Cool Erickson S-64F pic
 

N178AC started life as a 1970 Army CH-54B Tarhe. Sikorsky developed a civil version S-64F "Skycrane" in the early 1970s but never actually produced any civil S-64Fs. When Erickson-Aircrane bought the S-64E/F type certificates in 1992 it allowed them to convert CH-54Bs to civil S-64Fs. Erickson now has 7 S-64Fs in service. The F can lift 25,000lb or 2500 gallons of water and has uprated 5000hp engines.
I took this pic during the Hopper fire in Ventura County Calif. during August 1997.

Skip

http://www.!!!!!!!!!!!!!!/photos/big/1/178ac-1.jpg

Skip,

179AC "Elvis" is sitting outside our hangar again, cluttering up the place :)

Maybe if you put your website in your profile, others may be able to link to your site & see all the pictures that you have there.

Cheers,

John

Just a few pics from OZ. John eacott was flying the camera ship, talk about intimidating. Sitting right above the Skycranes blades in a 206 looking down.

PR

http://www.livenews.co.nz/sci/imagelibrary/ac1.jpg

http://www.livenews.co.nz/sci/imagelibrary/ac2.jpg

http://www.livenews.co.nz/sci/imagelibrary/ac3.jpg

http://www.livenews.co.nz/sci/imagelibrary/ac4.jpg

http://www.livenews.co.nz/sci/imagelibrary/ac5.jpg

http://www.livenews.co.nz/sci/imagelibrary/ac6.jpg

http://www.livenews.co.nz/sci/imagelibrary/ac7.jpg