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Aircraft/Missile Information
MH-60G Pave Hawk Specifications Primary Function Infiltration, exfiltration and resupply of special operations forces in day, night or marginal weather conditions. Builder Sikorsky Aircraft Corp. Power Plant Two General Electric T700-GE-01C engines Thrust 1,630 shaft horsepower, each engine Length 64 feet, 8 inches (17.1 meters) Height 16 feet, 8 inches (4.4 meters) Rotary Diameter 53 feet, 7 inches (14.1 meters) Speed 184 mph (294.4 kph) Maximum Takeoff Weight 22,000 pounds (9,900 kilograms) Range 445 nautical miles; 504 statute miles (unlimited with air refueling) Armament Two 7.62mm mini-guns Costs $10.1 million (1992 dollars) Unit Cost Crew Two pilots, one flight engineer and one gunner Date Deployed 1982