UH-60 Blackhawk
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The Black Hawk is the Army's most important utility helicopter used for air assault, air cavalry, and aeromedical evacuation units. It can carry 11 combat-loaded, air assault troops, the Black Hawk also has a cargo hook and it can lift a 105-millimeter field howitzer and 30 rounds of ammunition, or a terrian vehicle like the Humvee.
The helicopter can be configured to carry out medical evacuation, command-and-control, search-and-rescue, armed escort, electronic warfare and executive transport missions.
The Blackhawk was first deployed in 1978, the Black Hawk's advanced technology makes it easy to maintain in the field. The UH-60A, was developed for troop transport, command and control, MedEvac, and reconnaissance, to replace the UH-1 Series "Huey" in the combat assault role.
Both the pilot and co-pilot are provided with armor-protective seats. Protective armor on the Black Hawk can withstand hits from 23mm shells.
The Black Hawk has a composite titanium and fiberglass four-bladed main rotor, is powered by two General Electric T700-GE-700 1622 shp turboshaft engines, and has a speed of 163 mph (142 knots).
Specifications
| Manufacturer: | Sikorsky Aircraft | Main rotor diameter: | 53 ft 8 inches | Tail rotor diameter: | 11 ft 0 inches | Maximum height to top turning tail rotor: | 16ft 9 inches | Width fuselage: | 7 ft 9 inches | Empty weight: | 11,780 lbs | Mission gross weight: | 16,864 lbs | Maximum gross weight: | 22,000 Ibs | Engines: | Two General Electric T700-GE-701 C | Power: | 1,940 shaft horsepower | Internal fuel: | 360 US gallons (1,360 litres) | External auxiliary fuel tanks: | 460 US gallons (1740 litres) | Endurance on internal fuel: | 3 hours 5 minutes | Maximum endurance with auxiliary fuel: | 7 hours 21 minutes |
| Performance at 16,864 lbs Missions Gross Weight: | Maximum Cruise Speed at 5,000 ft: | 162 kts | Service ceiling: | 19,000 ft |
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