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Aircraft Mfr's Number: 70022

Built by:: Sikorsky Aircraft Corporation
Modified Model*:: YSH-60B
Effectivity:: 0002
Lot Number:: N/A
Mfr. Date:
Aircraft Status:: active
Last Updated:: 2024-04-19

* 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.

Aircraft Historical Events: Entry 1

Date	Tail Number	Model	Country	Operator
11 February 1980	161170	YSH-60B		Sikorsky Aircraft Corporation
First Flight for aircraft 161170 was on 11 February 1980 at the Sikorsky Facility, West Palm Beach, Florida.

Date

Tail Number

Model

Country

Operator

11 February 1980

161170

YSH-60B

Sikorsky Aircraft Corporation

First Flight for aircraft 161170 was on 11 February 1980 at the Sikorsky Facility, West Palm Beach, Florida.

Aircraft Historical Events: Entry 2

Date	Tail Number	Model	Country	Operator
July 1980	161170	YSH-60B		U.S. Navy
In July 1980 the Navy conducted initial evaluations of the handling qualities and performance of the aircraft.

Date

Tail Number

Model

Country

Operator

July 1980

161170

YSH-60B

U.S. Navy

In July 1980 the Navy conducted initial evaluations of the handling qualities and performance of the aircraft.

Aircraft Historical Events: Entry 3

Date	Tail Number	Model	Country	Operator
March 1985	161170	SH-60F		U.S. Navy
After the SH-60B entered service, the Navy began development of the SH-60F to replace the SH-3 Sea King. Development of this variant began with the award of a contract to Sikorsky in March 1985. An early-model SH-60B (Bu. No. 161170) was modified to serve as an SH-60F prototype. The company was contracted to produce seven SH-60Fs in January 1986 and the first example flew on 19 March 1987.

Date

Tail Number

Model

Country

Operator

March 1985

161170

SH-60F

U.S. Navy

After the SH-60B entered service, the Navy began development of the SH-60F to replace the SH-3 Sea King. Development of this variant began with the award of a contract to Sikorsky in March 1985. An early-model SH-60B (Bu. No. 161170) was modified to serve as an SH-60F prototype. The company was contracted to produce seven SH-60Fs in January 1986 and the first example flew on 19 March 1987.