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 UH-60 Black Hawk - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
The HH-60G Pave Hawk is a highly modified version of the Black Hawk primarily designed to recover downed aircrew or other isolated personnel during war.
Some versions, such as the Air Force MH-60G Pave Hawk and the United States Coast Guard HH-60J Jayhawk, are equipped with a rescue hoist with a 250 ft (75 m) cable that has a 600 lb (270 kg) lift capability, and a retractable in-flight refueling probe.
The Black Hawk was developed to meet a US Army requirement for a UH-1 Iroquois replacement in 1972.
en.wikipedia.org /wiki/UH-60_Black_Hawk

  
 CNN.com - Copter crashes during Mount Hood rescue - May 31, 2002
The Pave Hawk is especially suited to extreme conditions and is used by the Air Force mainly for recovery and rescue.
The Pave Hawk's primary mission is to conduct day or night operations into hostile environments to recover downed personnel during war, according to the Air Force.
Pave Hawks are suited with color weather radar and an engine/rotor blade anti-ice system, giving them an all-weather capability.
www.cnn.com /2002/US/05/30/oregon.mthood.accident/index.html

  
 MH-60G Pave Hawk
Pave Hawks are equipped with folding rotor blades and a tail stabilator for shipboard operations and to ease air transportability.
Pave Hawks are equipped with a rescue hoist with a 200-foot (60.7 meters) cable and 600-pound (270 kilograms) lift capacity.
To extend their range, Pave Hawks are equipped with a retractable in-flight refueling probe and internal auxiliary fuel tanks.
www.eustis.army.mil /360/Helicopters/H-60.HTM

  
 NDM Article - Air Force Eyes Replacement For Aging Pave Hawk Helos
That is not achievable in the 4.5-foot cabin in the Pave Hawk.
A problem with the old Pave Hawk was the poor survivability odds in a crash situation for para-rescuemen (PJs) belted to the floor.
The Pave Hawk, which is a modified version of the Sikorsky-built Black Hawk—used by the U.S. Army—has proven to be a safe and effective combat search-and-rescue (CSAR) platform.
www.nationaldefensemagazine.org /issues/2001/Sep/Air_Force.htm

  
 Special Operations.Com
Pave Hawk refueling sequence as shot from an MC-130P "Combat Shadow"...
Two Pave Hawks land in the New Mexico desert during a training exercise.
48th Rescue Squadron's Pave Hawk helicopter arrives in Kuwait.
www.specialoperations.com /Aviation/Pave_Hawk/default.html

  
 HH-60G Pave Hawk
Keflavik NAS, Iceland, 15 December 1998 — A HH-60G Pave Hawk helicopter from the 56th Rescue Squadron, Keflavik NAS, Iceland, performs a rescue of a simulated downed airman off the coast of Iceland.
During the rescue of the airman, a pararescueman jumps from the to help the survivor into the stretcher so he may be hoisted up.
www.aircav.com /dodphoto/dod98/hh60-003.html

  
 Las Vegas SUN: Chopper crash blamed on dust condition
Airman 1st Class Jesse Samek was fatally injured when the HH-60G Pave Hawk in which he was riding crashed into a canyon wall, throwing Samek from the helicopter as it rolled down the sloping canyon wall.
The Nellis-based Pave Hawk was damaged beyond repair, and the approximately $9.3 million aircraft was later destroyed by U.S. personnel.
Samek, a 21-year-old flight engineer from Rogers, Ark., was part of a two-Pave Hawk rescue mission sent to evacuate an Afghani election official who had been accidentally shot in the arm by one of his personal security guards on Oct. 20, Air Force officials said.
www.lasvegassun.com /sunbin/stories/lv-other/2004/dec/28/518047004.html

  
 Excerpt 3
THE TWO HH-60G PAVE HAWK MARINE HELICOPTERS switched off their running lights ten minutes out from their LZ and ran the last few miles low over the desert floor, without lights other than the red glow of their instruments.
The area is sterile and you are 'go' to bring your team in." "Delta Hawk One, this is Delta Hawk Two, roger that." The second Pave Hawk moved out of its holding position several hundred yards back from the LZ.
Bravo squad, the first of the two eight man Marine anti-terrorist teams scrambled from Delta Hawk One as it settled behind the high ridge some 500 years east of the camp.
www.theirishconnection.com /excerpt3.htm

