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The Sikorsky UH-60 Black Hawk is a four-blade, twin-engine, medium-lift utility military helicopter manufactured by Sikorsky Aircraft. Sikorsky submitted the S-70 design for the United States Army 's Utility Tactical Transport Aircraft System (UTTAS) competition in 1972.
This is a list of versions of the Sikorsky S-70 military helicopter family, that entered service starting in the 1979. It is in service with 35 countries globally, and is commonly known as the UH-60 Black Hawk, the name from its biggest user the United States Army.
In 1980, the American Helicopter Society International offered a prize of US$10,000 for the first human-powered helicopter flight (60-second duration, a height of 3 meters, and staying within an area of 10 x 10 m) and soon increased prize money to US$25,000. In 2010, Sikorsky Aircraft pledged to increase the prize sponsorship to US$250,000.
Eurocopter UH-72 Lakota: Utility helicopter: Eurocopter: Adapted from the Eurocopter EC145 and built in Columbus, Mississippi. 1999 2006 [11] 250 Bell AH-1Z Viper: Attack helicopter: Bell: 2000 2010 229 Bell UH-1Y Venom: Utility helicopter Bell Aircraft Corporation: The UH-1Y Venom is currently in full-rate production to replace the UH-1N Twin ...
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AH-60 Arpia IV: Based on the UH-60L, is an indigenous development made by the Colombian Air Force, IAI (Elbit Systems), and Sikorsky. Main armament is the Spike NLOS and a Nexter THL-20 gun turret. [26] UH-60 Black Hawk: The basic military utility helicopter for the U.S. Army, with MH-60A, K, L, and M Special Operations variants.
The Mitsubishi H-60 series is a twin-turboshaft engine helicopter based on the Sikorsky UH-60 helicopter family for use by the Japan Self-Defense Forces (JSDF). [ 1 ] The SH-60J/K/L are anti-submarine patrol versions for the Japan Maritime Self-Defense Force (JMSDF). [ 2 ]
Officials say the helicopter was on a training mission and crashed around 3.30pm local time Black Hawk helicopter crashes in Alabama, killing everyone on board Skip to main content