On this day in aviation history, May 9, 1962, we mark the 63rd anniversary of the first flight of the Sikorsky CH-54 Tarhe. Designed as a heavy-lift helicopter powered by dual engines, the CH-54 ...

FORT EUSTIS, Va. (September 23, 2009) -- Though time and distance have kept them apart, a common bond brought them together for the annual CH-54 Skycrane Association reunion Sept. 8 through 13 at Fort ...

Thirty years since the U.S. Army retired the Sikorsky CH-54 Tarhe, Erickson is looking to offer a more capable version of the helicopter for use by the U.S. military. Oregon-based Erickson, which owns ...

The Forest Service stationed a CH-54 Tarhe helicopter at Lebanon Municipal Airport. The helicopter falls under the classification of Type 1, which the National Interagency Fire Center describes as the ...

In this historical photo from the U.S. space agency, the Sikorsky S-64 Skycrane helicopter, which saw service with the U.S.Army as the CH-54 Tarhe, flew at Langley in its later version, the CH-54B.