First operational tester from USN to fly the CH-53K

An operational tester from the U.S. Navy has flown the Sikorsky CH-53K helicopter for the first time.

CH-53K First Flight
Photo: Sikorsky

Lt. Col. Foster Carlile from VMX-22 took the EMD-1 into the air on Mar. 23 at Sikorsky Aircraft Corporation’s Development Flight Center in West Palm Beach.