Sikorsky SH-60 Seahawk

what is it?

The Sikorsky SH-60/MH-60 Seahawk (or Sea Hawk) is a twin turboshaft engine, multi-mission United States Navy helicopter based on the United States Army UH-60 Black Hawk and a member of the Sikorsky S-70 family. The most significant modifications are the folding main rotor blades and a hinged tail to reduce its footprint aboard ships. The U.S. Navy acquired H-60 helicopters under the model designations SH-60B, SH-60F, HH-60H, MH-60R, and MH-60S. Able to deploy aboard any air-capable frigate, destroyer, cruiser, fast combat support ship, expeditionary transfer dock, amphibious assault ship, littoral combat ship or aircraft carrier, the Seahawk can handle anti-submarine warfare (ASW), anti-surface warfare (ASUW), naval special warfare (NSW) insertion, search and rescue (SAR), combat search and rescue (CSAR), vertical replenishment (VERTREP), and medical evacuation (MEDEVAC).

🔎How to recognise it: 2 turboshaft engines · 16.4 m main rotor

base stats

• speed 270 km/htop speed
• range 833 kmwithout refuelling
• seats 5passengers
• size 9,927 kgmax take-off weight
• built 600made in total

Bars compare against all aircraft: 3,500 km/h, 20,000 km, 850 seats; size and number built on a log scale up to 640 t (An-225) and 45,000 built (Cessna 172).

fun facts

• 🎂First flew 47 years ago, in 1979.
• 🏎️Top speed is 2.1× a car on the Dutch motorway (130 km/h).
• 🚗Rotor of 16.4 m: about 4 cars parked nose to tail.

turboshaft: A turbine that turns a shaft, usually a helicopter rotor.

spec sheet

first flight

1979-12-12

introduced

1984

status

still flying

number built

600

role

utility maritime helicopter

origin

🇺🇸 United States

makers

Sikorsky Aircraft Corporation

engines

2× General Electric T700-GE-401C

crew

3

passengers

5

length

19.7 m

rotor diameter

16.4 m

height

5.2 m

max take-off weight

9,927 kg

top speed

270 km/h

range

833 km

ceiling

3,658 m

Specs are for the version in the Wikipedia article's specification section. Blank means the sources don't say.

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