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Description
| Manufacturer: | Sikorsky |
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| Base model: | H-37 | ||
| Designation: | CH-37 | ||
| Version: | C | ||
| Nickname: | Mojave | ||
| Equivalent to: | HR2S-1 HR2S1HR2S-1 | ||
| Designation System: | U.S. Air Force | ||
| Designation Period: | 1948-Present | ||
| Basic role: | Helicopter | ||
| Modified Mission: | Transport | ||
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Specifications
| Length: | 64' 3" | 19.5 m | |
| Height: | 22' | 6.7 m | |
| Wingspan: | 72' | 21.9 m | |
| Gross Weight: | 31,000 lb | 14,058 kg | |
Propulsion
| No. of Engines: | 2 | ||
| Powerplant: | Pratt & Whitney R-2800-54 | ||
| Horsepower (each): | 1900 | ||
Performance
| Range: | 145 miles | 233 km | |
| Max Speed: | 130 mph | 209 km/h | 112 kt |
| Ceiling: | 8,700 ft | 2,651 m | |
Examples of this type may be found at
| Museum | City | State |
| National Museum of Naval Aviation | NAS Pensacola | Florida |
CH-37C on display
National Museum of Naval Aviation |
Recent comments by our visitors
| Mike Campbell Staten Island, NY | I flew in 37s with the 19th Avn. in Korea in 1969, just before they were replaced by Chinooks in which I also crewed. They were the last of an era of heavy helicopter flight and I was glad that I was able to experience them. Although the first flight I was on I was pulled off of to assemble wall lockers for the new Chinook company that was coming and the ship crashed while carring a sling load. All aboard survived butn it definitely was a wake up call for a newbie in country. 02/25/2007 @ 10:25 [ref: 15664] |
| Robert Haspel Fulshear, TX | I served as a crew chief and flight engineer in the 19th trans. in Korea from early 1964 to early 1965.
From there I returnd to Ft benning to a Chinook unit, and finished out my enlistment with the 178th. Transporting their CH47 helicopters to Vietnam. I was discharged in Aug. 1966. What a world of difference. The 37 is a fire breathing monster, the 47 a mondern day wonder (?) that is red X'd when one of its SAS (stability augmentation system) fails. The 37 was often flown power off to practice auto rotation, power off flight in a 47 was forbidden. I always had a confidence in the 37 that the 47 could never match. 01/22/2006 @ 12:04 [ref: 12230] |
| Billy Nellingen, OTH | Hey to all who served at Nellingen Barracks, if someone has old Pictures concerning the Kaserne and Helicopters please email me, check my Website about the Story of Nellingen Barracks under
www.billybils.de sincerely Billy 12/15/2005 @ 06:21 [ref: 11989] |
| Tony Luce SSF, CA | I served with 4th avn(152nd TC)in Nellingen 1969-1970, was NCOIC of sheetmetal shop..37's were an airframe repairmans nightmare! the sheetmetal was very brittle,magneium if I recall, the area around the engines were worst and the engines leaked oil all over the place,this after serving in Nam' with a Mohawk outfit(245th AVN (647th TC) ('67-'68)- a sheetmetal mans dream!(the Mohawk)...one Saturday we were flying up to Swabish Hall for a parade when the engines went out, the pilot was able to restart one engine and put her down in a farmers field, needless to say we missed the parade! ....good old CH 37's!. 07/24/2005 @ 19:40 [ref: 10832] |
| Tony Luce SSF, CA | I served with 4th avn(152nd TC)in Nellingen 1969-1970, was NCOIC of sheetmetal shop..37's were an airframe repairmans nightmare! the sheetmetal was very brittle,magneium if I recall, the area around the engines were worst and the engines leaked oil all over the place,this after serving in Nam' with a Mohawk outfit(245th AVN (647th TC) ('67-'68)- a sheetmetal mans dream!(the Mohawk)...one Saturday we were flying up to Swabish Hall for a parade when the engines went out, the pilot was able to restart one engine and put her down in a farmers field, needless to say we missed the parade! ....good old CH 37's!. 07/24/2005 @ 19:35 [ref: 10831] |
| James \"Bud\" Harton , IL | I crewed 642 with the 19th Trans in Korea from January, 1966 to July, 66 when I re-upped for Vietnam.
Crewed another aircraft with Richard Stark when we flew Johnny Mathes and his entourage on a USO tour of Korea. Crewed Hueys in Vietnam and much later the UH 60 Blackhawk but still think of the days of changing 36 spark plugs or helping to lad 40 gallons of oil. Bud Harton 07/23/2005 @ 22:50 [ref: 10817] |
| Ron Justice , NC | I have some photographs of H-37 "Big Ed" taken by by father in Vung Tau in 1966-1967. Does anyone know the history of "Big Ed"? 02/08/2005 @ 19:19 [ref: 9399] |
| Richard Bellamy Wildwood, MO | I had the good fortune of working on H37's with the 19th trans in Korea from November 64 till May of 65. I worked with Harry Licht whose message is also here. After the service I worked for Aircrane in Tuscon, Az. which bought the majority of the S56's as they were released from the service. They received a restricted type certificate for them to use in construction. Loved the aircraft....loved Korea. 11/25/2004 @ 08:54 [ref: 8709] |
| Willie Baumgartner Fargo, ND | Was first introduced to the H37 in Korea with the 19TH.
Trans co.in the early part of 1963.After spending about 3 mo.there myself and 23 other soldiers with 4 H37`S were deployed to Vung Tau,Viet Nam.(TDY)our mission was to recover downed aircraft.It didn`t perform quite as well in the extreme heat but it did a damn good job. 09/12/2004 @ 22:58 [ref: 8259] |
| Dan Cook Coquitlam, BC | Arrived in Munich the first day of the 1966 "Oktober fest" good food great beer. Worked in the Engine Shop, Moved to Nelligan in December 66. Took charge as NCOIC of the Engine Shop in July 1967. Left in January 1969, had some good times and am still in touch with about half a dozen of the guys. I thought the spec's were a bit different, the engines were supposed to be 2100 hp. I remember when the CMMI inspection team came through and made me get rid of all my spare exhaust pipes, we basicly kept a complete exhaust system available as we never knew when a stack might burn through. Sure enogh about a month later they had to send me on a three hour flight to get one welded, as there was evidently only one place in Germany where they could weld them. 05/30/2004 @ 18:23 [ref: 7503] |
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