Author: [Aviation Product Brochure]
Title: SIKORSKY S-62A HELICOPTER. Accompanied by Original Mock-up Artwork
Description: (n. p.): Sikorsky Helicopter, 1962. 1st printing. Self-wrappers. One sheet, printed both sides, folded 4x vertically, forming a 10 panel brochure. Illustrated with 6 drawings, one cut-out image of the turbine engine & a two-panel color photographic image of the S-62A in flight over the Golden Gate bridge. Folded: 8-1/2" x 3-3/4". Unfolded: 8-1/2" x 18-1/4". Brochure - Fine. Artwork - VG (signs of use, as to be expected). "The amphibious Sikorsky S-62A is the first American-made turbine-powered helicopter certified by the Federal Aviation Agency for passenger transport operations." This [then] advanced helicopter design in operation with the San Francisco & Oakland Helicopter Airlines, Inc, founded 1961, and begining service with this Sikorsky model, offering 62 flights per day. The company ceased operations in 1985.

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