History:
The
Navy received the SH-60F in 1988, replacing the SH-3 Sea King.
Overview: The Seahawk is a
twin-engine helicopter used for Anti-Submarine Warfare, Search and
Rescue, Anti-Surface Warfare, Cargo and Personnel Lift, Combat Search
and Rescue, and Special Operations. The Navy's H-60F/H is
normally carrier-based. General
Characteristics Contractors: Sikorsky Aircraft
Corporation (airframe); General Electric Company (engines)
Powerplant:
Two General
Electric T700-GE-401C turboshaft engines Power:
Up to 1,940 shaft
horsepower Speed: 180 knots maximum, 120
knots cruise Armament: 7.62mm or .50 caliber
machine guns mounted in the cabin; can also be equipped with four AGM-114
Hellfire laser-guided air-to-ground missiles (HH-60H) or 14
sonobuoys and three Mk46 or Mk 50 lightweight acoustic
torpedoes (SH-60F).
Sensors (SH-60F): AQS-13F active
dipping sonar, Sonar Data Computer capable of processing
acoustic information from the dipping sonar and active and passive
sonobuoys. (HH-60H): Forward
Looking Infrared (FLIR) with Laser Designator and Range Finder.
Aircraft
Survivability Equipment (HH-60H): APR-39A(V)2
Radar Warning Receiver, AAR-47 Missile Warning Set, AVR-2 Laser
Detecting Set, ALE-47 Chaff/Flare Dispenser, ALQ-144(V)1 Infrared
Jammer, Wire Strike Protection Kit and additional armor.
Rotor
Diameter: 53 feet 8 inches (16.4 meters)
Weight:
21,884 pounds
(9,600 kg) maximum gross weight (usable cargo load of approximately
4,000 pounds) Length: 64 feet 10 inches (19.6
meters) Height: 13 feet (3.9 meters)
Range:
Tactical range
approximately 420 nautical miles Crew:
Four [2 pilots, 2
sensor operators (SH-60F) or 2 door gunners (HH-60H)
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