Sikorsky S-60 Blackhawk



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First Flown	1974	The Sikorsky UH-60 Blackhawk is one of Sikorsky’s most successful military helicopters. It has approximately 21 Different versions and operates in over 25 countries. The major difference between the UH-60 Family and the S-70 family is that the S-70 was developed for international sales/use. The UH and SH-60s are mostly for domestic use. This list covers all the known variants according to Sikorsky- EH-60 Quick Fix, EH-60B SOTAS, HH-60D Night Hawk, VH-60N (military executive transport), MH-60G Pave Hawk, UH060Q (Medivac), MH-60K (Special Ops), S-70A, S-70C, UH-60A/L FMS, UH-60P, S-70A Firehawk, SH-60B Seahawk, SH-60F CV Helo, HH-60H HCS, HH-60J Jayhawk, CH-60S, SH-60R, S-70FMS, and the S-70B. The UH-60 has what rc helicopter modelers now refer to as heading lock or tail locking for it's anti-torq control. The pilots I've spoken with prefer not to use this feature because of lack of conrtol durnig flight.
Length	50 ft
Height	16 ft 10 in
Rotor Span	53 ft 8 in
Lift Capability	8,000 lb
Range	184 mph
Top Speed	184 mph
Empty Weight	11,284 lb
Max Gross Weight	at take off 20,250 lb
Service Ceiling	unknown
Armament	7.62 or 12.7 mm door guns, free flight rockets, anti tank missiles
Engines	2 General Electric T700-GE-700 turboshafts rated at 3,244 shp
Accommodations	2 Pilots, crew chief and 14 troops
Cargo	8,000 lb
Operators	Australa, Bahrain, Brazil, Brunei, China, Columbia, Egypt, Israel, Greece, Hong Kong, Japan, Jordan, Malasia, Mexico, morocco, Philippines, Saudi Arabia, South Korea, Taiwan, Turkey, Thailand, USA
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