TYPHOON

TYPHOON

07 January 2009

UH-60 BLACKHAWK

THE UH-60 BLACKHAWK IS A FOUR BLADED,TWIN ENGINE,MEDIUM-LIFT UTILITY HELICOPTER MANUFACTURED BY SIKORSKY AIRCRAFT CORPORATION.CURRENTLY THIS HELICOPTER IS THE MOST POPULAR UTILITY HELICOPTER OF THIS TIME AND IT HAS A HIGH QUALITY LIKE NO OTHER AIRCRAFT BEFORE.THIS BLACKHAWK IS SPECIALIZED FOR THE UNITED STATES ARMY AND ENTERED SERVICE WITH THE ARMY IN 1979 REPLACING THE UH-1 IROQUOIS AS THE ARMY'S TACTICAL TRANSPORT HELICOPTER.IT CAN PERFORM WIDE ARRAY OF MISSIONS,INCLUDING TACTICAL TRANSPORT OF TROOPS,ELECTRONIC WARFARE,AND AEROMEDICAL EVACUATION.ITS SURVIVABILITY AND CAPABILITY MAKES THIS AWESOME FLYING MACHINE THE BEST OF THE BEST.WITH 2 GENERAL ELECTRIC T700-GE-701C FREE-TURBINE TURBOSHAFTS 1800HP (1,340KW) EACH.IT CAN GO TO 159KT (173MPH, 278KMH) AND ITS SERVICE CEILING CAN REACH UP TO 19,000 FEET (5,790M) AND IT IS ALSO ARM WITH 2 x 7.62MM (0.30 in) M240H MACHINE GUN OR M134 MINIGUN.THIS HELICOPTER HAS THE MOST TACTICAL ADVANTAGE FROM EVERY ASPECT OF IT.ONCE YOU UNDERESTIMATE THE POWER OF BLACKHAWK,U WILL NEVER SEE IT AGAIN.

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