Sikorsky Uh 60 Black Hawk

Describes the UH-60 Black Hawk helicopter, including its history, equipment, weapons, tactics, and future use. Includes photo diagram.

The successor to the Vietnam-veteran Bell UH-1 "Huey", the Sikorsky UH-60 first flew in 1974 and was christened the Black Hawk. It has become one of the most versatile and successful utility helicopters ever in service and has been used widely, from the invasion of Grenada to the conflict in Somalia and the ongoing Operation Iraqi Freedom. An attack helicopter configured with missiles, rockets, machine guns and cannon the Black Hawk is also capable of undertaking a wide range of missions on the battlefield, including troop transport, command and control and aeromedical evacuation. Although the Black Hawk is most recently associated with the disaster in Mogadishu, this book looks past Hollywood interpretations to investigate the design, development and operations of arguably the most important helicopter in the world today, with fantastic full-color digital artwork and up-to-date information about the BlackHawk's role in Iraq. Also examined are the more unconventional missions the BlackHawk has been used in, from drug-busting operations in South America to peace-keeping operations around the world.

Explains what a Black Hawk helicopter is and how they are used in the United States military.

Developed to replace the UH-1 Iroquis, Sikorsky s UH-60 Black Hawk first entered service in 1979. A four-blade, twin-engine, medium-lift utility helicopter, the UH-60 serves as the U.S. Army s primary tactical transport helicopter. Modified versions include models for the U.S. Navy and Air Force, and specialized versions including the UH-60C (modified for Command and Control missions), EH-60A (electronic systems operations and electronic warfare), and the UH-60Q (medical transport). Two major variants of the Black Hawk currently exist: the UH-60L and UH-60M. The UH-60L incorporates improvements to the basic design that provide more power and lifting capability, as well as automatic flight control. The newer UH-60M features upgraded engines, improved rotor blades, and state-of-the-art flight controls that will allow the helicopter s service life to extend to 2020 and beyond. Over 2500 Black Hawks have been built, and nearly 1000 more are currently on order. Black Hawks have seen combat service for the U.S. Military in Grenada, Panama, Somalia, Afghanistan and Iraq. Other nations also employ the UH-60 including Brazil, Colombia, Israel, Mexico, Taiwan, Australia, Japan, and Turkey. Created by Sikorsky and the U.S. Army, this pilot s flight operating manual profiles the UH-60Q Black Hawk. Over 500 pages long, this unclassified document is reprinted here in its entirety."

Leoni, the man considered to be the "father" of the Black Hawk, explains how Sikorsky Aircraft used innovative designs with the right advanced technologies to meet the Armys stringent specifications for aircraft performance, survivability, and reliability.

The United States Army uses variations of the UH-60 Black Hawk to perform a wide variety of missions. The Black Hawk has been the primary helicopter of the Army for over 30 years. This book explains what the Black Hawk is, what equipment it uses to complete missions, and why it has been so successful in its missions.

In January of 1972, a request for proposals, or RFP, was issued to lay out the guidelines for a new utility helicopter to replace the Bell UH-1 Iroquois type. The Huey had served admirably in the Vietnam conflict, but it lacked engine power, was vulnerable to small-arms fire, and was limited in lifting/transporting heavy external payloads. Under the UTTAS (Utility Tactical Transport Aircraft System) competition, the new clean-sheet design intended to rectify all of the UH-1's shortcomings, while integrating the latest technology developments in helicopter construction and power-plant design. This new helicopter would be capable of a cruising speed of 167-201mph/145-174kts (269-324km/h) and be able to maintain this speed for a minimum of 2.3 hours. It had to carry an 11-man infantry squad, with all of their gear, in hot temperature/high altitude scenarios. If troops were not to be carried, that same lifting power provided by two engines would instead lift underslung cargo loads, up to a maximum of 8,000 lbs/3629kg. The cargo cabin space had to be able to be converted with a minimum of effort for use in aeromedical evacuation, utility roles or as an infantry assault transport. Illustrated with over 250b/w and color photos.