  
 Helicopters
The HH-60G Pave Hawk, the most sophisticated Combat Rescue Helicopter in the world.
Prior to flying the Pave Hawk, this is the helicopter that I flew.
It is not nearly as sophisticated as the Pave Hawk, after all it was designed in the early 1960's, but it proved itself as a tough combat platform.
members.aol.com /HH60Pilot/Helicopters.htm

  
 Two U.S. Air Force HH-60G Pave Hawk Helicopters
Operation Southern Watch, 27 November 2001 — Two HH-60G Pave Hawk aircraft fly in formation during a training mission near an operating location in support of Operation Southern Watch.
Two U.S. Air Force HH-60G Pave Hawk Helicopters
Pave Hawk rescue equipment includes a hoist capable of lifting a 600-pound load from a hover height of 200 feet, and a personnel locating system.
aircav.com /dodphoto/dod01/hh60-026.html

  
 Air Force Technology - UH-60 Black Hawk (Sikorsky S-70A) - Multi-Mission Utility Helicopter
An HH-60G Pave Hawk helicopter from Sikorsky, part of the Hawk family of helicopters.
The primary mission of the Black Hawk helicopter is as a troop carrier and logistical support aircraft, but in addition the helicopter can be configured to carry out medical evacuation, command-and-control, search-and-rescue, armed escort, electronic warfare and executive transport missions.
Recent orders include two Black Hawk helicopters for the Royal Brunei Force (RBAF), two S-70A configured for executive transport missions for Malaysia, a further 50 S-70A for Turkey, nine for Austria, 30 for Columbia, 24 for Israel and two for Thailand.
www.airforce-technology.com /projects/black_hawk

  
 Sikorsky S-70 ( H-60 Hawk series )
There is (was) virtually no difference between the MH-60G Pave Hawk and the HH-60G Pave Hawk with a few minor exceptions.
The other minor differences are that the MH-60G's had "Sea Hawk" windows long before the HH-60G's, the (former) MH-60G's all have rotor breaks, and they have windshield washer reservoirs and motors.
The Pave Hawk is a highly modified version of the Army Black Hawk which features an upgraded communications and navigation suite that includes an integrated inertial navigation/global positioning/Doppler navigation systems, satellite communications, secure voice, etc
www.helis.com /70s/h_h60.php

  
 The Perfect Storm
The HH/MH-60G Pave Hawk is the helicopter of choice for the Air National Guard.
Take a closer look to see how an HH/MH-60G Pave Hawk refuels in mid-air with the help of an HC-130 Hercules.
This helicopter is depicted in "The Perfect Storm" during the rescue scene of the Mistral and its crew.
perfectstorm.warnerbros.com /cmp/air_guard_heli.html

  
 Aircraft: Sikorsky HH-60G Pave Tack
The HH-60G is a Pave Hawk, not a Pave Tack.
, NV The HH-60G is called a Pave Hawk, not Pave Tack.
It is based on the UH-60 Black Hawk.
www.aero-web.org /specs/sikorsky/hh-60g.htm

  
 HH60
The primary mission of the HH-60G Pave Hawk helicopter is to conduct day or night operations into hostile environments to recover downed aircrew or other isolated personnel during war.
Because of its versatility, the HH-60G is also tasked to perform military operations other than war.
These tasks include civil search and rescue, emergency aeromedical evacuation (MEDEVAC), disaster relief, international aid, counterdrug activities and NASA space shuttle support.
www.39thflighteagle.org /Gallery/hh60.htm

  
 muddysmind.com: More support in Liberia
OVER WEST AFRICA -- An HH-60G Pave Hawk helicopter flies back to Sierra Leone after an evacuation mission into the U.S. Embassy in Monrovia, Liberia, on July 28.
The 398th Air Expeditionary Group is currently in Sierra Leone to provide personnel recovery and emergency evacuation capability for the humanitarian assistance survey team and the fleet antiterrorism security team in Liberia.
www.muddysmind.com /archives/000375.html

