American multipurpose helicopter Sikorski UH-60 Black Hawk COBI 5817 - Armed Forces - kopie

You know that:

• The machine is manufactured by Sikosky, a company founded by Ukrainian designer Igor Sikorsky.
• I. Sikorsky, dissatisfied with developments in the Russian Empire, left in 1919 for the United States, where he gained citizenship.
• Over the years, the small company became the largest helicopter manufacturer in the world.
• The helicopter developed in1974 was designed to be carried by C-130 Hercules aircraft.
• The Black Hawk is equipped for day/night and all-weather flight.
• The helicopter is manufactured in more than 80 modifications to perform various missions, such as a version specifically designed to fight drug crime.
• Helicopter cabins are also manufactured in the Czech Republic.
• More than 4,000 units have been produced in different versions.
• In 2022, the first unmanned flight controlled by artificial intelligence took place.
• The price of a single unit is approximately 1 500 000 €.

Technical parameters:

• dimensions: hull length 15.27 m, width 2.36 m, height 5.13 m
• main rotor diameter 16,36 m, balance rotor diameter 3,35 m
• weight (empty) 5 120 kg
• maximum take-off weight 9 190 kg
• power unit 2 x General Electric T700-GE-701C engines each with 1410 kW
• maximum speed 294 km/h
• action radius 592 km, maximum range 2 220 km
• fuel tank capacity 1136 l
• maximal flight level 5 790 m
• climb rate 1,9 m/s
• crew 3 persons
• number of persons carried 11
• armament 2x M240 machine gun 7.62 mm calibre