| Aircraft | |
|---|---|
| Registration / Serial: | 58-5514 |
| Alternate Serial: | 85514 |
| Aircraft Original Type: | Vertol 107 |
| Aircraft Generic Type: | Boeing Vertol 107/H-46 Sea Knight |
| Aircraft Version: | Boeing Vertol YCH-46C |
| C/n (msn): | 413-1 |
| Operator Titles: | USA - Army / NASA - National Aeronautics and Space Administration |
| Location | |
|---|---|
| City / Airport: | Hampton - Langley AFBMap |
| Region / Country: | Virginia, United States |
| Airport Codes: | ICAO: KLFI IATA: LFI Local: LFI Other: - |
| Photo Date: | 16 April 1964 |
| Photo from: | AirHistory.net Photo Archive |
| Photo ID: | 658510 |
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The Vertol 107 prototype, N74060, first flew in 1958. Before the US Marines adopted the design as the HRB Sea Knight in 1961, the US Army tested three YHC-1A airframes, but the Army opted for a heavier transport helicopter, the Chinook, which was confusingly designated YHC-1B before becoming the CH-47. This was the first YHC-1A. The HRB and HC-1A designations were unified to CH-46 in 1962. 58-5514 assigned to NASA in 1964. Later NASA 533. Airframe withdrawn in 1975 with 685 flying hours, fate unknown. Photo from: NASA Langley This photo was added on 22 February 2024, and has since been viewed 405 times. |