Sikorsky S-434 Explained

The Sikorsky S-434 is a light, turbine-powered helicopter. The S-434 is an improved development of the Schweizer S333.

Design and development

The prototype S-434 first flew on 18 December 2008 at Horseheads, New York. The S-434 evolved from the S-333, and has many features developed for the MQ-8 Fire Scout. It shares its cockpit layout with the S-333, which gives the crew very good visual capacities and handling characteristics.

On June 15, 2009, Sikorsky announced the delivery of the first two S-434s to Saudi Arabia's Ministry of the Interior, the first of a total of nine.

Variants

S-434 : based on improvements developed for the MQ-8B; powered by one Rolls-Royce 250-C20W turboshaft engine of 320 shp.^[1]

Operators

Ministry of the Interior^[2]

Notes and References

http://www.sikorsky.com/vgn-ext-templating-SIK/v/index.jsp?vgnextoid=709f45d57ef68110VgnVCM1000001382000aRCRD&provcmid=bfa955f4a9d98110VgnVCM1000001382000aRCRD&mofvcmid=ab4cebb600e98110VgnVCM1000001382000aRCRD&mofid=9b4cebb600e98110VgnVCM1000001382000a____&movcmid=30596d890c7b8110VgnVCM1000001382000aRCRD&moid=20596d890c7b8110VgnVCM1000001382000a____ Sikorsky S-434 page
Web site: Saudi Ministry of Interior takes delivery of Sikorsky's first pair of S434 helicopters . arabianaerospace.aero . 7 March 2013.