VH-60N Night Hawk Helicopter

Last updated: 13 Dec 2021

Point of Contact
Naval Air Systems Command
Presidential Helicopter Program Public Affairs

47123 Buse Road, Bldg 2272, Ste 162
Patuxent River, MD 20670-5440

(301) 757-1719

Description
Executive transport helicopter.

Features
The VH-60N is a twin engine, all-weather helicopter flown by Marine Helicopter Squadron One (HMX-1) and supports the executive transport mission for the President of the United States.

Background
The VH-60N is an executive transport helicopter derived from both the U.S. Army's UH-60 Black Hawk and the U.S. Navy's SH-60 Seahawk aircraft. The H-60 family of helicopters is widely used throughout the Department of Defense for anti-submarine warfare, search and rescue, drug interdiction, anti-ship warfare, cargo lift, and special operations. The VH-60N was first delivered to HMX-1 in 1989 as a replacement for the VH-1N.

General Characteristics

Primary Function: Executive transport

Contractor: Sikorsky Aircraft Division of United Technologies, Stratford, Connecticut

Date Deployed: 1989

Propulsion: Two General Electric T700-GE-401 engines

Length: 64 feet 10 inches (19.6 meters)

Height: 16 feet, 10 inches (5.1 meters)

Weight: Basic: 15,100 pounds (6,850 kg); Maximum takeoff weight is 22,000 pounds (9,980 Kg)

Crew: Three to four

Point of Contact
Naval Air Systems Command
Presidential Helicopter Program Public Affairs

47123 Buse Road, Bldg 2272, Ste 162
Patuxent River, MD 20670-5440

(301) 757-1719

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