First flight of the prototype (YUH-60A Black Hawk) of the Sikorsky H-60 Type series (and UTTAS competitor)
Thursday, October 17, 1974
- Sikorsky, Stratford, Connecticut, United States of America 
This is a Notable Operational milestone.
Description:
First flight of the Sikorsky entry for the US Army UTTAS (Utility Tactical Transport Aircraft System) competition. The aircraft registration was 73-21651.
The pilots were Dick Wright (Sikorsky Chief Test Pilot) and John Dixson (UTTAS Chief Test Pilot) (see "Blackhawk: The Story of a World Class Helicopter", Ray D. Leoni, Published by American Institute of Aeronautics and Astronautics, 2007, ISBN-13: 978-1-56347-918-2 - this information is reprinted by permission of the American Institute of Aeronautics and Astronautics, Inc.).
The second prototype flew on Jan 21, 1975 after extensive modifications.
Source: "Sikorsky's UTTAS Flies", FLIGHT International, 25 October 1974
