{"id":849,"date":"2019-11-27T23:44:23","date_gmt":"2019-11-28T06:44:23","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/pimaair.wpengine.com\/?post_type=museum_aircraft&#038;p=849"},"modified":"2022-11-08T05:20:56","modified_gmt":"2022-11-08T12:20:56","slug":"sikorsky-sh-60b-seahawk","status":"publish","type":"museum_aircraft","link":"https:\/\/pimaair.org\/museum-aircraft\/sikorsky-sh-60b-seahawk\/","title":{"rendered":"SIKORSKY SH-60B SEAHAWK"},"content":{"rendered":"<h1>SIKORSKY SH-60B Seahawk<\/h1>\n<p><a href=\"\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/11\/Sikorsky-SH-60B.jpg\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/11\/Sikorsky-SH-60B.jpg\" alt=\"Sikorsky SH-60B\"><\/a><\/p>\n<div>\n<p><em>This aircraft is not currently on public display.<\/em><\/p>\n<p>The SH-60B Seahawk is an anti-submarine helicopter developed from the UH-60A Blackhawk for the U.S. Navy to replace the SH-2 Seasprite.\u00a0 Development began in the late 1970s with the prototype\u2019s first flight occurring in 1979.\u00a0 The helicopter features several changes from the U.S. Army\u2019s Blackhawk including; more powerful engines, greater fuel capacity, weapons pylons capable of carrying torpedoes and anti-ship missiles, a surface search radar, and 25 sonobuoys. 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