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Saturday, August 30, 2008

Sikorsky's UH-60M Upgrade BLACK HAWK Helicopter Achieves First Flight

Sikorsky Aircraft Corp. today successfully completed the first flight of its UH-60M Upgrade BLACK HAWK helicopter. The UH-60M Upgrade is currently the only fly-by-wire rotary wing aircraft in flight test development within the Department of the Army.

In a test flight that lasted approximately 60 minutes, Sikorsky Chief Test Pilots Mike Skaggs and Steve Silder maneuvered the aircraft through a variety of exercises including hover, forward flight, and a hover turn.

The test flight was conducted at Sikorsky's West Palm Beach facility in Florida.

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