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Ok, so James had his R-4 roundup last week, does anyone know of surviving R-5 airframes?

Ryan

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Depends how you define R-5. Several variants of the S-51 were reffered to as R-5s. I know of 2, possibly 3 of the original 11 R-5Hs (later called H-5H) still exist, there is one in a museum in AK and one on display in Korea.

I'm still on the trail of the third one but, if it still exists, it is much rougher than the other two.

Regards,

Art S.

S-51, R-5 also known as H-5.
New England Air Museum has an H-5 that has been restored to Sikorsky Factory Colors as an S-51.
Jerry

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Some are in UK collections as the (licence built) Westland Dragonfly.
What I would really like to see is a Sikorsky R-6 ( the developed R-4) or the R-6A built by Nash Kelvinator.

I have a few NOS R-5 tail rotor gear boxes, and would like nothing better than to see them flying on a helicopter.

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The prototype XR-4 is in storage at the Garber Facility, for NASM. See
http://collections.nasm.si.edu/code/emuseum.asp?style=browse&currentrecord=257&page=collection&profile=objects&searchdesc=Aeronautics:%20Aircraft&newvalues=1&newstyle=single&newcurrentrecord=261

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PASM has HO3S-1 US Coast Guard 232 and H-5G 48-0548.
bill word

Might we have some confusion? My understanding that the R-5/H-5/HO2S was designated S-48 by Sikorsky. Pilot in front, engine behind, tri-gear, described here:

http://www.globalsecurity.org/military/ ... 5-pics.htm

S-51 I believe was the Sikorsky designation for the military H-19/HO4S. Engine in front, pilots above and behind engine, two main gear and two nose wheels.

http://www.globalsecurity.org/military/ ... 9-pics.htm

There was an old sci-fi movie where an R-5 was forced down in a "lost valley" in Antarctica populated with dinosaurs. The crew defended themselves against a T-Rex by slicing it's stomach with the rotor blades. Crappy movie by any standards (but I'm still searching the DVD bargain bins for it).

dred,

S-51 = R-5 / H-5 (I think early R-5s and YR-5s were S-48.)

S-55 = H-19

Regards,

Art S.

I just saw one of those flying over south NJ about 6 months ago! Couldn't believe it!

And don't forget that 80s tv show where they used a repowered one... Was it "Simon & Simon"?

Robbie

Ther is a H-5 at the museum in McMinville...home of the Spruce Goose. It was restored by a guy in Oregon who had quite a collection of early helicopters ...including a rare fabric covered fuselage of an early H-13.

Plus a there is 1 or 2 at the International Helicopter Museum in England, and a Westland Wideon...a S-51/Dragonfly with a new forward fuselage...at the Norfolk & Suffolk Museum in England.
I believe there are a couple more in the UK as well...as the Dragonfly was made under license there by Westland.

The Helicopter in the 80s TV show was a H-34/S-58 converted with the P&W PT6 "Twin Pack" engine. In other words, a S-58T. It was Riptide...and was supploed to be a clappped out surplus helicopter..they had backfiring noises dubbed into the soundtrack.
In reality, it was/is a very expensive helicopter.

I agree with the others...
S-51 = H-5
S-52 = HO5S Navy/USMC used in Korea..H-18/USAF test.
S-55 = H-19
S-56 =H-37
S-58 = H-34
S-61 = H-3
S-62 = H-52
S-64 = H-54

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Aarghh, further research shows it was indeed I who was confused. GS didn't help, they were the first place I checked, and since I was in agreement with them I didn't check further. Shame on me.

where is mickey rooney?? " the bridges of toko ri??

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