  
 HH-60G Pave Hawk
For improved survivability the Pave Hawk is equipped with a radar warning receiver, an infrared jammer, and chaff/flare countermeasure dispensing system.
The Pave Hawk helicopter is a derivative of proven UH-60 Blackhawk designed to provide search and rescue capability in support of downed aircrews or other isolated personnel in hostile territory.
The Pave Hawks provided search and rescue capability for coalition forces during operation Desert Storm in 1991, and operation Allied Force in 1999.
www.deagel.com /pandora?p=pm00101006

  
 Navy Facts: SH-60 Seahawk
The Air Force received the MH-60G Pave Hawk in 1982 while the Coast Guard received the HH-60J Jayhawk in 1992.
[Other versions are the UH-60 Black Hawk (Army); HH-60H (Navy); MH-60G Pave Hawk (Air Force); HH-60J Jayhawk (Coast Guard).]
Some versions, such as the Air Force's MH-60 G Pave Hawk and the Coast Guard's HH-60J Jayhawk, are equipped with a rescue hoist with a 250 foot (75 meter) cable that has a 600 pound (270 kg) lift capability, and a retractable in-flight refueling probe.
www.chinfo.navy.mil /navpalib/factfile/aircraft/air-sh60.html

  
 U.S. Air Force Para-rescuemen are extracted by an HH-60G Pave Hawk helicopter.
U.S. Air Force Para-rescuemen are extracted by an HH-60G Pave Hawk helicopter.
U.S. Air Force Para-rescuemen from the 64th Expeditionary Rescue Squadron are extracted by an HH-60G Pave Hawk helicopter from an abandoned housing site near the Baghdad International Airport, Iraq, on Dec. 20, 2004.
www.dod.gov /photos/Dec2004/041220-F-2034C-040.html

  
 Sikorsky MH-60G Pave Hawk
MH-60G Pave Hawk - многоцелевой вертолет для сил специальных операций, созданный американской фирмой Sikorsky Aircraft (теперь часть United Technologies Corporation) на базе многоцелевого вертолета UH-60 Black Hawk.
www.airwar.ru /enc/uh/mh60.html

  
 An Air Force HH-60G Pave Hawk helicopter is loaded inside a C-5 Galaxy.
An Air Force HH-60G Pave Hawk helicopter from the 33rd Rescue Squadron, Kadena Air Base, Japan, is loaded inside a C-5 Galaxy cargo aircraft during Operation Unified Assistance at Colombo, Sri Lanka, on Jan. 20, 2005.
An Air Force HH-60G Pave Hawk helicopter is loaded inside a C-5 Galaxy.
Kadena helicopters, maintenance personnel and aircrew members are going back to their home station after helping deliver relief goods to tsunami victims in Sri Lanka.
www.dod.gov /photos/Jan2005/050120-F-1740G-002.html

  
 U.S. Air Force HH-60G Pave Hawk
USS JUNEAU, East China Sea, 29 January 2001 — An Air Force HH-60G Pave Hawk from the 33rd Rescue Squadron, Kadena Air Base, Japan, practices shipboard landings and take-offs on the USS Juneau with Marine Corps AH-1 Cobras and H-46 Sea Knights on deck.
The 33rd RS is the only Air Force rescue unit that maintains crews certified in shipboard landings.
www.aircav.com /dodphoto/dod01/hh60-024.html

  
 Kadena airmen make swift rescue in Okinawa
Senior Airman Richard Carter, an HH- 60G Pave Hawk crew chief with the 33rd Rescue Squadron, watches flightline activities while his helicopter taxis out during a training mission.
"We knew right away we had to get there as quickly as we could," said Capt. Randall Nelson, HH-60G Pave Hawk helicopter pilot and mission commander.
Four minutes after the call, I got to the hangar and there were already a bunch of maintainers, flight engineers, and pararescue people pulling plugs and covers, loading equipment, hauling medical supplies, and hooking up auxiliary power units to the chopper.
www.af.mil /news/Jul2001/n20010705_0913.asp

