The development of Blackhawk helicopters

The development of Blackhawk helicopters

The year was 1972. This year, when the USAF had their lessons to be learned in the Vietnam War. This year has been the need to replace the Bell Huey helicopters series and produce more reliable and versatile. And so was the U.S. Army Sikorsky and Boeing-Vertol to produce and initially test 3 prototypes of helicopters, the. Sturdy, simple, and they were the needs of UTTAS utility tactical transport aircraft system or

The helicopter Skorsky named Yuh-60A, while theBoeing Vertol Yuh-61A helicopter name. Years later, both companies went head to head. Yuh-60A Sikorsky was declared the winner. Sikorsky has been commissioned to produce the first 15 units of the UH-60A Black Hawk.

Since the Army created the specifications of the helicopter was literally within the general appearance of the requirements by the army, who is as fit as UTTAS said helicopters have been made.

One of the conditions is that the Blackhawk helicopter wasin shape and can be lifted in the air cargo compartment of the C-130 Hercules. Such was the Blackhawk by a long, sloping rear stabilizer with a cell phone, four anti-torque rotor blades and abruptly swept away the vertical tail. This is designed to produce more lift.

In 1979, the first Black Hawks were delivered to the U.S. Army. After initial production, Sikorsky is the only manufacturer of the Blackhawks. And in 1988 the company has about 1,000 units of the army, which produces servedvarious purposes such as special roles to support the war, rescue and utility transport.

In response to the good reputation of the Black Hawks, the Army had ordered two variants of the Sikorsky Blackhawk Product: The EH-EH-60A and 60B. These are two Blackhawk helicopters electronic warfare.

The EH was a high-tech Blackhawk helicopter in the 80s.

Blackhawk helicopters are made for war. Yuh-60A is designed to keep heavy fire with a variety of structuralFeatures. The strong but flexible body protects the passengers and crew from enemy fire. The self-sealing fuel tanks, along with the armored car and the powerful main rotor blades, which requests a vertical position for 23 mm anti-air to keep the Blackhawk maintain their flight. The wheel suspension systems are designed to support and absorb hard landing, and vertical effects.

Over the years, the Blackhawks tested in war and are produced in different variants. Today, the Black Hawkare more than 25 countries around the world for various purposes, such as peacekeeping, combat assault, drugs, border, used medical evacuation and disaster relief.

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