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The UH-60A Blackhawk is a tactical transport helicopter of the United States Army.The UH-60J was developed as a successor to the UH-1 Iroquois helicopter.As a result, its transport capacity and aircraft performance are far superior to the UH-1.

It is also equipped with an external mount system,which allows fuel tanks and various weapons to be mounted externally.

In addition, it is equipped with infrared tracking (detecting and tracking the enemy by detecting heat from the engine exhaust, etc.)and infrared suppression devices (devices that suppress infrared rays emitted from heat)to prevent missiles from hitting it.

This has strengthened its ability to operate in combat zones.

Data

• Crew: 2 pilots, 1 flight attendant, 11 soldiers
• Main rotor diameter: 16.36m
• Fuselage length: 15.26m
• Total height (from ground to tip of main rotor shaft): 5.13m
• Engine: 2 General Electric GE/T700-GE-700
• Power: 1,560 shaft horsepower
• Maximum speed: 361km/h
• Weapons installed on aircraft: None

(The main rotor is like a large propeller on the top of the fuselage,and is called a rotor: a rotating wing.Helicopters use this rotor to control flight.Shaft horsepower is the horsepower generated by the central shaft of a jet engine.)