#tarhe

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Sikorsky CH-54 Tarhe - Pima Air and Space Museum

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US Army CH-54 Tarhe

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A CH54B "Tarhe" carries an M551 Sheridan. More commonly known as the "Flying Crane".

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Finished mapping the entire continent! Some names and the general shape of the continent were stolen by my DM from a WOW map apparently, but otherwise these are all custom made by her and I.

She has done these before but these country maps are the first custom maps I have ever made (I used a generator for my own homebrew world oops) and I'm pretty proud of my newly found GIMP skills tbh. Hand-placing hundreds of trees and shadows and painstakingly drawing out borders is far more relaxing than I thought it would be

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An Alaska Army National Guard Sikorsky CH-54B Tahre airlifts an U.S. Air Force Canadian Vickers OA-10A Catalina flying boat (s/n 44-33954) while departing Lake Clark Pass during a recovery operation.  https://commons.m.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:CH-54_with_OA-10A_wreck1_in_Alaska_1987.JPEG

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US Army Sikorsky CH-54 Tarhe heavy lift cargo helicopter

initial work on the Sikorsky "sky-crane" helicopters began in 1958 with the piston-engined Sikorsky S-60. The first flight of the turboshaft-powered S-64 Skycrane was on 9 May 1962.[2]

The United States Army eventually purchased 105, designating them CH-54. Used in Vietnam for transport and downed-aircraft retrieval, it was highly successful. As of 2014, it holds the helicopter record for highest altitude in level flight at 11,000 m (36,000 ft), set in 1971,[3] and fastest climb to 3,000,[4] 6,000,[5] and 9,000[6] m (10,000, 20,000, and 30,000 ft).

The Skycrane can hold its cargo up and tight against its center spine to lessen drag and eliminate the pendulum effect when flying forward, as well as winch vehicles up and down from a hovering position, so the helicopter can deploy loads while hovering. Due to budget cuts, the Heavy Lift Helicopter (HLH) program was canceled and the CH-54 was not upgraded with larger engines. The Boeing CH-47 Chinook gradually supplemented it in combat and eventually replaced it in Regular Army aviation units, although CH-54 Skycranes remained in Army National Guard service until 1991.

Today, Erickson Air-Crane of Central Point, Oregon, operates the largest fleet of S-64 helicopters in the world under the name Erickson S-64 Aircrane. These can be equipped with water-dropping equipment (some also have foam/gel capability) for firefighting duties worldwide. After obtaining the type certificate and manufacturing rights in 1992, Erickson remains the manufacturer.

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US Army Sikorsky CH-54A Tarhe

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Spent the day making maps with my gal pal/DM! I did all the stuff except make it pretty, I'm proud of myself for this being my first time making a full map from scratch.

This country just so happens to be the one that my D&D character, Caerellia, runs. 💪 Watch out, Artana.