The UH-60 features a four-blade main and tail rotors and is powered by two GE T700 turbo shaft engines. It has a long, low profile shape to meet the Army's requirement for transporting aboard. As the twin engines of the Black Hawk roar for a new mission, the powerful blades sweep through the air creating a cloud of dust and dirt. Within minutes, the pilot has the chopper rising thousands of feet in the air and racing at 150 miles per hour over the landscape of a foreign land.
UH-60L Black Hawk Specifications
- Length (with rotors turning): 64 feet, 10 inches (19.76 m)
- Fuselage length: 50 feet, 0.75 inches (15.26 m)
- Fuselage width: 7 feet, 9 inches (2.36 m)
- Height: 16 feet, 10 inches (5.13 m)
- Main rotor diameter: 53 feet, 8 inches (16.36 m)
- Tail rotor diameter: 11 feet (3.35 m)
- Cabin Dimensions:
- Length: 12 feet, 7 inches (3.84 m)
- Width: 6 feet, 2 inches (1.88 m)
- Height: 4 feet, 6 inches (1.37 m)
- Weight (empty): 11,605 pounds (5,263 kg)
- Mission gross weight: 17,527 pounds (7,950 kg)
- Maximum cruise speed: 155 knots (178 mph, 287 km/h)
- Never-exceed speed: 195 knots (225 mph, 361 km/h)
- Vertical climb rate (at sea level): 3,000 feet (915 m)/minute
- Service ceiling: 19,150 feet (5,837 m)
- Range: 373 miles (600 km)
- Unit cost: $5.9 million
Source: Brassey's World Aircraft & Systems Directory
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