Each section of the tower weighed about 17,000 pounds. Besides being one of the oddest looking helicopters ever flown, the Sikorsky Skycrane is famous for its ability to lift as much as 12 tons.

Crews used a helicopter to lift and replace cooling ... terminal this summer and for years to come.” Crews used a Sikorsky S-64 Skycrane to lift the heavy units. Around the country: National ...

The CH-53D rolled off Sikorsky’s production line in 1967 with 126 aircraft ... bladed tail rotor developed from those used on the S-64 Skycrane. To save space on board naval vessels, the tail ...

Up to 29 helicopters will be dispatched for the effort, including four U.S. Army helicopters — a Boeing Chinook CH-47 and three Sikorsky UH ... other than the S-64 Skycrane, which carries ...