Age
8-14
Grade
4-6
John Hamilton
Uh-60 Black Hawk
Library Binding
(Abdo Publishing Jan. 1, 2013)
This title explores the development and use of the UH-60 Black Hawk. Readers will follow the history of this front-line utility helicopter, and learn about its military and performance specifications. Features such as its radios, radar warning receiver, and infrared countermeasures system are detailed. Readers will learn about its weapon systems including pintle mounts, machine guns, and miniguns. Readers will discover the aircraft's operational use in in a variety of missions, including air assault, air cavalry, and aeromedical evacuations. The Black Hawk's two General Electric T700-GE-701 turboshaft engines are covered, as are the achievements and future of this important aircraft. Aligned to Common Core Standards and correlated to state standards. A&D Xtreme is an imprint of Abdo Publishing, a division of ABDO.
- Series
- Xtreme Military Aircraft
- ISBN
- 1617836893 / 9781617836893
- Pages
- 32
- Weight
- 8.8 oz.
- Dimensions
- 7.0 x 0.5 in.
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