NEW HH-60W COMBAT RESCUE HELICOPTER ARRIVES AT EGLIN TO BEGIN DEVELOPMENTAL TESTING
EGLIN AIR FORCE BASE, Fla. -- The U.S. Air Force’s newest aircraft landed at Eglin Air Force Base November 6 to begin developmental testing.
The HH-60W Combat Rescue helicopter touched down at Duke Field, its new home with the 413th Flight Test Squadron. A second HH-60 delivery arrived the following day.
The five-hour flight from the Sikorsky Developmental Flight Center went great, but was anything but typical, according to pilot, Maj. Evan McNeal, 88th Test and Evaluation Squadron Detachment 2.
The HH-60W's current experimental flight clearance does not allow instrument flight or the use of its transponder. The aircrew flew the entire trip visually or VFR.
The aircraft, based on the Army’s UH-60M helicopter, is modified to perform missions locating and rescuing downed pilots in hostile territory. The Air Force is contracted to purchase 113 HH-60W aircraft to replace its aging fleet of HH-60G helicopters.
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