Subject: Re: HH-60G Pavehawk Walkaround
From: "Steve Bamford ARC" <[email-masked]>
To: "Salbando" <[email-masked]>
Date: Sun, 22 Feb 2004 14:38:55 -0800

Hi Sal,
Thanks for sending in your HH-60G walkaround photos.  I'll e-mail you when your walkaround photos go on ARC.  Excellent photos and descriptions.

Steve Bamford
Aircraft Resource Center
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  ----- Original Message ----- 
  From: Salbando 
  To: Steve Bamford ARC 
  Sent: Sunday, February 22, 2004 2:23 PM
  Subject: HH-60G Pavehawk Walkaround

  Steve, 
  Hopefully this works out, since I need to split this into at least two e-mails due to size.  I'm including 46 photos of two aircraft.  Even though there's two aircraft I've stuck to the walkaround concept as if there was one aircraft.  One HH-60G is an old style configuration which is still out in the fleet, and the second HH-60G is the new configuration.  I've indicated "old style" or "new Mod" in the photos so the readers can see the differences.  Mainly that's with the placement of the RHAW gear or plume detectors, and positioning of the position lights.  The old style had them on the main gear sponsons but the new Mod has them up on the ESSS fairings.  This is due to the new Mod having plume detectors on the main gear sponsons.
  OK, These pictures were taken at my unit's hangar.  They are two Alaska Air National Guard 210th RQS (Rescue Squadron) HH-60G Pavehawks.  One HH-60G (26472) is an old style configuration undergoing maintenance, and the second HH-60G (26466) is a new Mod bird.  The photos were taken in December 2003.  My name is Sal Provenzano for copyright purposes.
  All photos are labeled "HH-60G 0XX".  Here's their descriptions:
  001_Front exterior_Air refueling boom.

  002_Front exterior_New Mod nose with plume detectors on top of nose; FLIR & Radar; right landing light deployed.

  003_Front exterior_Old Style nose.  Note: no VHF-FM homing antennas behind pilot/co-pilot's door.

  004_Front exterior_Close-up of FLIR & Radar.

  005_Right side forward exterior_Close-up of Landing gear sponson; front part of ski; pilot's step.  Note: no wire cutters on main landing gear strut due to ski mounts.

  006_Right side forward_Interior details of pilots door.

  007_Right side forward_exterior detail of pilot's seat, rotor pedals, cyclic stick.

  008_Right side cockpit_Pilot's collective stick, cyclic stick, center instrument panel with FLIR stick, main instrument panel.

  009_Right side cockpit_Center instrument panel with FLIR controls and displays; main instrument panel.

  010_Right side cockpit_Center Instrument panel with FLIR controls, rear instrument panel, co-pilot's seat, interior door, and cyclic stick.

  011_Right side cockpit_Overhead instrument panel; rotor brake details, engine controls, cockpit lighting.

  012_Right side cockpit_Close-up of overhead instrument panel with engine control levers.

  013_Right side exterior_Open rear door; stokes litter with MA-1 kit inside, rear of right ski.  Note the bar below the lower main door frame.  This was a safety Mod after a PJ died when the hoist cable contacted the main door sill and was cut (happened in Korea).

  014_Right side exterior_Close-up of external hoist.  Some newer HH-60G's do not have the see-through Plexiglas plate (to see the hoist cable drum), and instead have a solid plate.

  015_Right side cabin interior_Hard-mounted external hoist controls, flexible hoist controls (hand trigger unit), FE's fire extinguisher, moveable gear storage box with seat, rear of pilot's seat.

  016_Right side cabin interior_FE's (Flight Engineer's) station; back of pilot's rear instrument panel, rear of pilot's seat, FE's instrument/control panel console, ELT, fire extinguisher.

  017_Right side cabin interior_Overhead cabin roof detail, showing H-bar, rappel rings and static line cables.

  018_Right side exterior top_Rotor head/mast detail.

  019_Right side exterior top_Rotor blade grip/base detail, control rod pitch link detail, rotor blade de-ice wires.

