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On-screen troop / tactical
Talent in the troop seats or on the flat cabin floor, doors open.
PICTURE SHIP
MovieHawk
Sikorsky UH-60A Black Hawk with ESSS · picture ship that doubles as a camera ship
The only dedicated Black Hawk for the Hollywood motion picture industry. MovieHawk puts an authentic military silhouette on screen: special-ops looks, fast-rope insertions and ESSS wings. It doubles as a heavy camera ship carrying the IMMORTAL Phoenix or the SHOTOVER F1, with room in the cabin for talent, crew and gear.
Fast-rope system (FRIES)
Up to six fully equipped personnel on loop and lanyard.
ESSS stores wings
Authentic special-ops looks with inert rocket pods, missiles and fuel tanks.
Starlink-ready live downlink
Can be equipped with Starlink for a live video feed to video village, for real-time review anywhere in the world.
Seating configurations
Who rides along
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Fast-rope (FRIES)
Optional fast-rope system carrying up to six fully equipped personnel on loop and lanyard.
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Camera ship
Pilots, plus the gimbal operator and director or DP at the monitors in the cabin.
Performance & capacity
The numbers producers ask for
- Airframe
- Sikorsky UH-60A Black Hawk (A-model), a former U.S. Army aircraft
- Engines
- 2 × GE T700-GE-700 turboshaft (the original UH-60A engines)
- ESSS
- External Stores Support System wings for inert stores: rocket pods, Hellfire missiles, gun pods and external fuel tanks
- On-screen looks
- Emulates a special operations MH-60M; optional MH-60M nose radome, aerial refueling probe and HIRSS infrared suppressors
- Fast-rope (FRIES)
- Up to six fully equipped personnel on loop and lanyard
- Crew positions
- 2 pilots plus cabin crew and troop seating
- Doors
- Doors-open cabin work
- Camera system
- IMMORTAL Phoenix (already flown on MovieHawk) or SHOTOVER F1
- Performance
- Our Aerial Project Managers provide UH-60A cruise, range and hover numbers for your specific shoot
Custom wraps
Custom wraps available on every airframe.
Base airframe: Sikorsky UH-60A Black Hawk. Manufacturer figures from GE Aerospace. Published details for MovieHawk, a UH-60A with its original T700-GE-700 engines. Our Aerial Project Managers provide performance figures for your specific shoot.
Gimbal mounting options
Now flying IMMORTAL Phoenix.
A massive capability upgrade in a much smaller gimbal package.
IMMORTAL Phoenix
- Already flown on MovieHawk
- 6-axis, no gimbal lock, mounts overslung or underslung
- 360° continuous pan, tilt +45° to −110°, nodal roll ±100° with optional 360° continuous spin
- 120°/sec slew
- Cinema payloads up to ARRI 35 + Canon CN20, broadcast up to Sony P50 + Fujinon UA46
- Operating altitude −30 ft to +30,000 ft
- Fully sealed for heavy rain
- Rated to 250 kt (PHX) or 450 kt (PHX-X)
SHOTOVER F1
- 6-axis, no gimbal lock
- Look-down, inverted or underslung
- 360° continuous pan, tilt +45° to −140°
- Rated to 200 kt
Certified sign-off, every time
Every externally mounted gimbal is inspected and signed off by an FAA-certificated A&P mechanic for compliance and safety before and after each production.
On location
The MovieHawk at work
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