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JimEli,
The C-130/C-141 carriage requirement for UTTAS nearly killed the UH-60 due to the low rotor head causing extensive vibration and drag issues (not to mention concerns over disc/cockpit interaction…) - only solved by the clever introduction of a removable rotor mast extender. It would be interesting to know how often the -60 has been shipped by -130….
When I was on Australian Black Hawks, 101 and 201 were delivered from the US in C-130's, one aircraft went back and fwd to the US for EMI testing in a C-130, also about half a dozen times between 1988 and 1995 (when I left B/Hawks) U/S Black Hawks were flown home in C-130's from across the country or from PNG, I have prepped for transport or assembled post transport S-70's for C-130 transport about 4-5 times. Since I left them I know of at least 6-8 times I have heard of over the years they have gone into C-130's , C-130 transport stopped once we got C-17's