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**Data for each of these
characteristics can be
obtained by contacting
the EICO
Aviation Specialist
at the NAVFAC Criteria
Office.
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 The
Seahawk is a twin-engine helicopter. It is used for anti-submarine warfare,
search and rescue, drug interdiction, anti-ship warfare, cargo lift,
and special operations. The Navy's SH-60B Seahawk is an airborne platform
based aboard cruisers, destroyers, and frigates and deploys sonobouys
(sonic detectors) and torpedoes in an anti-submarine role. They also
extend the range of the ship's radar capabilities. The Navy's SH-60F
is carrier-based. Some versions, such as the Air Force's MH-60 G Pave
Hawk and the Coast Guard's HH-60J Jayhawk, are equipped with a rescue
hoist with a 250 foot (75 meter) cable that has a 600 pound (270 kg)
lift capability, and a retractable in-flight refueling probe. The Navy
received the SH- 60B Seahawk in 1983 and the SH-60F in 1988.
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Aircraft Type |
Rotary Wing |
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Aircraft Manufacturer
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Sikorsky
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Engine Manufacturer |
General
Electric
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Engine Number |
T700-GE-401C |
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Type of Landing Gear |
Special |
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Design Gear Load |
** |
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Forward gear max tire pressure |
85 psi |
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Aft gear max tire pressure |
85 psi |
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Pass/Cov Ratio Channelized |
** |
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Pass/Cov Ratio Unchannelized |
** |
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Overall width; also main rotor
diameter |
53.7 ft |
Overall length |
64.8 ft |
Overall height |
17.0 ft |
Wheelbase |
** |
Skid Length |
n/a |
Tread (distance between tire or
skid centers) |
8.7 ft |
Distance from center of rear
wheel to tip of the tail rotor or fin |
** |
Distance from front fuselage to
tip of the tail rotor or fin |
53.3 ft |
Tail rotor diameter |
11.0 ft |
Height to top of rotor head |
** |
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Engine operating danger area -
idle |
100°F @
24 ft Aft |
Minimum turning radius |
41.7 ft |
Electrical Service |
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• Maximum kVa by aircraft
for 400 Hz distribution |
15.5 kVa |
Mechanical Service |
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• Air starting system |
** |
• Preconditioned air |
** |
• Environmental control air |
** |
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Min takeoff weight |
15.5 klbs
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Max takeoff weight at Peace-Time |
21.9 klbs
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Max takeoff weight at War-Time |
21.9 klbs |
Max landing weight |
21.9 klbs
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Hover ceiling (in ground effect) |
** |
Hover ceiling (out of ground
effect) |
7,300.0 ft
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Peace-Time weight used for
Pavement Evaluation |
** |
View / Sort aircraft on Spreadsheet.
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