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The UH-60 is the US Army’s front-line utility helicopter for air cavalry, air assault, and aeromedical evacuation units.
UH-60 Blackhawk Specifications
Primary Function:Infiltration, exfiltration and resupply of special operations forces in day, night or marginal weather conditions.
Contractor:Sikorsky Aircraft Corp.
Crew:Two pilots, one flight engineer and one gunner (able to carry up to 11 fully equipped troops)
Unit Cost:$10.1 million (1992 dollars)
Powerplant
Two General Electric T700-GE-701C engines (1,630 shaft horsepower each)
Dimensions
Length:64 feet, 8 inches (17.1 meters)
Rotor Diameter:53 feet, 7 inches (14.1 meters)
Height:16 feet, 8 inches (4.4 meters)
Weights
Empty:11,516 lb
Maximum Takeoff:22,000 pounds (9,900 kilograms)
Performance
Speed:184 mph (294.4 kph)
Ceiling:(ISA day) 19,1510 ft
Range:445 nautical miles; 504 statute miles (unlimited with air refueling)
Armament
2 machine guns, 16 Hellfire anti-tank missiles or 4 rocket pods, mine dispensers
UH-60 Blackhawk Achievements
The UH-60 is the US Army’s front-line utility helicopter for air cavalry, air assault, and aeromedical evacuation units.
