ERICKSON AIR-CRANE

'Erickson Air-Crane Incorporated' is an aircraft manufacturing and operating company based in Central Point, Oregon, United States. They are known for producing the S-64 Aircrane helicopter, which is used in Wildland fire suppression and other heavy-lift operations.

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History

"First in Heli-Logging"

References

See Also

External links

History

Originally the 'Sikorsky S-64 Skycrane', the type certification and manufacturing rights for the S-64 were purchased from Sikorsky Aircraft by Erickson Air-Crane in 1992.
Since that time, Erickson Air-Crane has become the manufacturer and world's largest operator of S-64 Aircranes and has made over 1,350 changes to the airframe, instrumentation, and payload capabilities of the helicopter. The Aircrane can be fitted with a 2,650-gallon (~10,000 litre) fixed retardant tank to assist in the control of bushfires, and it has acquitted itself admirably in this role.
So far, S-64 Aircranes have been sold to the Greek, Italian, and Korean Forest Services for fire suppression and emergency response duties.
Those in the Erickson Air-Crane fleet are leased worldwide to organisations, companies, and Federal Agencies for either short-term or longer term use in Fire Suppression, Civil Protection, Heavy Lift Construction, and Timber Harvesting.

"First in Heli-Logging"

Wes Lematta , of Columbia Helicopters fame, and Jack Erickson were able to demonstrate the first financially successful run of helicopter logging in 1971. This was done with Wes' recently acquired Boeing Vertol 107 and timber provided by the Erickson Lumber Company. ^[1]

References

1. Columbia Helicopters Celebrates its 50th Anniversary

See Also

★ S-64 Skycrane

★ CH-54 Tarhe

External links

★ Erickson Air-Crane website