  
 H-60 Pave Hawk
The H-60 Pave Hawk is a versatile helicopter employed by the USAF as the HH-60G rescue platform and MH-60G special operations aircraft.
The H-60G Pave Hawk program stems from the cancellation of the Night Hawk and the pending upgrade of the 11 UH-60As originally procured by the USAF to train ground and aircrews in Black Hawk operations.
Ten of the USAF's 92 H-60Gs are assigned to special operations forces, the remainder to combat rescue units of the active-duty, Reserve, and Air National Guard forces.
www.zianet.com /jpage/airforce/weapons/air/h-60.html

  
 Aerospace Daily STORY
The schedule of the PRV will impact the upcoming service life extension program (SLEP) for the Pave Hawk, which will modify 29 of the oldest HH-60Gs to extend their lives from 7,000 hours to 10,000 hours.
The U.S. Air Force is moving ahead with plans for a Personnel Recovery Vehicle (PRV) that would replace the HH-60G Pave Hawk for combat search and rescue (CSAR) missions and possibly become the Air Force's common helicopter platform, according to Brig.
A vertical takeoff and landing (VTOL) aircraft, the PRV would replace the 105 Pave Hawks in the Air Force's active, guard, and reserve inventory, according to Folkerts.
www.aviationnow.com /avnow/news/channel_aerospacedaily_story.jsp?id=news/helo11193.xml

  
 Master Sgt. Gutierrez inspects the tail rotor of a MH/HH-60G Pave Hawk at Camp Doha, Kuwait.
Master Sgt. Mark Gutierrez inspects the tail rotor and its transmission during a pre-flight of a U.S. Air Force MH/HH-60G Pave Hawk helicopter deployed to U.S. Army Camp Doha, Kuwait, on March 11, 1998.
Master Sgt. Gutierrez inspects the tail rotor of a MH/HH-60G Pave Hawk at Camp Doha, Kuwait.
Pave Hawks and their crews are deployed from the 48th Rescue Squadron, 49th Fighter Wing, Holloman Air Force Base, N.M., and the 66th Rescue Squadron, 57th Wing, Nellis Air Force Base, Nev., to Kuwait as part of a force augmentation in Southwest Asia.
www.defense.gov /photos/Mar1998/980311-F-7910D-007.html

  
 Copter with a Shark
Pave Hawk helicopter from the 129th Rescue Wing, Moffett FAF (a California National Guard unit) snapped by Lance Cheung (with San Francisco's Golden Gate Bridge in the background).
This is a fake, an image created by combining two real but unrelated photographs: a picture of a great white shark taken by South African photographer Charles Maxwell, and an Air Force photo of an
www.kids-teens.org /Monthly_Pic/copter_shark.htm

  
 H-60 History Page
HH-60Gs Pave Hawks rescued 168 stranded students and 19 staff from a flood in Nevada.
A USAF HH-60G Pave Hawk crashed in Afghanistan March 23, 2003.
Two HH-60 Pave Hawks rescued two men from a damaged 30' yacht in the North Atlantic on September 6, 2002.
members.aol.com /rsacchi001/gulf/h60.html

  
 Air Force Link - Photos
Dawn Ryan is hoisted by a Navy HH-60G Pave Hawk helicopter from the aircraft carrier USS Kitty Hawk during water mass casualty training.
RANDOLPH AIR FORCE BASE, Texas -- HH-60 Pave Hawk helicopters from 347th Rescue Wing, Moody Air Force Base, Ga. and the 920th Rescue Wing, Patrick Air Force Base, Fla. depart Randolph AFB, Texas, on a search and rescue mission Sept. 24.
About 50 56th Rescue Squadron Airmen from Naval Air Station Keflavik, Iceland, are here for the multinational exercise designed to enhance the interoperability of NATO and partner nation air forces through cooperation and familiarization of the organization's procedures.
www.af.mil /photos/index.asp?galleryID=42

  
 Pave Hawks catch lift to Sri Lanka
The Globemaster crew flew two Pave Hawks to Sri Lanka on Jan. 3 to support tsunami relief efforts in the region.
The Pave Hawks are assigned to the 33rd Rescue Squadron here, and the C-17 is from McChord Air Force Base, Wash. (U.S. Air Force photo by Airman 1st Class Heather Tower)
Besides aircraft and equipment, Airmen here have loaded more than 145 tons of relief supplies on Air Force aircraft bound for the region.
www.af.mil /news/story.asp?storyID=123009517

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