UH-60A UH-60L EH-60A Helicopter Operator’s Manual 1996 – TM 1-1520-237-10 PDF

Description

UH-60A, UH-60L and EH-60A Helicopter Operator’s Manual – TM 1-1520-237-10

This is the complete U.S. Army operator’s manual for the Sikorsky UH-60A, UH-60L and EH-60A helicopters, published under document number TM 1-1520-237-10 and dated 31 October 1996. It includes all ten change sheets issued through 30 September 2002, so the copy you receive reflects the fully amended manual rather than the original 1996 printing alone. Distribution Statement A – approved for public release. This is the manual the flight crew actually carries in the helicopter, and it is the single most useful reference for anyone operating, flying or maintaining these aircraft.

File Details

• Manual type: Operator’s Manual (flight crew / operator level)
• Document number: TM 1-1520-237-10
• Original date: 31 October 1996
• Change sheets included: Change 1 (30 June 1997) through Change 10 (30 September 2002)
• Models covered: UH-60A, UH-60L, EH-60A
• Engines covered: T700-GE-700, T700-GE-701C
• Language: English
• Total pages: 836
• File format: PDF
• Distribution: Statement A – Approved for public release; distribution is unlimited

Chapters Covered

• Chapter 1 – Introduction: warnings, cautions and notes, series and effectivity codes, change symbols, how to use the manual
• Chapter 2 – Aircraft and Systems Description and Operation: Section I Aircraft; Section II Emergency Equipment; Section III Engines and Related Systems; Section IV Fuel System; Section V Flight Controls; Section VI Hydraulic and Pneumatic System; Section VII Powertrain System; Section VIII Main and Tail Rotor Groups; Section IX Utility Systems; Section X Heating, Ventilating, Cooling and Environmental Control Unit; Section XI Electrical Power Supply and Distribution Systems; Section XII Auxiliary Power Unit; Section XIII Lighting; Section XIV Flight Instruments; Section XV Servicing, Parking and Mooring
• Chapter 3 – Avionics: Section I General; Section II Communications; Section III Navigation; Section IV Transponder and Radar
• Chapter 4 – Mission Equipment: Section I Mission Avionics; Section II Armament; Section III Cargo Handling Systems; Section IV Mission Flexible Systems
• Chapter 5 – Operating Limits and Restrictions: Section I General; Section II System Limits; Section III Power Limits; Section IV Loading Limits; Section V Airspeed Limits; Section VI Maneuvering Limits; Section VII Environmental Restrictions; Section VIII Other Limitations
• Chapter 6 – Weight/Balance and Loading: Section I General; Section II Weight and Balance; Section III Fuel/Oil; Section IV Personnel; Section V Mission Equipment; Section VI Cargo Loading; Section VII Center of Gravity
• Chapter 7 – Performance Data (T700-GE-700 engines): maximum torque available, hover, cruise from sea level to 20,000 ft, optimum cruise, drag, climb/descent, fuel flow, airspeed system characteristics, special mission performance
• Chapter 7A – Performance Data 701C (T700-GE-701C engines): same performance series tailored to the UH-60L
• Chapter 8 – Normal Procedures: Section I Mission Planning; Section II Operating Procedures and Maneuvers; Section III Instrument Flight; Section IV Flight Characteristics; Section V Adverse Environmental Conditions
• Chapter 9 – Emergency Procedures: Section I Aircraft Systems; Section II Mission Equipment
• Appendix A – References
• Appendix B – Abbreviations and Terms
• Appendix C – KY-100 configuration
• Index – alphabetical listing of every titled paragraph, figure and table

Laid out as a working crew manual rather than a textbook, this document walks through every system on the aircraft at operator level, then follows each system with the limitations, performance figures, normal procedures and emergency procedures tied to it. Chapters 2 and 3 handle the aircraft and avionics descriptions; Chapters 5 and 6 give you the numerical envelope you must stay inside; Chapters 7 and 7A provide the torque, hover, cruise, climb, descent and fuel-flow charts you use for mission planning and in-flight performance checks; Chapters 8 and 9 give you the step-by-step normal and emergency procedures. Warning, caution and note boxes are used throughout, and each procedural step is numbered to match the corresponding step in the operator’s checklist.

Coverage on the UH-60A, UH-60L and EH-60A

The manual covers the three airframes separately where they differ. The UH-60A and EH-60A are described with the T700-GE-700 engine; the UH-60L is described with the T700-GE-701C engine and the improved durability gearbox (IDGB). The EH-60A sections add its electronic mission systems, four-crew configuration, air conditioning, survivability equipment and avionics compartment in the transition section. Avionics coverage includes VHF-AM, VHF-FM, UHF-AM and HF communications; LFAADF; VOR/ILS/marker beacon; Doppler; Doppler/GPS; integrated inertial navigation; IFF transponder; and radar altimeter. Mission equipment coverage includes the M60D 7.62 mm machine gun installation, cargo hook system, rescue hoist kit, external extended range fuel system (ERFS), auxiliary fuel management system (AFMS), external stores support system (ESS), Volcano mine delivery system, M130 chaff and flare dispensers, ALQ-144 infrared countermeasure set, ALQ-156 and ALQ-162 countermeasures sets and the AN/AVS-7 heads-up display.

What This Manual Enables You To Do

With this operator’s manual on hand you can run preflight, before-start, engine start, runup, hover, before-takeoff, takeoff, cruise, before-landing, landing and shutdown checklists against the manufacturer’s own procedures; interpret every caution, advisory and warning light on the panel; work through the limitations for rotor speed, transmission, engine torque, airspeed, loading, centre of gravity, slopes, icing, turbulence and external stores; compute torque available, hover weight, cruise torque and fuel flow from the charts in Chapters 7 and 7A; perform the normal and emergency procedures for engine failure, dual-engine failure, fire, fuel system faults, electrical faults, hydraulic faults, stabilator malfunctions, tail rotor loss, lightning strike and ditching; set up weight and balance for troop, cargo, medevac, ERFS/AFMS and Volcano configurations; and carry out operator-level servicing of fuel, engine oil, APU oil, hydraulic reservoirs, main transmission, intermediate and tail gearboxes. The exact settings, pressures, temperatures, torque values, airspeeds, limitations and step sequences are all in this document, which is why it matters more than any second-hand summary – a single number read from the wrong chart or a switch moved out of sequence can cost an engine, a transmission or a crew.

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