Sikorsky H-34 In service: September 1954 Phased out ... This turned out to be too much to ask from the aircraft. The capsule, filling with seawater, was too heavy for the H-34's 2-ton payload.

On this day in aviation history, March 8, 1954, the Sikorsky H-34 took to the skies for the first time. Designated the S-58 ...

(Matt Hale) In 1952, the U.S. Navy ordered an advanced anti-submarine helicopter from Sikorsky Aircraft ... the Army ordering them as H-34 Choctaws in 1953, and the Marines buying HUS Seahorses ...

Think of a helicopter with its propellers on its wings, and the aircraft is able to physically tilt its wings for flight. The decision comes after setbacks experienced by Sikorsky over the last ...