Sikorsky S-58
1958-1969
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Type: Multy-role transport helicopter;
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Country of origin: USA
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Performance:
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Maximum speed 215 km/h;
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Range 420 km.
Although in service since 1958, it took the
IAF years to circumvent an arms embargo and acquire 24 aircraft from Germany.
The S-58 was used for rescue and was capable of transporting a ton of cargo.
It is particulary remembered for airlifting troops behind Syrian lines
in the waning hours of the Six Day War, enabling paratroopers to seize
the Southern Golan.
