{"id":848,"date":"2019-11-27T23:38:43","date_gmt":"2019-11-28T06:38:43","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/pimaair.wpengine.com\/?post_type=museum_aircraft&#038;p=848"},"modified":"2022-03-02T16:33:02","modified_gmt":"2022-03-02T23:33:02","slug":"sikorsky-uh-19b-chickasaw","status":"publish","type":"museum_aircraft","link":"https:\/\/pimaair.org\/museum-aircraft\/sikorsky-uh-19b-chickasaw\/","title":{"rendered":"SIKORSKY UH-19B CHICKASAW"},"content":{"rendered":"<h1>SIKORSKY Uh-19B CHICKASAW<\/h1>\n<p><a href=\"\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/11\/Sikorsky-UH-19B.jpg\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/11\/Sikorsky-UH-19B.jpg\" alt=\"SIKORSKY UH-19B CHICKASAW\"><\/a><\/p>\n<div>\n<p>In 1948 Sikorsky Aircraft began design of the Chickasaw for use as a cargo and personnel carrier.\u00a0 In order to maximize the size of the cabin the helicopter\u2019s engine was placed in the nose.\u00a0 This allowed the cargo area to reside directly on the center of gravity, minimizing the effects of different loads on the helicopter\u2019s balance.\u00a0 The first UH-19 flew in November 1949.\u00a0 The H-19 was adopted by the U.S. Air Force in 1951.\u00a0 Most were assigned to rescue duties and had a hoist installed above the cabin door.\u00a0 The Chickasaw was eventually adopted by every branch of the U.S. military, the U.S. Coast Guard, and several foreign nations.\u00a0 It was the first helicopter approved for civil certification in the United States.\u00a0 A version called the Whirlwind was built in England by Westland.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<table>\n<tbody>\n<tr>\n<td>Wingspan<\/td>\n<td>53 ft<\/td>\n<td>\n<p><strong><span style=\"color: #2387c3;\">Rotor Diameter<\/span><\/strong><\/p>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>Length<\/td>\n<td>42 ft 3 in.<\/td>\n<td>\n<p><span style=\"color: #2387c3;\"><strong>Length<\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>Height<\/td>\n<td>13 ft 4 in.<\/td>\n<td>\n<p><span style=\"color: #2387c3;\"><strong>Height<\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>Weight<\/td>\n<td>7,900 lbs (loaded)<\/td>\n<td>\n<p><span style=\"color: #2387c3;\"><strong>Weight<\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>Max. 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