Talk:List of surviving Sikorsky CH-54s

Registrations
Still have a bunch of Registration numbers to add - seems like since the Ch-54 was a usefull aircraft many, many remain on civil registration.

From all information, wondering if the civil version of the skycrane should not be merged with the military use.


 * Good day Davegnz, don't forget to leave your signature on talk pages. We appreciate your work on setting up this list.  Fantastic work, --Trashbag 19:23, 12 May 2007 (UTC)

I like the new style of the airframe listing - easier on the eyes - but (always a but) two comments - s/n should be after aircraft's military s/n, also makes editing a whole bunch harder plus missing aircraft current information (ie marking)Davegnz 16:57, 14 May 2007 (UTC)


 * Thanks for removing my table -I hope you captured some of the missing aircraft I had added. I created the table as the former view was in my opinion hard to read. The Fire Number, although not particularly notable for Wikipedia could have been added to the notes. You have also removed the serial number information for all the aircraft - this makes the fate of former military aircraft easier to trace. Not every aircraft has a military serial but every aircraft has the same permanent manufacturers serial number whatever the operator. MilborneOne 19:43, 14 May 2007 (UTC)

I wish to note that the fire number may not be permanent to the aircraft, it's only the identification of the Fire Tank registered for use for the Forest Service to identify the company and/or aircraft at the time. Also, note that the CH-54 is military version only, and that surviving and in flying condition of these aircraft types may only be a S-64A, B, E, and F. As many know, the E and F models are legally owned by Erickson Air-Crane Inc., and that any and all helicopters modified and/or manufactured into S-64Es and S-64Fs are Air-Cranes, as to not to steal the name of Skycrane from Sikorsky for the A and B models. In addition, I'd also like to bring up that Heavy-Lift no longer operates these aircraft, due to the FAA revoking their operators and repair station licenses. Thanks, contact me if there are any issues or to discuss.--EAC AeroTech846 (talk) 07:45, 19 November 2007 (UTC)

Sikorsky Construction Numbers
All Sikorsky S-64s are identified by a Sikorsky construction number (or Manufacturers Serial Number) whatever there subsequent history, as these have been deleted from the article I list them here for reference:MilborneOne 21:20, 19 May 2007 (UTC)


 * MSN  First Identity
 * 64001 ?
 * 64002 D-9510
 * 64003 D-9511
 * 64004-64009 64-14202 to 64-14207
 * 64010-64015 66-18408 to 66-18413
 * 64016-64033 67-18414 to 67-18431
 * 64034-64054 68-18342 to 68-18456
 * 64057-64059 ?
 * 64060-64064 68-18457 to 68-18459
 * 64065-64066 ?
 * 64067-64068 68-18460 to 68-18461
 * 64069-64078 69-18462 to 69-18471
 * 64079 ?
 * 64080-64106 69-18472 to 69-18498

Fort Hood survivor
There's also one in the outdoor park at the 1st Cavalry Division's museum at Fort Hood, Texas. Sometime when I get a chance I'll e-mail their museum director (I'm back at Fort Campbell now) and get the serial number for it for your list.WiseguyThreeOne (talk) 16:31, 7 April 2012 (UTC)

Southern Museum of Flight CH-54
There is a CH-54 located on display at the Southern Museum of Flight in Birmingham, Alabama. The tail number is a little unclear but what I can read is 0-18464. I'm guessing the prefix should be 70 however I am not certain. Worth looking into I suppose. I found a photo at a link provided here: https://charles-oneill.com/blog/southern-museum-of-flight-tour-for-aircraft-systems/ 198.137.18.21 (talk) 03:25, 18 July 2022 (UTC)