sikorsky designations
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Retrograde.
They may do what other firms do and use the identifiers of previous models but upgrade the designator. Perhaps the next model will be the S-51Mk II or perhaps the S-58-T Bird. One company that did just this is Agusta. Many years ago they developed a helicopter that looked like a super puma but bigger. The designator for that helicopter was the Agusta 101.
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How about
S(ikorsky) H(elicopter) (200)1 T(win)?
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S(ikorsky) H(elicopter) (200)1 T(win)?
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If you are English you may not understand this.
I believe the S-76 designation comes from the celebration of the 200th anniversary of the Declaration Of Independence, which was written in 1776. The helicopter was dubbed the Spirit in honor of the Spirit of 1776.
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Lu, 1776 to the English is "modern history". When the Brits talk "heritage", they're talking in terms of many hundreds of years earlier, which is presumably why so many American tourists go east in search of proper heritage... ;-) ;-)
And the marketing geezers at Sikorsky dropped the "Spirit" name only a few years later. Any idea why?
And the marketing geezers at Sikorsky dropped the "Spirit" name only a few years later. Any idea why?
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when Yanks talk "heritage" they speak of the future
(I can recommend Dictionary.com )
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Ppheli, the Brits use heritage to mean so many more centuries out of necessity - they've accomplished so little, it takes many more centuries of searching to discover any of it.
