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posted by Jiri Wagner
SH-60 Sea Hawk is a twin-engine, medium lift, utility or assault helicopter.
The Seahawk used for anti-submarine warfare, search and rescue, drug interdiction, anti-ship warfare, cargo lift, and special operations. The Navy's SH-60B Seahawk is an airborne platform based aboard cruisers, destroyers, and frigates and deploys sonobouys (sonic detectors) and torpedoes in an anti-submarine role. They also extend the range of the ship's radar capabilities. The Navy's SH-60F is carrier-based. Some versions, such as the Air Force's MH-60 G Pave Hawk and the Coast Guard's HH-60J Jayhawk, are equipped with a rescue hoist with a 250 foot (75 meter) cable that has a 600 pound (270 kg) lift capability, and a retractable in-flight refueling probe. The Army's UH-60L Black Hawk can carry 11 soldiers or 2,600 pounds (1,170 kg) of cargo or sling load 9,000 pounds (4,050 kg) of cargo.
The UH-60 Black Hawk was fielded by the Army in 1979. The Navy received the SH- 60B Seahawk in 1983 and the SH-60F in 1988. The Air Force received the MH-60G Pave Hawk in 1982 while the Coast Guard received the HH-60J Jayhawk in 1992. The unit cost varies with the version. For example, the unit cost of the Army's UH-60L Black Hawk is $5.9 million while the unit cost of the Air Force MH-60G Pave Hawk is $10.2 million.
General characteristics (SH-60B) |
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| Primary function | Varies with the particular military service | ||
| Contractors | Sikorsky Aircraft Corporation (airframe); General Electric Company (engines); IBM Corporation (avionics components) | ||
| Power plant | Two General Electric T700-GE-401 turboshaft engines | ||
| Thrust | 2x 1690 HP | 2x 1260 kW | |
| Length with rotor spread | 64 ft 10 in | 19,76 m | |
| Height | 17 ft | 5,18 m | |
| Rotor diameter | 53 ft 8 in | 16,36 m | |
| Weight | empty | 13 650 lb | 6191 kg) |
| max. takeoff | 21 883 lb | 9926 kg | |
| Max. speed | 145 mph | 233 km/h | |
| Initial climb rate | 11.5 ft/s | 3,5 m/s | |
| Range | 437 miles | 704 km | |
| Operation radius (3 hours) | 57.5 miles | 92,5 km | |
| Armament | None; possible twoMk 46 or Mk 50 Barracuda torpedoes or AGM-119 Penguin missiles | ||
| Crew | Usually three or four | ||
Helicopter HH-60
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