H 60"

This ESSS equipped Black Hawk is much easier to fly in the hover, thanks to the aircraft’s Automatic Flight Control System (AFCS). This system helps maintain heading, allowing the pilot to concentrate on the liftoff. (Doug Martin)

Strip formation lights, called “slime lights” by Black Hawk crews, are mounted on the tips of the stabilator, on the taił rotor drive shaft cover and on the fuselage fairing between the HIRSS. (Stan Stacey)

The External Stores Support System stub wing can carry two 230 galion fuel tanks (out-board) and two 450 galion tanks on the inboard stations. Other ESSS options include up to sixteen Hellfire missiles, gun pods, 2.75 inch rocket pods and minę dispensers. (Bryan Creel)

The main rotor blades of the UH-60L consist of a titanium main spar with a Nomex honeycomb filier and fiberglass skin. The swept blade tips provide improved performance and reduce the rotor acoustic signature (noise level). (Paul Pickett)