In 1978, Sikorsky introduced the UH60 helicopter as a transport, medevac, special ops, escort, and reconnaissance platform to replace the UH-1 "Huey" that had become a legend in Vietnam. Nearly a quarter century hence, the "Black Hawk" remains the world's premiere military helicopter.This colorful look back at the namesake of the 2001 blockbuster film examines the development, capabilities, specifications, and active service of variants by branch of service-Army, Navy, and Air Force. Within each chapter, author Steve Tomajczyk describes the histories and specifications of task-specific variants and profiles typical missions. Included are the UH-60Q Medevac, MH-60 Night Stalkers, SH-60B Sea Hawk, MH-60G Pave Hawk special ops (infiltration and search-and-rescue), and the CH-60 Sea Hawk amphibious support aircraft, among others.

Inside and outside the military chopper built for operations in the field.

On April 14, 1994, two U.S. Air Force F-15 fighters accidentally shot down two U.S. Army Black Hawk Helicopters over Northern Iraq, killing all twenty-six peacekeepers onboard. In response to this disaster the complete array of military and civilian investigative and judicial procedures ran their course. After almost two years of investigation with virtually unlimited resources, no culprit emerged, no bad guy showed himself, no smoking gun was found. This book attempts to make sense of this tragedy--a tragedy that on its surface makes no sense at all. With almost twenty years in uniform and a Ph.D. in organizational behavior, Lieutenant Colonel Snook writes from a unique perspective. A victim of friendly fire himself, he develops individual, group, organizational, and cross-level accounts of the accident and applies a rigorous analysis based on behavioral science theory to account for critical links in the causal chain of events. By explaining separate pieces of the puzzle, and analyzing each at a different level, the author removes much of the mystery surrounding the shootdown. Based on a grounded theory analysis, Snook offers a dynamic, cross-level mechanism he calls "practical drift"--the slow, steady uncoupling of practice from written procedure--to complete his explanation. His conclusion is disturbing. This accident happened because, or perhaps in spite of everyone behaving just the way we would expect them to behave, just the way theory would predict. The shootdown was a normal accident in a highly reliable organization.

In his book "Bulls-eye" - Journal of a Black Hawk pilot, Deeter takes his readers on a trip to the middle east, and gives them a first hand look at the life of an Army Helicopter Pilot in the war in Iraq. From the scorching temperatures to the grueling pace of combat, his journal entries paint an accurate picture for the reader of the day to day life of a Black Hawk pilot in the Iraq war. His story of his deployment to Iraq provides not only an up close look at the war, but also a view of the struggles deployed soldiers endure, both on the battlefield and upon returning home.

Piloting a U.S. Army Special Operations Blackhawk over Somalia, Michael Durant was shot down with a rocket-propelled grenade on October 3, 1993. With devastating injuries, he was taken prisoner by a Somali warlord. With revealing insight and emotion, he tells the story of what he saw, how he survived, and the courage and heroism that only soldiers under fire could ever know.

When there is a search and rescue mission to be done, the HH-60 Pave Hawk gets the call. Fast and maneuverable, Pave Hawks have several tools to help them locate people in need of rescue. Students will learn about the history of the Pave Hawk and how it executes its dangerous rescue missions.

En beskrivelse af udviklingen af den amerikanske Utility helikoptertype UH-60 Black Hawk og dens mange anvendelsesmuligheder.

Helicopters operate in an environment where task performance can easily be affected by atmospheric turbulence. This paper discusses the airborne flight test of the Sikorsky UH-60 Black Hawk helicopter in turbulent conditions to determine disturbance rejection criteria and to develop a low speed turbulence model for helicopter simulation. A simple approach to modeling the aircraft response to turbulence is described by using an identified model of the Black Hawk to extract representative control inputs that replicate the aircraft response to disturbances. This parametric turbulence model is designed to be scaled for varying levels of turbulence and utilized in ground or in-flight simulation. Flight control cutoff frequency data are also analyzed to support design criteria for gust rejection handling qualities.

