THE AIRFORCE - AIRCRAFT - S-55C (MUSEUM)
Aircraft Stats:
Powerplant: 1 x 700hp Pratt & Whitney R-1340-3 radial piston engine
Speed: 177 kph, 110mph mph
Range: 645km, 401miles
Seats: 2+12
Length: 12.87m, 42ft 3in
Span: 16.15m, 0ft
Empty Weight: 1 245kg, 4,950lb
Max T/O Weight: 3 265kg, 7,200lb
S-55C (Museum)
Status: Museum
Manufacturer: Sikorsky
Country of Manufacture: United States
Role: Utility
S-55C A4 (c/n 55-959) was sold in 1967, becoming ZS-HCO. A4 returned to the SAAF Museum in 1984 and was restored to airworthiness in the colours of A5.
Unfortunately, the SAAF Museum Historic Flight S-55 crashed in the grounds of the SA Museum of Military History in Johannesburg on 2 May 1995. The remains are at the Museums facilitys at Swartkop, awaiting rebuild.
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