Sikorsky S-64 Skycrane vs K-MAX: Heavy Lift vs Precision Long-Line Performance Sikorsky S-64 Skycrane vs K-MAX comparison covering lift capacity, mission profiles, and why each helicopter excels in heavy lift or long-line operations.

Sikorsky S-64 Skycrane vs K-MAX: heavy lift power vs precision long-line efficiency.

See how lift capacity, fuel burn, and mission profile stack up for infrastructure, firefighting, logging, and utility work.

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PlaneAlert ICAO: A24A03 Tail: N247AC
Owner: EricksonAir-Crane
Aircraft: S-64E Skycrane
2025-12-14 13:59:54 MST
S64 Skycrane Thunderbird2 Jerry
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PlaneAlert ICAO: AACB59 Tail: N795HT Flt: N795HT
Owner: HelicopterTransportServices
Aircraft: CH-54A Tarhe
2025-11-29 22:58:11 CET
S64 Skycrane Thunderbird2 HeavyLift
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PlaneAlert ICAO: AACB59 Tail: N795HT Flt: N795HT
Owner: HelicopterTransportServices
Aircraft: CH-54A Tarhe
2025-11-29 22:21:32 CET
S64 Skycrane Thunderbird2 HeavyLift
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PlaneAlert ICAO: A99318 Tail: N716HT Flt: N716HT
Owner: HelicopterTransportServices
Aircraft: CH-54B Tarhe
2025-11-29 19:59:49 CET
S64 Skycrane Thunderbird2 HeavyLift
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PlaneAlert ICAO: AACB59 Tail: N795HT Flt: N795HT
Owner: HelicopterTransportServices
Aircraft: CH-54A Tarhe
2025-11-28 22:04:38 CET
S64 Skycrane Thunderbird2 HeavyLift
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PlaneAlert ICAO: AACB59 Tail: N795HT Flt: N795HT
Owner: HelicopterTransportServices
Aircraft: CH-54A Tarhe
2025-11-28 21:10:42 CET
S64 Skycrane Thunderbird2 HeavyLift
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PlaneAlert ICAO: AAC3EB Tail: N793HT Flt: N793HT
Owner: HelicopterTransportServices
Aircraft: CH-54A Tarhe
2025-11-28 18:59:12 CET
S64 Skycrane Thunderbird2 HeavyLift
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PlaneAlert ICAO: A7C804 Tail: N600HX Flt: N600HX
Owner: HelicopterExpress
Aircraft: Sikorsky S-64F Skycrane
2025-11-28 18:59:28 CET
S64 Skycrane Thunderbird2 HeavyLift
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PlaneAlert ICAO: AAC3EB Tail: N793HT Flt: N793HT
Owner: HelicopterTransportServices
Aircraft: CH-54A Tarhe
2025-11-28 18:10:35 CET
S64 Skycrane Thunderbird2 HeavyLift
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PlaneAlert ICAO: A7C804 Tail: N600HX Flt: N600HX
Owner: HelicopterExpress
Aircraft: Sikorsky S-64F Skycrane
2025-11-28 18:11:45 CET
S64 Skycrane Thunderbird2 HeavyLift
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PlaneAlert ICAO: A7C804 Tail: N600HX Flt: N600HX
Owner: HelicopterExpress
Aircraft: Sikorsky S-64F Skycrane
2025-11-28 16:11:54 CET
S64 Skycrane Thunderbird2 HeavyLift
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PlaneAlert ICAO: A7C804 Tail: N600HX Flt: N600HX
Owner: HelicopterExpress
Aircraft: Sikorsky S-64F Skycrane
2025-11-26 15:35:29 CET
S64 Skycrane Thunderbird2 HeavyLift
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PlaneAlert ICAO: A4BADE Tail: N4035S Flt: N4035S
Owner: SillerHelicopters
Aircraft: S-64E Skycrane
2025-11-24 00:03:57 CET
S64 Skycrane Thunderbird2 HeavyLift
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PlaneAlert ICAO: AAC034 Tail: N792HT Flt: N792HT
Owner: HelicopterTransportServices
Aircraft: CH-54A Tarhe
2025-11-19 19:38:33 CET
S64 Skycrane Thunderbird2 HeavyLift
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PlaneAlert ICAO: ACA12C Tail: N9125M Flt: N9125M
Owner: SillerHelicopters
Aircraft: CH-54A Tarhe
2025-11-16 21:55:32 CET
S64 Skycrane Thunderbird2 HeavyLift
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PlaneAlert ICAO: A7C804 Tail: N600HX Flt: N600HX
Owner: HelicopterExpress
Aircraft: Sikorsky S-64F Skycrane
2025-11-16 19:01:47 CET
S64 Skycrane Thunderbird2 HeavyLift
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Using Multiple Quadcopters to Efficiently Lift Loads Together Much like calling over a buddy or two to help with moving a large piece of furniture and pivot it up a narrow flight of stairs, so too can quadcopters …read more

