Sikorsky S-70
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The Sikorsky S-70 is a medium transport/utility helicopter family manufactured by Sikorsky Aircraft. It was developed for the U.S. Army in the 1970s, winning a competition to be designated the UH-60 Blackhawk and spawning a large family in U.S. military service. New and improved versions of the UH-60 have been developed since. Civilian versions, and some military versions are produced under various S-70 model designations.
Variants[edit | edit source]
S-70[edit | edit source]
- S-70A Blackhawk: Military model for the export market.
- S-70A Firehawk: Firefighting variant of the UH-60L. Tank system designed and built by Aero Union in Chico, California.
- S-70A (N) Naval Hawk: Maritime variant that blends the S-70A Black Hawk and S-70B Seahawk designs
- S-70B/C Seahawk: Maritime military model for the export market.
- S-70A-9: Australian derivative Black Hawk.
- S-70C Firehawk: Commercial variant
- S-70i Blackhawk: International military version assembled by Sikorsky subsidiary, PZL Mielec in Poland.
- S-70M Blackhawk: FAA type certified (Restricted Category Special Airworthiness Certificate) version based on S70i Black Hawk manufactured by Sikorsky subsidiary, PZL Mielec in Poland. S-70M Black Hawk helicopter is available to the US commercial/civil market for the missions such as agricultural operations, external cargo carriage and forest and wildlife conservation, which includes aerial firefighting missions
- S-71: A proposed attack helicopter using dynamic components from the S-70.
=Derivatives[edit | edit source]
- S-92: Civilian medium-lift derivative of the S-70/H-60 with dynamic components based on S-70/H-60 components. The S-92 took its maiden flight on December 23, 1998 at the Sikorsky Development Flight Center, West Palm Beach, Florida.
- H-92 Superhawk: Military version of the S-92. The Sikorsky CH-148 Cyclone is the H-92 version for the Canadian Forces.
- TAI T-70: A Turkish variant of the S-70i, built under license by Turkish Aerospace Industries with indigenous Turkish mission-computer and avionics (by Aselsan); flight controls, landing gear and transmission (by Alp Aviation); and T700-TEI-701D engines under license from General Electric (by Tusaş Engine Industries) . Turkey was to initially produce about 109 T-70s under license. US Ambassador to Turkey Frank Ricciardone stated that Turkey now intends to produce some 600 T-70s.
Users[edit | edit source]
- Argentina
- Presidential Air Group
- Republic of China
- National Airborne Service Corps
- Colombia
- Colombian National Police
- Hong Kong
- Government Flying Service
- Mexico
- Federal Police
- Jalisco State Police
- Poland
- Polish Army
- Polish Police
- Saudi Arabia
- Ministry of the Interior
- Turkey
- General Directorate of Security
- United States
- Los Angeles County Fire Department
- United States Customs and Border Protection
- San Diego Fire-Rescue Department
