The U.S. Military’s Improved Turbine Engine (ITE) might be built-in into the UH-60M Black Hawk helicopter. Representatives from the U.S. Military, GE Aerospace and Lockheed Martin gathered to mark the subsequent step in ITE integration on June 27 in West Palm Seashore, Florida. Picture courtesy Sikorsky, a Lockheed Martin firm.
The T901 engine will improve the Black Hawk’s energy by 50%, whereas additionally bettering gasoline effectivity, and is a important part of the roadmap to a modernized Black Hawk – a key a part of Lockheed Martin’s twenty first Century Safety® imaginative and prescient. Picture courtesy Sikorsky, a Lockheed Martin firm.
WEST PALM BEACH, Fla., June 27, 2024 – Two of the U.S. Military’s T901 Improved Turbine Engines (ITE) arrived at Sikorsky, a Lockheed Martin firm (NYSE: LMT), signaling a brand new part of Black Hawk® helicopter modernization efforts. The T901 engine, which is manufactured by GE Aerospace, will improve the UH-60M Black Hawk helicopter’s efficiency, together with elevate functionality and vary, offering Military commanders extra choices for planning and executing missions.
The T901 engine will improve the Black Hawk’s energy by 50%, whereas additionally bettering gasoline effectivity and is a important part of the roadmap to a modernized Black Hawk – a key a part of Lockheed Martin’s twenty first Century Safety® imaginative and prescient.
“Elevated efficiency and vary supplied by the T901 are high-value capabilities the Military is ready to implement on the Black Hawk in a cheap approach that won’t require costly re-engineering,” stated Hamid Salim, vice chairman of Military and Air Power Programs at Sikorsky. “The ITEP and different enhancement efforts make sure the Black Hawk stays in operation properly into the 2070s, securing its place because the Military’s foundational tactical air assault and utility plane of alternative.”
What’s Subsequent
Sikorsky is positioned to conduct a multi-aircraft check program to assist the Military’s ITEP acquisition milestone schedule.
· The 2 T901 engines might be put in in a single Black Hawk check plane for floor runs and flight testing.
· Plane {hardware} is already readily available to simply accept two extra T901 engines for set up right into a second Black Hawk check plane, which can speed up the check program.
The Military’s Utility Helicopters Challenge Workplace (UHPO), Aviation Turbine Engines Challenge Workplace (ATE PO), and Sikorsky have accomplished a number of key program milestones to organize for this integration, together with:
· Profitable completion of the H-60M Preliminary Design Overview and Vital Design Overview.
· Software program Formal Qualification Testing (FQT) for the Built-in Car Well being Administration System (IVHMS) and is on observe to finish the Flight Administration System FQT this summer time.
· Receipt and completion of all plane check instrumentation required to assist the check program.
· Receipt of all plane “A-kit” {hardware} required to put in two T901s into the H-60M in preparation to execute floor check and flight check.
“We view this as an extension of the work we’ve accomplished on ITE with our Future Assault Reconnaissance Plane (FARA) prototype and are even higher positioned for a well timed and simplified integration of the engine into the H-60M, on account of knowledge and insights we’ve retrieved from profitable ITE exams accomplished so far,” stated Salim.
Sikorsky obtained, put in, and efficiently performed engine light-off of the T901 engine within the FARA prototype plane. The continuing FARA check program is particularly designed to gather knowledge related to the Black Hawk engine integration to assist threat discount for the Black Hawk flight check program.
A Modernized Black Hawk
Sikorsky H-60M modernization efforts proceed to be primarily centered on ITE, in addition to Modular Open Programs Strategy/digital spine and Launched Results. Digital improvements, comparable to a brand new sustainment digital twin, enhance security and mission readiness whereas lowering pricey downtime and unscheduled upkeep.
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