hawkwrench Posted July 4, 2015 Share Posted July 4, 2015 I know the research corner forum has hawk pics, but I figured us this would be a place better suited to find them. Besides, anvil6 needs a place for his medevac pictures. Post any and all pics here Tim Quote Link to post Share on other sites
anvil6 Posted July 6, 2015 Share Posted July 6, 2015 Thanks Tim! ok, here are some of my flickr pics from my time in the medevac in korea, back in 1995/96. i was in 3rd flight platoon, 377th medical company, stationed in taegu, Republic of Korea. all of our birds were '84 vintage UH-60A's. we had 6 birds in the platoon, with one always in phase. for the majority of my year in country, mine was the one in phase up at camp humphreys. 9 months to do a phase that should have only taken 90 days. i dont have a lot of nice things to say about that bunch of contracors but anyways... mine was the only bird in our platoon with the HIRSS exhaust. all the other ones had straight pipes. most of my pics are of the other crew chiefs' birds. anyways, blah blah blah, here are the pics! i will look for more pics and post them as i find them. i also hope to see pics from other people! Cheers! -Ramon Quote Link to post Share on other sites
hawkwrench Posted July 6, 2015 Author Share Posted July 6, 2015 I'll have to dig through my pics and see what I can find. Tim Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Par429 Posted July 6, 2015 Share Posted July 6, 2015 Hey- For those building or planning to build an MH-60S, here's a really nice cockpit photo of a Block 3 MH-60S. There are several versions of the MH-60S, so if you're planning to mount the MTS and weapons pylons, this is what your console should look like. Note the MTS controller is on the left side of the console. I also like the NATOPS pocket checklist sitting on the console! Hope this is helpful. Phil Quote Link to post Share on other sites
John Lequerica Posted July 6, 2015 Share Posted July 6, 2015 I started on this one for the Search and Rescue group build but haven't made a whole lot of progress. lnghrn by John Lequerica, on Flickr Here are a few more MH-60 pics. NSAWC MH-60S by John Lequerica, on Flickr blknight3 by John Lequerica, on Flickr nswacmh60cam by John Lequerica, on Flickr mh60r by John Lequerica, on Flickr Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Adam Baker Posted July 6, 2015 Share Posted July 6, 2015 Does anyone have pic's of a Blackhawk w/ the Volcano mine system on it? I've found some pic's, and a Walkaround book I've got has a couple, but I'm always on the lookout for me. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
anvil6 Posted July 6, 2015 Share Posted July 6, 2015 (edited) My last aircraft was set up for the volcano system. I will look and see if I have any pics, but in the meantime if you have any questions I might still be able to remember the answers :)/> -Ramon Edited July 7, 2015 by anvil6 Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Par429 Posted July 7, 2015 Share Posted July 7, 2015 Hey- Here's another good cockpit/console photo of a Block 3 MH-60S. This is the only photo I have found which clearly (if not completely) shows the Armed Helo avionics rack (which the guy in back is leaning on). This rack is required equipment for a Sierra with the MTS and weapons pylons. If you plan to build a Block 1 Vertrep (Combat Support) MH-60S with only crew-served weapons, this rack is not required. I hope this is of some interest to those building a Sierra. Phil Quote Link to post Share on other sites
11bee Posted July 7, 2015 Share Posted July 7, 2015 Nice pics, just noted that the Sierra has grey rotor blades (in one pic, they appear to be two shades). Never knew this before, I just assumed all H-60's had Green / Black ones. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Par429 Posted July 7, 2015 Share Posted July 7, 2015 Nice pics, just noted that the Sierra has grey rotor blades (in one pic, they appear to be two shades). Never knew this before, I just assumed all H-60's had Green / Black ones. Hey- Navy H-60 blades have always been grey. I'm pretty sure they are only one color except for the leading edge erosion strip, but I can't say for sure. The blades seem to develop a wear pattern that looks similar, but not the same on all the blades. Here's another MH-60S: Phil Quote Link to post Share on other sites
HeavyArty Posted July 7, 2015 Share Posted July 7, 2015 Note the MTS controller is on the left side of the console. Phil, I have a question for you. I am assuming the MTS controller is the joystick next to the left-seater's knee and is used to control the FLIR on the nose. Academy has two of these sticks, one on the right side of each seat. Is this correct or should there only be one on the left side? I can't tell from pics I can find. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Par429 Posted July 7, 2015 Share Posted July 7, 2015 (edited) Phil, I have a question for you. I am assuming the MTS controller is the joystick next to the left-seater's knee and is used to control the FLIR on the nose. Academy has two of these sticks, one on the right side of each seat. Is this correct or should there only be one on the left side? I can't tell from pics I can find. Hi- Yes, correct. The joystick by the left-seater's knee controls the FLIR, or Multi-Spectral Targeting System, (MTS) as it is known on the MH-60S. There is only one joystick, so you can leave off the other one. The right-seater apparently doesn't get to play with the FLIR. Academy has you attach the joystick to the seat? It actually mounted to the side of the console. Phil Edited July 7, 2015 by Par429 Quote Link to post Share on other sites
