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Navy's CH-60S Knighthawk makes first flight at Sikorsky

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Sikorsky Aircraft Co has delivered to the US Navy the first production- model CH-60S Knighthawk combat support helicopter. It made its first flight at the company's Stratford, CT, facility, showing the audience composed of Sikorsky and Navy officials hover and forward flight and basic maneuvers. The CH-60S Knighthawk's design combines the features of the Army's UH-60L Black Hawk and the Navy's SH-60 Seahawk.

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Bell's AH-1Z makes first four-bladed test flight

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The first test of the AH-1Z Super Cobra helicopter gunship was conducted in Dec 2000 at the Bell Helicopter Textron Flight Research Center. The Marine Corps plans to upgrade 180 AH-1Ws into AH-1Zs and 100 UH-1Ns into UH-1Ys.

Defense industry, Bell Helicopter Textron Inc., United States. Marine Corps

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Sikorsky to build new marine CH-53K

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Sikorsky Aircraft Co. is given the responsibility of designing the new CH-53K as a replacement for the CH-53E super stallion heavy-lift helicopter. The new CH-53K helicopter will have new engines, rotors, transmission, drive train, enlarged windscreen, improved armor and a digital cockpit with fly-by-wire controls along with other improved features.

Facilities & equipment, Contracts & orders let, Contracts, Contract agreement, United States. Department of Defense, CH-53K (Helicopter)

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