UH-60A Black Hawk,US Military Transport Helicopter

Plastic kit for an UH-60A Black Hawk US transport helicopter

• Scale 1:48
• Dimensions (built): length 414 mm / fuselage width 111 mm / rotor diameter 343 mm
• 285 parts
• Interior
• Clear parts included
• 3 marking options
• Not built, not painted
• Paint and glue not included

In late 1968, the US Army awarded contracts to several companies to develop a multi-purpose tactical transport helicopter. This program was called UTTAS (Utility Tactical Transport Air System) and the following requirements were set: a three-person crew, the ability to carry 11-15 soldiers in the cabin, a twin-engine powerplant and the ability to transport the helicopter in cargo aircraft. In 1976, after the completion of testing, the Army selected Sikorsky as the winner of the UTTAS program and signed a contract for the production of the first series of helicopters, which received the designation UH-60A Black Hawk (Sikorsky's series designation was S-70). These became the basis for a whole family of helicopters for various purposes - transport, special operations, electronic warfare, multi-purpose naval helicopters, anti-submarine warfare, medical care and more.