especially helicopters, received multiple designations by the military services using them, often depending on purpose (UH, SH, and MH for instance), even if the physical craft had only minor variations in equipment. In some cases, the aircraft were returned to Sikorsky or to another manufacturer and additionally modified, resulting in still further variants on the same basic model number.

Airplanes

Helicopters

Other Aircraft

  • H-34 Choctaw
    H-34 Choctaw
  • CH-124 Sea King
    CH-124 Sea King
  • CH-54 Tarhe
    CH-54 Tarhe
  • CH-53E Super Stallion
    CH-53E Super Stallion
  • MH-53J Pave Low III
    MH-53J Pave Low III
  • MH-53J/M Pave Low
    MH-53J/M Pave Low
  • UH-60 Black Hawk
    UH-60 Black Hawk
  • S-92
    S-92

See also

References

  1. ^ About Sikorsky. Sikorsky Aircraft, accessed 10 May 2008.
  2. ^ Schweizer acquisition press release
  3. ^ Hawk Works opening article GlobalSecurity.org
  4. ^ a b c Sikorsky Press Release, 23 February 2009
Wikimedia Commons has media related to Sikorsky Aircraft Corporation.
  • Sikorsky homepage
  • Sikorsky Timeline at the Helicopter History Site
  • Sikorsky Press Release February 23, 2009
  • Sikorsky entry at Aerofiles
  • "Patents owned by Sikorsky Aircraft Corporation". US Patent & Trademark Office. Retrieved December 6. {{cite web}}: Check date values in: |accessdate= (help); Unknown parameter |accessyear= ignored (|access-date= suggested) (help)
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