The Sikorsky Skycrane consists of an extremely long fuselage beam with a front mounted cockpit accommodating 3 crew and 2 jump seats for loaders / technicians.

The gangly landing gear consists of one wheel under the cockpit and one either side of the fuselage about half way down the aircraft's body.

The idea is that the Skycrane can straddle any cargo being attached, or interchangeable pods can be fixed to the fuselage.

The Skycrane has a maximum payload capacity of 20,000 lbs (9,072 kgs) and has been used by the military, fire service and as a civilian workhorse.

A Sikorsky Skycrane also featured at the end of the blockbuster movie 'Swordfish' with John Travolta.

Since 1992 the S-64 Skycrane has been manufactured by Erickson Air-Crane after they bought the type certificate from Sikorsky, and the aircraft was renamed the Erickson Aircrane.