What to know about the UH-60 Black Hawk helicopter involved in D.C. crash
For many, the Sikorsky UH-60 Black Hawk helicopter, like the one involved in the Wednesday collision over the Potomac River in Washington, D.C., is familiar for one reason: the 2001 movie "Black Hawk Down ," based on the 1993 shooting down of U.S. Black Hawk helicopters during the Battle of Mogadishu in Somalia.
Sikorsky UH-60 Black Hawk: helicopter model, years in service, war conflicts in which he has participated and accidental history
The helicopter collided with passenger plane carrying 64 people and crew, crashing into the Potomar River late on Wednesday night.
What to know about the Sikorsky UH-60 Black Hawk — a global workhorse
The UH-60 Black Hawk is the helicopter involved in a crash with a passenger jet on Wednesday night near Reagan National Airport in Washington, D.C.
Sikorsky Conducts First Ground Test of GE's T901 Engines on UH-60 Black Hawk
The GE T901 engine was developed as part of the Improved Turbine Engine Program to replace the T700 engines used by U.S. Army's UH-60s and the AH-64s, and was also expected to equip the now-cancelled Future Long-Range Attack Helicopter.
What is a Sikorsky UH-60 Black Hawk?
A Black Hawk helicopter can transport up to "12 fully equipped, seated troops in combat," according to Lockheed Martin, the weapons company that builds the helicopter. There are about 5,000 of these helicopters in use by the United States Military.
Army UH-60 Black Hawk helicopter was on a 'proficiency training flight'
Military spokesman Ron McLendon II said the Army is joining an investigation into the crash headed by the National Transportation Security Board.
Sikorsky begins ground testing with new Black Hawk engine
The trials mark the first time one of the new GE Aerospace T901 Improved Turbine Engines has been powered up inside a Sikorsky UH-60 Black Hawk as part of a US Army plan to overhaul its fleet of the iconic utility helicopters.
UH-60 Black Hawk Begins Ground Tests With Far More Powerful T901 Engines
A U.S. Army UH-60M Black Hawk helicopter has completed initial ground runs with two of the new T901 Improved Turbine Engines. Developed under the Improved Turbine Engine Program (ITEP), the T901 was planned to power the now-canceled Future Attack Reconnaissance Aircraft (FARA) but will instead make its way into the UH-60 and the AH-64 Apache attack helicopter.
Army Black Hawk helicopter in DC crash was practicing disaster drill
The Army Black Hawk helicopter that collided with a passenger plane near Washington, D.C., was drilling mysterious 'continuity of government' plans.
Crashed US Army Black Hawk unit was responsible for doomsday readiness
The Black Hawk helicopter that collided with a passenger jet in Washington on Wednesday was on a training flight along a route core to a seldom-discussed military mission to evacuate senior officials to safety in the event of an attack on the U.
What we know after American Airlines plane crashes with Black Hawk helicopter in Washington, D.C.
An American Airlines jet and an Army helicopter collided over Washington, D.C., Wednesday night. All 67 people aboard the aircraft are presumed dead.
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Pentagon probes crash by ‘experienced’ Black Hawk crew, halts flights
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