US Army Technical Manual, OPERATOR’S MANUAL FOR, UH-60A HELICOPTER, UH-60L HELICOPTER, EH-60A HELICOPTER, TM 1-1520-237-10, 1996
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US Army Technical Manual, OPERATOR’S MANUAL FOR, UH-60A HELICOPTER, UH-60L HELICOPTER, EH-60A HELICOPTER, TM 1-1520-237-10, 1996
US Army Technical Manual, OPERATOR’S MANUAL FOR, UH-60A HELICOPTER, UH-60L HELICOPTER, EH-60A HELICOPTER, TM 1-1520-237-10, 1996
GENERAL. These instructions are for use by the operator. They apply to UH-60A, UH-60L, and EH-60A helicopters.
UH-60A. UH−60A The UH-60A (BLACK HAWK) (Figure 2-1) is a twin turbine engine, single rotor, semimonocoque fuselage, rotary wing helicopter. Primary mission capability of the helicopter is tactical transport of troops, supplies and equipment. Secondary missions include training, mobilization, development of new and improved concepts, and support of disaster relief. The main rotor system has four blades made of titanium/fiberglass. The drive train consists of a main transmission, intermediate gear box and tail rotor gear box with interconnecting shafts. The propulsion system has two T700-GE-700 engines operating in parallel. The nonretractable landing gear consists of the main landing gear and a tailwheel. The armament consists of two 7.62 mm machineguns, one on each side of the helicopter in the forward cabin. Detailed descriptions of these systems are given in these chapters. For additional weight information, refer to Chapters 5, 6, and 7. Kit installations for the helicopter consist of range extension tanks, rescue hoist, medical evacuation, infrared suppression, blade anti-icing/deicing, blackout devices, snow skis, winterization and static/ rappelling kit. Refer to this chapter and Chapter 4 for kit descriptions.
2.3 UH-60L. UH−60L The UH-60L helicopter is the same as the UH-60A helicopter except engines T700-GE-701C replace T700-GE- 700. The main transmission is replaced by an improved durability gearbox (IDGB).
EH-60A. EH The EH-60A helicopter is a modified UH-60A (Figure 2-1) with a crew of four. The Mission equipment consists of electronic systems with modifications that will ensure that the mission requirements are met. The EH-60A system includes air conditioning, helicopter survivability equipment, and avionics equipment. An electronics compartment within the transition section is used for avionics equipment. The compartment can be entered from the right side of the helicopter. The mission systems employ two operators: The DF (ESM) operator controlling the electronics surveillance functions, and the electronics countermeasure (ECM) operator controlling the active countermeasure functions. The EH-60A can operate independently or in conjunction with up to two additional, similarly equipped, aircraft. When operating in the multisystem mode, secured air-to-air communications are provided for automatic tasking between aircraft. Secured air-to-ground communications are also provided for voice reporting purposes.