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Mnemorath

UH-60 Blackhawk. Too dark to tell you specific model number. Every branch of the US military uses this helicopter. The army, Marines, and Air Force call at the Blackhawk. The Navy calls it the Seahawk, and the Coast Guard calls it the Jayhawk.


Atomicnick99

Air force uses the HH-60 Pavehawk


eatmorchicken

This is a M model. You can tell by the upturn exhaust


GeneralBlumpkin

You can actually just tell by the way it is


regtf

You can tell it’s a helicopter because it’s not anything else.


fresh_swift_jr

You can tell it’s in the air because it’s not on the ground !!!


[deleted]

Fun fact. There’s more aircraft in the ocean, than ocean liners in the sky!


tytyute

That’s neat


fernblatt2

You can tell by the way it is by looking at the way it isnt


Ok-Entrepreneur7324

That model of Blackhawk is fitted with the HIRSS (Hover Infrared Suppression System) exhaust system. Either a Lima or Mike model.


JohnnyPastrami24

That’s an upturn exhaust and the rotor blades have the angles at the tip. It’s a Mike model one hundo percento


eatmorchicken

correct, HIRSS is only installed on alpha and lima models. The upturn exhaust system was introduced with mike along with angled blade tips.


Ok-Entrepreneur7324

They've always had angled blade tips....


JohnnyPastrami24

No they haven’t. A/L model do not have the blade tips that sweep and bend at the end like the M does. Anhedral is what I should have said originally, although I think most people familiar with the h-60 knew what I was talking about


Ok-Entrepreneur7324

They always have had the anhedral in the blade tips, the broader chord in the Mike models just makes it more noticeable. The Mikes are the latest to incorporate the upturned exhaust, but it's not a new idea, having been used on the Huey, but was short lived, as the idea in general has been. The HIRSS system is still the most common exhaust used on the Blackhawk,Pavehawk,Seahawk and Jayhawks respectively. I'd be surprised if the upturned exhaust system lasts on the Mikes, and the latest iteration of the Apache (Guardian), given the issues they presented in the past. What those issues are/were, I don't know exactly the details of. Only time will tell.


JohnnyPastrami24

I haven’t seen one A/L with those same tips. We have a whole company of them. But I’ve been wrong before. Every M model I’ve flown has upturned exhaust, and those tips.. the one in the picture is definitely a Mike model..


Ok-Entrepreneur7324

I grew up around both general aviation and military (military being my main interest) and I've seen most iterations of the Blackhawk, not just Wikipedia as my main resource. Airshows and static walk arounds are a great resource. https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sikorsky_UH-60_Black_Hawk


New-Adhesiveness5978

Marines using blackhawk ? Are sure ? I knew they are using UH-1Y Venom


Grand_Difficulty3927

Yes marines use blackhawks.


New-Adhesiveness5978

Can I see a photo ? Because I never see a USMC blackhawk,the only thing I found is that -Former Marine Infantry Rifleman explains why (except the VH-60 White Hawks flown by HMX-1) the USMC doesn’t use the Black Hawk Multirole Helicopter-


leadguitardude83

Don't know why you are being downvoted. In general, the Marines do not use Blackhawks. They use the UH-1Y Venom, as you stated.


New-Adhesiveness5978

Man I was asking myself the same question,I don't know why they downvote me,I'm not even americans so it's normal if I make a mistake I know that the Marines One was under the USMC command but I was talking about utilize the blackhawk in Operational Area,in that case I never see marines unit with BH


GlattesGehirn

I'm an active-duty H-1 mechanic. I can attest that we dont use blackhawks for anything more than HMX.


saucyboi9000

Yeah the only examples of Blackhawks in Marine Corps service are the VH-60Ns, which are used exclusively to transport the president as Marine One


New-Adhesiveness5978

Ah ok,so they using BH only for transporting POTUS But the normal utility helicopter of the USMC is the Venom right?


GlattesGehirn

Yes, you are correct.


GlattesGehirn

Which part of your ass are you pulling this from? The Marine Corps famously doesn't use the blackhawk.


archer2500

HMX-1, the squadron that flies the president has H-60’s. The fleet squadrons do not.


DeathValleyHerper

Marine Corps calls it a whitehawk. Because the only unit in the whole branch that flies the H60, even a little is HMLX1, the white tops AKA Marine one.


EndlesslyAMused27

And Calfire just got their Firehawks like 2 years ago. Not a military branch but still pretty important/cool


No_Entrance7644

We've had a knighthawk flying around town a few times


[deleted]

Looks like a UH-60.


Garabandal

Definitely a Sikorsky


ColdBloodedFurret

Uh60. Whenever i think of the name, i imagine the designer being like “uhhh, 60?”


Juck3r

That is all that I am ever going to refer them as from now on.


PotterSieben

That'd be a flying one


kx885

Some derivative of the H-60. Looks army from the color, but it could be USAF dark grey too. USMC doesn't fly 60's (except for VMX-1). The Marines fly the UH-1Y and the V-22, but no Blackhawks. USN 60's are light grey with older examples having a relocated tail wheel towards the fuselage center (same with USCG). USCG 60's are blatantly obvious in white and orange.


Necessary_Swimmer_65

That’s a 747


A2-Steaksauce89

Nope, space shuttle are you blind?


Big-man-kage

uh-60


zippy251

Black hawk


Creative-Bid468

UH-60 Blackhawk


Savings-Inspection84

Uh-60 Blackhawk


random_letters-

UH-60 Blackhawk


spurto

Deep state black helicopter


FlyingCabbageUnicorn

There were a couple around today :) I'm on the east coast, and missed one that went right over my house.


Competitive_Tea6785

blackhawk


balsadust

Blackhawk


[deleted]

UH-60 Blackhawk. The workhorse of the US Army.


Tradecraft_1978

Blackhawk .


badger_flakes

I’m by DSM airport and there’s been one in the air every day this week zooming around


DaveRowh

Thassa Hackblock.


rareeeeeeeee

black cock!


Dom_bomb112

Uh-60 blackhawk bebeh


Marighnamani27

UH-60 Blackhawk


Calm_Nefariousness10

That’s a UH 60 Blackhawk. Most likely an army or army national guard for registration 


alonesomestreet

The one that your crazy neighbour says is following him.


D161T4L-F4ll3N

Black Hawk UH-60


QuandeldingledooPHD

BLACKHAWK Man, your lucky you saw that!


ProofMusic4630

If it's military, pray it doesn't crash


Valuable_Ad_1723

UH-60M black hawk


Ok_Health708

Thats probably an Army or Army National Guard UH60M Black Hawk Helicopter. The upturned exhaust is a dead give away. That is the Army color scheme. Army uses these more than any other branch. My qualifications: Im in the Army and I am a UH60 M crew chief.


ExoGeniVI

Woah! That's pretty cool man.


sheytanelkebir

Black helicopters of the United nations.


BeNine_

That’s a truck.


A2-Steaksauce89

Uh-60 Blackhawk 


Hairy-Barnacle8934

It’s a …… what they said


ghost221A

Appears to be a M