HeavyArty Posted July 7, 2015 Share Posted July 7, 2015 (edited) Academy has you attach an MTS stick to the floor on the right side of each seat (2 sticks), like the collectives. Thanks for confirming what I thought. Do you have any picks of how/where it attaches to the console? Also, is the Armed Helo avionics rack only on the left side, or one on each side? Edited July 7, 2015 by HeavyArty Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Par429 Posted July 7, 2015 Share Posted July 7, 2015 Academy has you attach an MTS stick to the floor on the right side of each seat (2 sticks), like the collectives. Thanks for confirming what I thought. Do you have any picks of how/where it attaches to the console? Also, is the Armed Helo avionics rack only on the left side, or one on each side? Hey- I don't have a good pic of the attachment, the seat always seems to be in the way. The entire unit just consists of the handgrip on top of a square block which is bolted to the side of the console. The joystick can be stowed by rotating it forward 90 deg to be flush with the console when it's not in use. The Armed Helo avionics rack is only on the left side of the helo. Regards, Phil Quote Link to post Share on other sites
HeavyArty Posted July 7, 2015 Share Posted July 7, 2015 Thanks. I guess the way Academy has it will do since it is pretty much hidden by the seat as well. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
CW4 Erick Swanberg Posted July 8, 2015 Share Posted July 8, 2015 Never say never Gents Hi- Yes, correct. The joystick by the left-seater's knee controls the FLIR, or Multi-Spectral Targeting System, (MTS) as it is known on the MH-60S. There is only one joystick, so you can leave off the other one. The right-seater apparently doesn't get to play with the FLIR. Academy has you attach the joystick to the seat? It actually mounted to the side of the console. Phil Academy has you attach an MTS stick to the floor on the right side of each seat (2 sticks), like the collectives. Thanks for confirming what I thought. Do you have any picks of how/where it attaches to the console? Also, is the Armed Helo avionics rack only on the left side, or one on each side? Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Par429 Posted July 8, 2015 Share Posted July 8, 2015 Never say never Gents Hey- Very interesting, I stand corrected. Nice photo! Phil Quote Link to post Share on other sites
HeavyArty Posted July 8, 2015 Share Posted July 8, 2015 OK, so is there one on both sides then, or is this one just on the right side and nothing on the left? Should they both be there? Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Adam Baker Posted July 8, 2015 Share Posted July 8, 2015 No real questions at the moment, just trying to find references. I've got a regular Blackhawk kit in my stash and I've been seriously considering building it w/ a Volcano on it, but haven't found enough references yet to feel that I could pull it off. My last aircraft was set up for the volcano system. I will look and see if I have any pics, but in the meantime if you have any questions I might still be able to remember the answers :)/>/> -Ramon Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Youngtiger1 Posted July 8, 2015 Share Posted July 8, 2015 Great shots guys. Ramon, nice to see your medevac helo. I was thinking about doing that yellow strip Blackhawk. So, that's for posting those. Mike Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Par429 Posted July 8, 2015 Share Posted July 8, 2015 Never say never Gents Erick- I may have to retract my previous statement. Do you have some other pictures in this series? Because I'm pretty sure this is actually an MH-60R. With the Common Cockpit it can be really hard to tell from this view. After looking it up, the MH-60S should have only one hand control unit, while the MH-60R should have three, one each for the pilot, co-pilot and SO. I need to find some better pics. Phil Quote Link to post Share on other sites
anvil6 Posted July 8, 2015 Share Posted July 8, 2015 a few more of my flickr pics. these are from my deployment to bosnia back in 97-98... 8423940_001 by Ramon Lomeli, on Flickr cpUgly_02 by Ramon Lomeli, on Flickr cpUgly_01 by Ramon Lomeli, on Flickr 8423940_croatia by Ramon Lomeli, on Flickr snow_01 by Ramon Lomeli, on Flickr i will be going through my old photos and looking for other pics that might be of interest, but i mostly only have pics of old school Alphas... CHEERS! -Ramon Quote Link to post Share on other sites
CW4 Erick Swanberg Posted July 8, 2015 Share Posted July 8, 2015 nope pulled that off the web during a search for the Sierra cockpit pics for the build I am doing does the R have the same cockpit as the block 3 Sierra? I noticed the hand controllers on the center console and thought only the Sierra has those Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Par429 Posted July 8, 2015 Share Posted July 8, 2015 (edited) Hey- The Romeo and Sierra have the same basic system architecture for cost savings, so for the most part the cockpits are the same. The Romeos have the hand controllers also. The only real difference is the layout of the center console is somewhat different just based on the different mission systems they have, like the sonar and radar gear on the Romeo that the Sierra doesn't have. And apparently they have a different number of joysticks. Of course to make things more difficult, the hand controllers are relatively new, so you can find pics of the cockpits of both Romeos and Sierras without them. Just like the other services helos, they are constantly being updated. Phil Edited July 8, 2015 by Par429 Quote Link to post Share on other sites
CW4 Erick Swanberg Posted July 8, 2015 Share Posted July 8, 2015 Good to know Phil, does the Natops manuals show that info for the R and S Quote Link to post Share on other sites
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