A Hawk too but with rotating wings |
Sikorsky SH-60B Seahawk
1993 HSL-14 The Sikorsky SH-60/MH-60 Seahawk (or Sea Hawk) is a twin turboshaft engine, multi-mission United States Navy helicopter based on the airframe of the United States Army/Air Force UH-60 Black Hawk. The U.S. Navy uses the H-60 airframe 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, amphibious assault ship or aircraft carrier, the “Seahawk” can handle antisubmarine warfare (ASW), undersea warfare (USW), 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). All Navy H-60s carry either the Lucas Western or Breeze Eastern rescue hoist for SAR/CSAR missions The SH-60B Light Airborne Multi-Purpose System (LAMPS Mk III) deploys primarily aboard frigates, destroyers and cruisers, and, prior to the fleet introduction of the MH-60R "Romeo" was considered the Navy's most advanced helicopter. There were five prototype YSH-60B Seahawks produced. The SH-60B Seahawk. The primary missions of the B-model (or Bravo) are surface warfare and antisubmarine warfare, which it accomplishes through a complex system of sensors carried aboard the helicopter including a towed Magnetic Anomaly Detector (MAD) and air-launched sonobuoys. Other sensors include the APS-124 search radar, ALQ-142 ESM system and optional nose-mounted forward looking infrared (FLIR) turret. It fires the Mk-46 or Mk-50 torpedo, AGM-114 Hellfire missile, and a single cabin-door-mounted M60D or GAU-16 machine gun. Crew: 3 Capacity: 8 passengers or slung load of 6,000 lb or internal load of 4,100 lb for -B, -F and -H models and 11 passengers or slung load of 9,000 lb for -S Length: 64 ft 10 in (19.76 m) Rotor diameter: 53 ft 8 in (16.36 m) Height: 17 ft 2 in (5.23 m) Disc area: 2,262 ft² (210 m²) Empty weight: 13,648 lb (6,190 kg) Loaded weight: 20,110 lb (9,575 kg) Max takeoff weight: 21,884 lb (9,927 kg) Powerplant: 2× General Electric T700-GE-401C turboshaft, 1,620 hp (1,208 kW) continuous each Maximum speed: 145 knots (167 mph, 268 km/h) Range: 380 nm (437 mi, 704 km) Service ceiling: 19,000 ft (5,790 m) Rate of climb: 700 ft/min (3.6 m/s) Disc loading: lb/ft² (kg/m²) Power/mass: hp/lb (kW/kg) Armament Up to three Mark 46 torpedo or Mark 50 torpedo, AGM-114 Hellfire missile, 4 Hellfire missiles for SH-60B and HH-60H, 8 Hellfire missiles for MH-60S Block III. AGM-119 Penguin missile (being phased out), M60 machine gun or, M240 machine gun or GAU-16 machine gun or GAU-17 Gatling gun Rapid Airborne Mine Clearance System (RAMICS) using Mk 44 Mod 0 30mm Cannon USN 85 René Hieronymus Scale 1:72 Building time: 26 hrs. |