Please note that the content of this book primarily consists of articles available from Wikipedia or other free sources online. Pages: 244. Chapters: Boeing AH-64 Apache, AgustaWestland AW101, Mil Mi-24, Sikorsky UH-60 Black Hawk, Bell UH-1 Iroquois, Westland Sea King, Boeing CH-47 Chinook, HAL Dhruv, AgustaWestland Apache, Bell OH-58 Kiowa, CAIC WZ-10, Sikorsky CH-53 Sea Stallion, Westland Lynx, Boeing Chinook (UK variants), Sikorsky SH-60 Seahawk, Bell AH-1 Cobra, Boeing Vertol CH-46 Sea Knight, NHIndustries NH90, Lockheed AH-56 Cheyenne, Sikorsky SH-3 Sea King, Sikorsky CH-53E Super Stallion, Westland Scout, Kamov Ka-50, Bell AH-1 SuperCobra, Mil Mi-8, Lockheed Martin VH-71 Kestrel, Eurocopter Tiger, Military helicopter, Bell UH-1N Twin Huey, Boeing-Sikorsky RAH-66 Comanche, Mil Mi-17, Sikorsky CH-124 Sea King, Kaman SH-2 Seasprite, MD Helicopters MH-6 Little Bird, Sikorsky MH-53, Sikorsky H-34, List of Boeing CH-47 Chinook operators, Sikorsky CH-53K Super Stallion, Bell H-13 Sioux, MBB Bo 105, Attack helicopter, Mil Mi-26, Piasecki H-21, Bell AH-1Z Viper, Mil Mi-28, Hughes OH-6 Cayuse, Sikorsky HH-60 Pave Hawk, Bell CH-146 Griffon, Eurocopter UH-72 Lakota, H-1 upgrade program, Westland Wasp, Sikorsky HH-60 Jayhawk, Sikorsky CH-148 Cyclone, Kaman SH-2G Super Seasprite, Mitsubishi H-60, Sikorsky H-5, Platt-LePage XR-1. Excerpt: The Boeing AH-64 Apache is a four-blade, twin-engine attack helicopter with a tailwheel-type landing gear arrangement, and a tandem cockpit for a two-man crew. Originally, the Apache started life as the Model 77 developed by Hughes Helicopters for the United States Army's Advanced Attack Helicopter program to replace the AH-1 Cobra, and was first flown on 30 September 1975. The AH-64 was introduced to U.S. Army service in April 1986. The AH-64 Apache features a nose-mounted sensor suite for target acquisition and night vision systems. It is armed with a 30-millimeter (1.2 in) M230 Chain Gun carried between the main landing gear, under...

"Engaging images accompany information about UH-60 Black Hawks. The combination of high-interest subject matter and light text is intended for students in grades 2 through 7"--Provided by publisher.

A survey was conducted of the Army's Integrated Logistics Support (ILS) planning for the UH-60 Black Hawk helicopter program to determine whether there were any weaknesses in the Army's planning for the logistics support for the Blackhawk. The Black Hawk helicopter is being developed and produced by Sikorsky Aircraft Division of United Technologies Corporation, and General Electric is providing the engines. The Army has contracted for 71 helicopters during the first 2 years of initial production; through fiscal year 1985, the Army plans to buy 1,107 helicopters. The contracts include about $5.2 million for development and dating of the logistics support analysis (LSA) program. LSA programs developed by Sikorsky and General Electric are not up-to-date. The programs could not be used for determining spare parts and support equipment requirements for the initial support period, and the Army could provide little assurance that the programs would be up-to-date for full scale production provisioning in 1979. The Project Manager's decision to allow Sikorsky to discontinue efforts on LSA in the latter stages of Black Hawk development resulted in the program being incomplete and unusable. The reason General Electric's LSA was incomplete was not determined. The Secretary of Defense should take action to ensure that the Army: (1) increases its monitoring of the LSA program; (2) evaluates the status of LSA programs; and (3) takes necessary action to ensure that the contractors complete the programs on a timely basis.

This aviation handbook is designed to be used as a quick reference to the classic military heritage aircraft that have been restored and preserved in the Maine, New Hampshire, Vermont, Massachusetts, Rhode Island, Connecticut. The aircraft include those fl own by members of the US Air Force, the US Navy, the US Army, the US Marine Corps, the US Coast Guard, the Air and Army National Guard units in each state, and by various NATO and allied nations as well as a number of aircraft previously operated by opposition forces in peace and war. The interested reader will find useful information and a few technical details on most of the military aircraft that have been in service with active flying squadrons both at home and overseas. 120 selected photographs have been included to illustrate a few of the major examples in addition to the serial numbers assigned to American military aircraft. For those who would like to actually see the aircraft concerned, aviation museum locations, addresses and contact phone numbers, websites and email addresses have been included, along with a list of aircraft held in each museum’s current inventory or that on display as gate guardians throughout the New England States. The aircraft presented in this edition are listed alphabetically by manufacturer, number and type. Although many of New England’s heritage warplanes have completely disappeared, a few have been carefully collected, restored and preserved, and some have even been restored to flying condition. This guide-book should help you to find and view New England’s Warplane survivors.