PAVE is a U.S. Air Force program name relating to electronic systems. Some state that it is just a codename, rather than an acronym. Others point to the definition of PAVE in some military glossaries as "Precision Avionics Vectoring Equipment" or "Precision Acquisition Vehicle Entry".
because it was named after him
John C. Calhoun
hawks symbolize nobility, inspiration and messengers
Old English meaning "son of Hawk".
It was mostly named after the bird of prey, as many fighter planes have been; for example, the Hawker Sea Hawk.
The UH-60 Black hawk was named after the leader of the Sauk tribe of Native Americans, Black Hawk.
A black-hawk helicopter can hold 15 people 2 chiefs, 2 pilots and 11 troops
Black Hawk was a helicopter in the movie Transformers. The helicopter was destroyed.
It was the Sikorski design team
184 mph
Igor Sikorsky co. did.
180 ktas
Battle Stations - 2000 Black Hawk Helicopter 4-4 was released on: USA: 2004
You can't.
not so much
The Black Hawk is faster. Black Hawk is about 220 mph, while the Chinook is about 190. But, I have ridden in Ch47 Chinooks with a full complement of Marines, that had to slow down for the Black Hawk and Cobras to keep up. They are different aircraft for different jobs. All great aircraft.
183 mph or 159 knots