Aircraft Photo of N753A | Sikorsky S-55 | Aero Service | AirHistory.net #401782
Aircraft
Registration / Serial:N753A
Aircraft Original Type:Sikorsky S-55
Aircraft Generic Type:Sikorsky S-55 (H-19/HO4S/HRS/Chickasaw)
Aircraft Version:Sikorsky S-55
C/n (msn):551002
Operator Titles:Aero Service
Location
Location:Not known
Region / Country:Pennsylvania, United States
 
Photo Date:28 January 1957
Photo from:AirHistory.net Photo Archive
Photo ID: 401782
Photo Comment

'Hunting for uranium, copper, lead and other metals is made easier and quicker with a new electromagnetic detector developed by Newmont Mining Corp. and engineered by Philadelphia's Aero Service Corp. The detector consists of two coils mounted on fore and aft booms on a Sikorsky helicopter. The front coil transmits a tuned electrical signal as it flies over the survey area. The metals cause disturbances in the signal, which are picked up by the rear coil. The aircraft covers more terrain in a day than foot-slogging ground crews do in months.' Photo from: Temple University Libraries

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