PlaneAlert ICAO: ACA12C Tail: N9125M Flt: N9125M
Owner: SillerHelicopters
Aircraft: CH-54A Tarhe
2025-10-23 19:43:04 CEST
S64 Skycrane Thunderbird2 HeavyLift
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PlaneAlert ICAO: ACA12C Tail: N9125M
Owner: SillerHelicopters
Aircraft: CH-54A Tarhe
2025-10-23 13:52:52 EDT
S64 Skycrane Thunderbird2 HeavyLift
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PlaneAlert ICAO: AAC034 Tail: N792HT Flt: N792HT
Owner: HelicopterTransportServices
Aircraft: CH-54A Tarhe
2025-08-23 16:22:49 MST
S64 Skycrane Thunderbird2 HeavyLift
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PlaneAlert ICAO: A0FCD6 Tail: N163AC
Owner: WellsFargoTrust
Aircraft: S-64F Skycrane
2025-08-22 09:28:50 MST
S64 Skycrane Thunderbird2 HeavyLift
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PlaneAlert ICAO: A0FCD6 Tail: N163AC
Owner: WellsFargoTrust
Aircraft: S-64F Skycrane
2025-08-19 13:41:05 MST
S64 Skycrane Thunderbird2 HeavyLift
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PlaneAlert ICAO: A0FCD6 Tail: N163AC
Owner: WellsFargoTrust
Aircraft: S-64F Skycrane
2025-08-16 10:09:40 MST
S64 Skycrane Thunderbird2 HeavyLift
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PlaneAlert ICAO: AAC034 Tail: N792HT Flt: N792HT
Owner: HelicopterTransportServices
Aircraft: CH-54A Tarhe
2025-08-15 10:13:42 MST
S64 Skycrane Thunderbird2 HeavyLift
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Firefighting Helicopters S-64E and S-61A Master Rapid Water Refills and Aerial Firefighting Drops – Fair Lifts Helicopter Services Firefighting Helicopters S 64E and S 61A demonstrate precision water tank refills and powerful drops that support fast, effective wildfire suppression.

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PlaneAlert ICAO: A9A44D Tail: N720HT
Owner: HelicopterTransportServices
Aircraft: CH-54B Tarhe
2025-07-11 10:40:46 MST
S64 Skycrane Thunderbird2 HeavyLift
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The winch and hook of a CH-54 viewed from below

Bonus pic of the winch. #skycrane #ch54 #helicopters #airplanes #aviation #avgeek

PlaneAlert ICAO: A0FCD6 Tail: N163AC Flt: N163AC
Owner: WellsFargoTrust
Aircraft: S-64F Skycrane
2025-06-14 08:34:44 MST
S64 Skycrane Thunderbird2 HeavyLift
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Helicopter Transport Services 95HT, a Sikorsky CH-54A helitanker, prepares to land at Hemet Ryan on 7/14/23. Currently based at San Bernardino.

#helicoptertransportservices #htshelicopters #hts #sikorsky #ch54 #ch54a #skycrane #helicopter #helitanker #wildfire #hemetryanairport #hemet #california