Aircraft reference
N448JS
Sikorsky S-61N · Helicarrier USA
Representative type photograph. No verified publishable photograph of N448JS was found.
Peng Chen · CC BY-SA 2.0 · Wikimedia Commons
Identity
- Mission
- Helicopter bombers
- Registration
- N448JS
- Mode-S address
- A5692E
- ICAO type
- S61
- Model
- Sikorsky S-61N
- Manufacturer
- Sikorsky
- Serial number
- 61428
- Operator
- Helicarrier USA
- Country of registration
- United States
About the Sikorsky S-61
Water-bombing helicopter
It uses a suspended bucket or an installed tank to take water from a nearby source and place short, precise drops, including in steep or confined terrain. Depending on its configuration, it may also move crews, equipment, or rescue teams.
What this type can do
The twin-engine S-61N carries a longline bucket or belly tank and can refill through a snorkel. This heavy-helicopter configuration delivers about 1,057 US gallons for sustained water drops and can also transport crews and equipment.
This describes the type’s usual firefighting capability; it does not prove what this aircraft is carrying or doing now.
The Sikorsky S-61L and S-61N are civil variants of the SH-3 Sea King military helicopter. They were developed and produced by the American helicopter manufacturer Sikorsky Aircraft.
ICAO type · S61Flight history
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Photographs
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