Helifor Tour

The TeenFlight Campbell River Crew got a tour of a Helifor Helicopter this past weekend

The S-64 Erickson Air-Crane was originally designed by Sikorsk as the S-64 Skycrane

General characteristics

• Crew: 3 (pilot, co-pilot), plus one engineer or rear-facing observer
• Capacity: up to 5 total persons
• Payload: 20,000 lb (9,072 kg)
• Length: 70 ft 3 in (21.41 m (fuselage))
• Rotor diameter: 72 ft 0 in (21.95 m)
• Height: 18 ft 7 in (5.67 m)
• Disc area: 4070 ft² (378.1 m²)
• Empty weight: 19,234 lb (8,724 kg)
• Max. takeoff weight: 42,000 lb (19,050 kg)
• Powerplant: 2 × Pratt & Whitney JFTD12-4A (T73-P-1) turboshaft engines, 4,500 shp (3,555 kW) each

Performance

• Maximum speed: 109 knots (126 mph, 203 km/h)
• Cruise speed: 91 knots (105 mph, 169 km/h)
• Range: 200 nmi (230 mi, 370 km) max fuel and reserves
• Rate of climb: 1,330 ft/min (6.75 m/s)