Sikorsky CH-37C Mojave, N7388 / 56-099, US Navy
This picture is © Martin Laycock and may not be used or published without permission.
Registration: N7388
Construction Number: 56-099
Code Number: 145864 / YF-9
Military Unit: National Museum of Naval Aviation
Model Sikorsky CH-37C Mojave
Operator: US Navy
Airport: Pensacola NAS (NPA / KNPA), USA - Florida
Photographer: Martin Laycock
Date Taken: 08/1996
Date Submitted: 23/02/2009
Displayed in the grounds of the National Museum of Naval Aviation in Pensacola, Florida. The H2RS-1 was the United States Marine Corps designation, although they were later redesignated as the CH-37C. In USMC service they were nicknamed "Deuces". At the time of delivery, the CH-37 was the largest helicopter in the Western world, and it was Sikorskys first twin-engined helicopter. Two Pratt & Whitney Double Wasps were mounted in outboard pods that also contained the retractable landing gear. This left the fuselage free for cargo, which could be loaded and unloaded through large clamshell doors in the nose. The single main rotor was five-bladed, and designed to function with one blade shot away in combat. She is painted in the markings of HMR-462 and is one of only four Mojaves preserved today.
Picture ID:1160358