  020_Right side exterior top_Top rear of cabin roof; detail of (right to left) ALQ-144 IR jammer mount fairing, SATCOM antenna, GPS receiver antenna, IFF transponder.

  021_Right side exterior_Front of HIRSS

  022_Right side exterior_Rear detail of HIRSS showing fuselage support rods and internal HIRSS baffles.

  023_Right side tail exterior_Tailboom showing fuel dump tube, strobe position light and blade antennas.  Note: no chaff/flare boxes and the word "rescue" (not USAF).

  024_Right side tail exterior_Tailboom showing chaff & flare boxes installed.

  025_Right side tail exterior_Vertical tail base with fairings removed; tail rotor drive shaft with linkage gearbox.  Steps for tail rotor inspection are deployed/pulled out.

  026_Right side tail exterior_Tail-wheel, strut, and ski.

  027_Right side tail exterior_Old style vertical tail showing Alaska markings, no plume detectors at rear, and tail rotor inspection steps deployed/pulled out.

  028_Right side tail exterior_New Mod vertical tail showing Alaska markings and plume detectors with fairing at rear.  Tail rotor inspection steps are stowed/not pulled out.

  029_Right side tail exterior_Tail rotor hub detail with control rods/links.

  030_Rear tail exterior_Tail rotor angle, antenna angle.  Note: tail rotor gearbox fairing is removed for maintenance.

  031_Rear tail exterior_Old style plume detectors on lower vertical tail, rear of tail wheel/strut/ski.

  032_Rear tail top exterior_Left side/top of folding horizontal stabilator, tail rotor drive shaft linkage gearbox.

  033_Left side tail exterior_Top left of vertical tail with tail rotor gearbox fairing removed.  Detail of tail rotor gearbox, antenna, and tail rotor.

  034_Left side tail exterior_Tail wheel, strut and ski showing wiring.

  035_Left side tailboom exterior_No chaff/flare boxes mounted, APU exhaust port, tailboom vent, antennas.  Note "RESCUE" on tailboom.

  036_Left side tailboom exterior_Chaff and flare boxes installed; APU exhaust port.

  037_Left side exterior_New Mod position light location on ESSS fairing, engine inlet (note remove before flight tag), rotor head.

  038_Left side exterior_New Mod main gear sponson (however plume detectors are removed at home base).  Left main gear with ski, gunner's window, left main gear support.

  039_Left side exterior_Rear of left main gear and ski.

  040_Left side cabin interior_Note single 185 gallon internal auxiliary fuel tank at left rear of cabin (standard to give more working/stowage space.  Sometimes two 185 gal tanks are installed side-by-side).  Stokes litter with MA-1 kit inside secured to floor in front of auxiliary fuel tank.  Gear storage rack directly to right of auxiliary fuel tank (this is removed when both tanks are installed).  Deployable life raft kit (orange bag) on far right hand side.  "monkey" harness hanging from overhead.

  041_Left side cabin interior_Close-up of internal auxiliary fuel tank tie down straps, interior of ride side of cabin, hoist hard mounted controls, survival gear sled/box (red) near FE's station.

  042_left side cabin interior_Left cabin door open.  Single 185 gal internal auxiliary fuel tank details, stokes litter on floor with MA-1 kit inside, gear bag hanging from auxiliary fuel tank, cabin roof detail.  Note: tail rotor gearbox fairing stowed inside for maintenance.

  043_Left side cabin interior_Gunner's station; fire extinguisher, gunner's instrument/control panel/rack, rear of co-pilot's seat, back of pilot's rear instrument panel.  No gunner's seat installed.

  044_Left side exterior_Gunner's window and left cabin door open.  Rotors removed for maintenance, engine inlet detail, old style position lights (not on ESSS fairing).  Note: main rotor mast is green.  Some are metal colored, some are green or O/D.

  045_Left side forward exterior_Old style position light location.  Left main gear sponson detail showing brake lines.  Front of left ski showing Oleo strut. Co-pilot's step.

  046_Left side forward exterior_Co-pilots lower door with handle, front of left main gear sponson, co-pilot's step, wirestrike diversion blade below co-pilot's door (located on both sides of aircraft).