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Boeing (Hughes) AH-6 / MH-6 Little Bird vs Sikorsky UH-60 Black Hawk Comparison


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Subjects
Boeing MH-6 Little Bird
Light Attack / Observation / Transport Helicopter
Sikorsky UH-60L Black Hawk
Medium-Lift, Multi-Mission Helicopter
Basics
ORIGIN
United States
ORIGIN
United States
YEAR
1980 [Diff.+1 yrs]
YEAR
1979 [Diff.-1 yrs]
CREW
2
CREW
2
PRODUCTION
40 units [Diff.-4,960]
PRODUCTION
5,000 units [Diff.+4,960]
Dimensions
LENGTH
32.2 ft (9.8 m) [Diff.-17.9 ft]
LENGTH
50.1 ft (15.3 m) [Diff.+17.9 ft]
WIDTH/SPAN
27.2 ft (8.3 m) [Diff.-26.4 ft]
WIDTH/SPAN
53.7 ft (16.4 m) [Diff.+26.4 ft]
HEIGHT
9.8 ft (3.0 m) [Diff.-2.5 ft]
HEIGHT
12.3 ft (3.8 m) [Diff.+2.5 ft]
Relative Size Comparison
Shapes below depict aircraft from wingtip-to-wingtip / nose-to-tail assuming aircraft are being viewed from overhead perspective (the nose pointing towards the top of the screen). Helicopter widths include main rotor diameter. If any dimensional values are "NA" in the database then the presented shapes may appear skewed.
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Boeing MH-6 Little Bird
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Sikorsky UH-60L Black Hawk
Weights
EMPTY WT.
1,592 lb (722 kg) [Diff.-9,925 lb]
EMPTY WT.
11,517 lb (5,224 kg) [Diff.+9,925 lb]
M.T.O.W.
3,100 lb (1,406 kg) [Diff.-21,400 lb]
M.T.O.W.
24,500 lb (11,113 kg) [Diff.+21,400 lb]
Installed Power
1 x Allison T63-A-5A OR T63-A-700 turboshaft engine developing up to 650 horsepower while driving a six-blade main rotor and a 4-blade tail rotor.
2 x General Electric T700-GE-701C turboshaft engines developing 1,800 shaft horsepower while driving a four-blade main rotor and four-blade tail rotor.
Performance
SPEED
175 mph (282 kph) [Diff.-8 mph]
SPEED
183 mph (295 kph) [Diff.+8 mph]
RANGE
267 miles (430 km) [Diff.-96 miles]
RANGE
363 miles (584 km) [Diff.+96 miles]
CEILING
18,701 ft (5,700 m) [Diff.-295 feet]
CEILING
18,996 ft (5,790 m) [Diff.+295 feet]
RATE-OF-CLIMB
2,061 ft/min [Diff.+511 feet]
RATE-OF-CLIMB
1,550 ft/min [Diff.-511 feet]
Armament
Mission-specific ordnance can include any of the following combinations across two mounting stations (AH-6):

1 x 30mm M230 Chaingun / automatic cannon.
2 x 7.62mm M134 Miniguns.
2 x 12.7mm GAU-19 Gatling guns.
2 x M261 7-shot rocket pods (2.75" Hydra 70 rockets).
2 x AGM-114 "Hellfire" Anti-Tank, Guided-Missiles (ATGMs).
2 x TOW ATGMs.
2 x "Stinger" short-range, air-to-air missiles.
OPTIONAL:
External Stores Support System (ESSS) offering up to four hardpoints.

2 x 7.62mm General Purpose Machine Guns (GPMGs) on side-facing cabin pintle mounts.

Also:
16 x Hellfire Anti-Tank Guided Missiles (ATGMs).
2 x External 230 gallon fuel tanks.
2 x External 450 gallon fuel tanks.
2 x GAU-19 12.7mm Gatling Guns.
2 x M240H 7.62mm GPMGs.
Mine Dispersal Systems.

SPECIAL OPERATIONS BLACKHAWK (MH-60L DAP):
2 x M134D Gatling Guns (fixed, forward-firing or at door mountings).
2 x 2.75" FFAR rocket pods.
1 x 30mm chain gun.
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