Sikorsky delivers 5000th Blackhawk
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Sikorsky delivers 5000th Blackhawk
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As sure as the earth is flat….
(But as we know, the name was originally used for the S-67 so there are actually 5001).
(But as we know, the name was originally used for the S-67 so there are actually 5001).
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Sorry to burst your bubble but they only ever made one as a prototype, the Blackhawk never went into production...
Prototype: If you are referring to the original Sikorsky YUH-60/YUH-60A (S-70A) design model, I believe Sikorsky built 6 airframes (3 FTV's and 2 for ground use funded by the US Army and a 6th FTV Sikorsky funded in-house).
As for the name Black Hawk, it is my understanding that it was the US Army who gave the UH-60A this name and although the 5,000 plus airframes built are all directives of Sikorsky’s original S-70 design, it is also my understanding that only the UH-60 and Int’l S-70A/i/M “Utility Variants” airframes are designated Black Hawk, so that’s got to be well in excess of 3,000 Black Hawk deliveries would it not?
As always, I am happy to stand aside for the Winged S community across the Pond to provide a more accurate answer or clarifications.
Prototype: If you are referring to the original Sikorsky YUH-60/YUH-60A (S-70A) design model, I believe Sikorsky built 6 airframes (3 FTV's and 2 for ground use funded by the US Army and a 6th FTV Sikorsky funded in-house).
As for the name Black Hawk, it is my understanding that it was the US Army who gave the UH-60A this name and although the 5,000 plus airframes built are all directives of Sikorsky’s original S-70 design, it is also my understanding that only the UH-60 and Int’l S-70A/i/M “Utility Variants” airframes are designated Black Hawk, so that’s got to be well in excess of 3,000 Black Hawk deliveries would it not?
As always, I am happy to stand aside for the Winged S community across the Pond to provide a more accurate answer or clarifications.
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Perhaps the first sentence of the OP's linked article clears things up:
"STRATFORD, Conn., Jan. 20, 2023 – Sikorsky, a Lockheed Martin company (NYSE: LMT), today delivered its 5,000th “Hawk” variant helicopter, a U.S. Army UH-60M Black Hawk."
"STRATFORD, Conn., Jan. 20, 2023 – Sikorsky, a Lockheed Martin company (NYSE: LMT), today delivered its 5,000th “Hawk” variant helicopter, a U.S. Army UH-60M Black Hawk."
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