Blackhawk

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The UH-60 Blackhawk is a military medium lift helicopter used by the United States Army. Specialized variants are used by the US Air Force (HH-60 Pave Hawk), US Navy (SH-60 Seahawk), and US Coast Guard (HH-60 Jayhawk), as well as by other US government agencies and numerous foreign governments.

Link to Wikipedia Article: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Blackhawk_helicopter

Appearances:

Chapter 33-2 - The military helicopter that was sent from Boulder to look for the missing Chinook was a Blackhawk.


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General Info:

Crew: 4 (pilot, co-pilot, flight engineer, door gunner)
Capacity: 14 troops or 6 stretchers
Length: 64 ft, 10 in.
Rotor diameter: 60 ft.
Height: 16 ft, 10 in.
Empty weight: 10,624 lb
Max takeoff weight: 23,500 lb

Performance

Maximum speed:222 mph
Range:368 mi



Entered service in 1979, has seen heavy use in Iraq and Afghanistan.
Extensively upgraded over time, with new versions still in production.
Primary user is the United States Army, variants used by the Air Force, Navy and Coast Guard.
Main uses in the Army are troop transport and medical evacuation.
Special variants are equipped with precision navigation equipment and aerial refueling, used for search and rescue and to transport special forces.
Special "stealth" version was used for the raid that killed Osama bin Laden.


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