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Aircraft Mfr's Number: 70002

Built by:
Sikorsky Aircraft Corporation
Modified Model*:
YUH-60A
Effectivity:
N/A
Lot Number:
N/A
Mfr. Date:
Aircraft Status:
preserved
Last Updated:
2024-04-17

* The model displayed above will either be the aircraft's birth or earliest modified model. To see the aircrafts modification history see the below Aircraft Historical Events.

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Aircraft Historical Events: Entry 1

Date Tail Number Model Country Operator
21 January 1975 73-21651 YUH-60A Flag Sikorsky Aircraft Corporation

First flight on the second Prototype aircraft was on this date.

Aircraft Historical Events: Entry 2

Date Tail Number Model Country Operator
March 1976 73-21651 YUH-60A Flag U.S. Army

Aircraft was accepted by the Army and assigned to U.S. Army Aviation Engineering Flight Activity (USAAEFA). The aircraft was Air lifted to Edwards AFB, California and began the engineering flight test portion of the Government Competitive Test (GCT) program. The test period began 7 April and lasted until 17 September 1976.

Reference: Government competitive test, Utility Tactical Transport Aircraft System (UTTAS), Sikorsky YUH-60A Helicopter Final Report.

In October of 1976 the aircraft was transferred to U.S. Army Transportation School (USATSCH) in Fort Eustis, Virginia and used as a maintenance training aircraft.

Abbreviated Army Aircraft History:

From Date To Date Model Unit Name Location
1976-03-16 1976-10-15 UH-60A USAAEFA Edwards AFB, California
1976-10-16 1989-08-15 UH-60A USATSCH Fort Eustis, Virginia

Aircraft Historical Events: Entry 3

Date Tail Number Model Country Operator
September 1989 73-21651 YUH-60A Flag U.S. Army

The Aircraft was transferred to Ft. Rucker, Alabama and is currently located in the United States Army Aviation Museum at Fort Rucker, Alabama.

Link: https://www.armyaviationmuseum.org