Black Hawk Recapitalization/Modernization

Abstract

The Improved Turbine Engine Program (ITEP) develops, tests and qualifies a nominal three thousand (3,000) shaft horsepower (shp) class turboshaft engine with 25% better specific fuel consumption (SFC) as compared to other equivalent horsepower category engines. The engine will be designed to fit in the same engine envelope as a T700 engine for the Black Hawk and Apache aircraft. Other goals of the program are 65% greater horsepower to weight ratio, 35% less production and maintenance cost and 20% greater design life. The program consists of system engineering and program management, detailed design engineering, design assurance hardware manufacturing and testing, component and module level development and testing, system level testing and qualification, as well as, integration testing into the airframe. FY2014 funds initial airframe engine integration efforts and continuing component testing. FY2015 funds ITEP contract award and initial component design. FY2016 funds continuing design effort, Preliminary Design Review (PDR), component testing and airframe and integration design effort. FY2017 funds Critical Design Review (CDR) and development testing. FY2018 funds airframe integration and flight testing. The UH-60L Digital provides an integrated digital map, integrated performance planning, common functionality and commonality of training with UH-60M.

Document Details

• Document Type: Project
• Publication Date: Oct 01, 2014
• Source ID: 504_0203744A_7_2040_PB_2014

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Fields of Study

• Engineering

Readers

• Aerospace Engineering
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