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Specifications (UH-60L) edit

Orthographically projected diagram of the UH-60A Black Hawk.

Drawing from Army manual

Aeromedical configuration

Data from Encyclopedia of Modern Warplanes,^[1] US Army Fact File,^[2] International Directory,^[3] Black Hawk,^[4] Globalsecurity.org^[5]^[6]

General characteristics

Crew: 3-4 (pilot, copilot, 1 or more crew chiefs/gunners)
Capacity: 2,640 lb of cargo internally, including 11 troops or 6 stretchers, or 9,000 lb of cargo externally
Length: 64 ft 10 in (^{[convert: unknown unit]})
Wingspan: 53 ft 8 in (16.36 m)
Height: 16 ft 10 in (5.13 m)
Wing area: 2,260 sq ft (210 m²)
Empty weight: 11,516 lb (5,224 kg)
Gross weight: 17,432 lb (7,907 kg)
Max takeoff weight: 22,000 lb (^{[convert: unknown unit]})
Powerplant: 2 × General Electric T700-GE-701C turboshaft, 1,890 hp (1,410 kW) each

Performance

Maximum speed: 183 mph (295 km/h, 159 kn)
Cruise speed: 173 mph (278 km/h, 150 kn)
Never exceed speed: 222 mph (357 km/h, 193 kn)
Combat range: 368 mi (592 km, 320 nmi)
Ferry range: 1,380 mi (2,220 km, 1,200 nmi) with ESSS stub wings and external tanks^[4]
Service ceiling: 19,000 ft (5,790 m)
Rate of climb: 700 ft/min (3.6 m/s)
Wing loading: 7.19 lb/sq ft (35.4 kg/m²)
Power/mass: 0.192 hp/lb (158 W/kg)

Armament

Guns:
- 2× 7.62 mm (0.30 in) M240H machine guns^[7] or
- 2× 7.62 mm (0.30 in) M134 minigun^[4] or
- 2× .50 in (12.7 mm) GAU-19 gatling guns^[4]
Can be equipped with VOLCANO minefield dispersal system.^[4] See UH-60 Armament Subsystems for more information.
ESSS stub wings can be equipped with
- 70 mm (2.75 in) Hydra 70 rockets^[4]
- AGM-114 Hellfire laser guided missiles^[4]
- 7.62 mm (0.30 in), 20 mm (0.787 in), or 30 mm (1.18 in) M230 gunpods^[4]

^ ^a ^b Gunston, Bill (1995). The Encyclopedia of Modern Warplanes. London: Aerospace Publishing Ltd. ISBN 1-56619-908-5.
^ "Black Hawk". US Army Fact Files.
^ Frawley, Gerald. The International Directory of Military Aircraft, 2002/2003. Aerospace Publications, 2002. ISBN 1-875671-55-2.
^ ^a ^b ^c ^d ^e ^f ^g ^h Tomajczyk 2003, pp. 11, 14–15.
^ "UH-60L / S-70A Blackhawk". GlobalSecurity.org. Retrieved 26 January 2011.
^ "UH-60L Black Hawk". GlobalSecurity.org. Retrieved 26 January 2011.
^ "Self-Defense Armament Subsystem M240H Aviation Machine Gun" (PDF). U.S. Army PEO Soldier. Retrieved 22 November 2010.

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