The American Chopper episode featuring the design and production of the Sikorsky Aircraft Tribute Motorcycle is scheduled to air on July 10 at 9 p.m. and again at 11 p.m.

Sikorsky Aircraft Corp. commissioned Orange County Choppers to design and build the motorcycle for use in the company's fund-raising campaign to benefit the community, while paying tribute to Sikorsky's work force and history of technological innovation. The motorcycle was unveiled to employees June 13 and features wheel spokes shaped like helicopter rotors, an instrument panel modeled after a helicopter panel, a likeness of company founder Igor Sikorsky, insignia representing the company's U.S. military customers, and many other unique design elements.

Over 5,000 employees were at the unveiling of the motorcycle when Paul Teutul Sr. spoke to the crowd, ""This was a fantastic build. Sikorsky builds great products that support our troops and save lives. This bike pays tribute to that mission and the employees who build these products."

To research the design, an OCC crew toured Sikorsky on May 9 including the famed BLACK HAWK helicopter line. The motorcycle will now appear in a variety of charitable and other settings including at Sikorsky's annual Motorcycle Ride and Classic Car Show on Sept. 14, which is part of the company's Community Giving Campaign to benefit both the United Way and Community Health Charities.

TLC airs the popular American Chopper TV reality series, which chronicles the lives of the OCC crew as they battle deadlines to create custom motorcycles. The show, which has contributed to OCC's quick rise to fame, debuted in September 2002 on the Discovery Channel and in 2007 on TLC, which is the Discovery Channel's sister station.