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The Falklands War in 1982 took a heavy toll on the Argentine Air Force, which lost over 60 aircraft. [citation needed]The supply of modern combat aircraft had been restricted since the United States had imposed an arms embargo in 1978 for human rights abuses; [1] there were further restrictions when the United Kingdom also imposed an arms embargo in 1982.
Data from International Directiory of Civil Aircraft General characteristics Crew: 2 Capacity: up to 30 passengers Length: 58 ft 11 in (17.96 m) Height: 17 ft 6 in (5.33 m) Empty weight: 12,336 lb (5,596 kg) Gross weight: 16,164 lb (7,332 kg) Max takeoff weight: 19,000 lb (8,618 kg) Powerplant: 2 × General Electric CT58-140 turboshaft engines, 1,500 shp (1,100 kW) each Main rotor diameter: 62 ...
The Sikorsky S-70 is an American medium transport/utility helicopter family manufactured by Sikorsky Aircraft.It was developed for the United States Army in the 1970s, winning a competition to be designated the UH-60 Black Hawk and spawning a large family in U.S. military service.
The Sikorsky–Boeing SB-1 Defiant (stylized as "SB>1"; company designation S-100) was the Sikorsky Aircraft and Boeing entry for the United States Army's Future Long-Range Assault Aircraft program to replace the Sikorsky UH-60 Black Hawk. It is a compound helicopter with rigid coaxial rotors, powered by two Honeywell T55 turboshaft engines; it ...
The OCFA has been fighting flames with just two helicopters since 2020, when it had to ground its two 1966 UH-1H “Super Hueys” due to the skyrocketing costs of operating the aging aircraft ...
[6] [7] However, the competition was restarted in 2010 due to ballooning VH-71 development costs, allowing Sikorsky to resubmit the VH-92 in April 2010. [8] By mid-2013, all other aircraft manufacturers had dropped out of the contest, leaving only Sikorsky. [9] On 7 May 2014, it was announced that the VH-92 had won the restarted VXX competition ...
This refit had not yet been conducted on the Cougar Helicopters S-92 that crashed the following year. [citation needed] On July 19, 2008, an S-92 carrying Rev. Sun Myung Moon crashed in South Korea. [72] The helicopter was flying in inclement weather that forced it down on a hillside. The 16 people aboard were slightly injured in the crash. [73 ...
While the newer helicopters have opened up the possibility for 24/7 fire fighting, it is not typically practiced, Anderson said. To avoid crew exhaustion, firefighting efforts often end about 2 a.m.