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HELICOPTER AIR SERVICE PROGRAM 155 PROGRESS • TOWARDS SELF SUFFICIENCY SUBSIDY PER PASSENGER [[image - two line graph showing progress toward self sufficiency subsidy per passenger for 1958 to 1964 and forecast to 1967 for helicopter airlines and local service carriers]] PROGRESS IN SAVINGS TO THE MILITARY ''Fallout'' resulting from commercial S-61 program:^1 [[ 2 column table ]] | Procurement | $54,000,000 | | Operational | 57,000,000 | | Total | 111,000,000 | Operating experience accumulated in commercial service on the Sikorsky S-58 alone permitted U.S. military to save an estimated $77 million to date. Continued savings are accruing to the Armed Forces as flying hours rapidly multiply in airline service with twin-turbine helicopters. ^1 Los Angeles Airways.