What to know about the UH-60 Black Hawk helicopter involved in D.C. crash
For many, the Sikorsky UH-60 Black Hawk helicopter, like the one involved in the Wednesday collision over the Potomac River in Washington, D.C., is familiar for one reason: the 2001 movie "Black Hawk Down ," based on the 1993 shooting down of U.S. Black Hawk helicopters during the Battle of Mogadishu in Somalia.
What is a Sikorsky UH-60 Black Hawk?
A Black Hawk helicopter can transport up to "12 fully equipped, seated troops in combat," according to Lockheed Martin, the weapons company that builds the helicopter. There are about 5,000 of these helicopters in use by the United States Military.
What to know about the Sikorsky UH-60 Black Hawk — a global workhorse
The UH-60 Black Hawk is the helicopter involved in a crash with a passenger jet on Wednesday night near Reagan National Airport in Washington, D.C.
What is a Black Hawk, the helicopter involved in the deadly American Airlines crash?
The Black Hawk is a US Army workhorse helicopter. It has been flying for decades. One tragically collided with a passenger jet this week.
Army UH-60 Black Hawk helicopter was on 'standard flight pattern' before crash in DC
Military spokesman Ron McLendon II said the Army is joining an investigation into the crash headed by the National Transportation Security Board.
All feared dead in D.C. crash involving Black Hawk helicopter built by Connecticut's Sikorsky
The American Airlines jet was carrying 60 passengers and four crew members when it collided with Black Hawk Army helicopter built by Connecticut's Sikorsky.
67 presumed dead in collision of regional jet and Black Hawk helicopter
A source tells NBC News that, according to a preliminary FAA report, a single air traffic controller was handling both planes and helicopters when the crash occurred. Normally at the D.C. tower at that time of day and for the volume of air traffic,
Mapping the collision between a passenger plane and Black Hawk helicopter
A commercial passenger plane bound for Ronald Reagan National Airport collided with a US Army Black Hawk helicopter over the Potomac River just outside of Washington, DC, on Wednesday night. There were 64 people on board the aircraft and three people in the helicopter.
DC plane crash live updates: Black Hawk helicopter collides with regional jet
US since 2009 This marks the first major commercial crash in the United States since the Colgan Air crash in Buffalo, New York, in 2009, when dozens of people were killed. The last fatality on a plane was when a woman was partially sucked out of a window during a Southwest flight in 2018.
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Sikorsky Conducts First Ground Test of GE’s T901 Engines on UH-60 Black Hawk
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The 2 Aircraft That Collided Over Washington are Both Workhorses in Use Around the World
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DC plane crash: Military aircraft collisions raise questions about training and equipment, expert says
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Descriptions of the 2 aircrafts that crashed near DCA
Here are images of the two aircrafts involved in the crash, taken from airline websites and directly manufacturers.
TIMELINE: What led to the fatal collision of American Airlines Flight 5342?
The FAA and NTSB have launched an investigation into how an American Airlines flight collided with a military helicopter over ...
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Blackhawk manufacturer Sikorsky assisting with DC crash investigation
The UH-60 Black Hawk has been deployed to dozens of combat zones around the world. Sikorsky has built more than 5,000 of them in Stratford since the 1970s.
Reagan National Airport crash: Military Black Hawk helicopter collides midair with American Airlines jet
An Army Black Hawk helicopter collided midair with an American Airlines flight from Wichita, Kansas, at Reagan National ...