Military Helicopters
Sikorsky HH-3F Pelican
ICAO: HH3F
Overview
The Sikorsky UH-60 Black Hawk is a twin-engine utility helicopter developed for the United States Army. Designed for troop transport, medevac, and logistical missions, it has become one of the most widely used military helicopters in the world. Its versatility has led to numerous variants.
Specifications
Units
- Engine
- 2 × General Electric T700-GE-701C
- Engine type
- Turboshaft
- Power
- 2 × 1,800 shp · 1,342 kW
- Avionics
- —
- Wing tips
- No winglets
- Seats
- 14
- Crew
- —
- Cabin width
- 7 ft 7 in · 2.30 m
- Cabin height
- 4 ft 7 in · 1.40 m
- Cabin length
- 12 ft 6 in · 3.80 m
- Exterior length
- 64 ft 10 in · 19.76 m
- Tail height
- —
- Fuselage diameter
- —
- Wing span
- 53 ft 8 in · 16.36 m
- Baggage volume
- 35 ft³ · 1.0 m³
- Gross weight
- —
- Empty weight
- —
- Max takeoff weight
- 23,500 lb · 10,700 kg
- Max landing weight
- —
- Max payload
- 8,000 lb · 3,650 kg
- Fuel capacity
- 360 gal · 1,400 L · 1,100 kg (Jet A)
- Max cruise speed
- 150 kt · 173 mph · 278 km/h
- Maximum speed
- —
- Cruise speed
- —
- Approach speed
- —
- Range
- 276 nm · 320 mi · 510 km
- Fuel burn
- 0.76 nm/gal · 0.37 km/L
- Ceiling
- 19,000 ft · 5,800 m
- Rate of climb
- 700 ft/min · 4 m/s
- Takeoff distance
- —
- Landing distance
- —
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