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Black Hawk: The Story of a World Class Helicopter - new book for August publication

Wednesday 24/05/2017 - Source: Shephard


Black Hawk: The Story of a World Class Helicopter tells, in clear detail, how Sikorsky Aircraft developed, tested, modified, and produced one of the most successful helicopters in the world.

Written by the man who holds the design patent for the Black Hawk, Ray Leoni explains how Sikorsky used innovative designs with the right advanced technologies to meet the Army's stringent specifications for aircraft performance, survivability and reliability. With its creative Black Hawk design, Sikorsky won an uphill, highly contested battle for one of the world's largest helicopter programs, reestablishing the company as a leader in the world community of helicopter producers.

Black Hawk variants have been put in service by every branch of the U.S. Military and by more than 24 countries around the world accumulating over 5 million flight hours. Through its combat service in the campaigns of Granada, Panama, Somalia, Afghanistan and Iraq, the Black Hawk has demonstrated unprecedented mission versatility and survivability and proven itself to be an outstanding war-fighting machine that will serve for a half century or longer. In the best tradition and vision of Igor Sikorsky, Black Hawks are performing worldwide rescue and humanitarian missions saving countless lives and providing relief from natural and manmade disasters to thousands of people across the globe.


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