The Sikorsky UH-60 Black Hawk - Since being introduced to the Army in 1979 this medium-lift, multi-role helicopter is now used in more than 28 countries worldwide. It has fought its way in and out of countless combat zones to deliver and extract troops, save lives, provide critical supplies, and perform as an aerial firefighter and border patroller. Now you can make your own scale model!

On June 27, 1931, Sikorsky submitted a patent application (no. 1,994,488) for a direct lift aircraft. The patent was granted on March 19, 1935. On September 14, 1939, the VS-300, the world's first practical helicopter, took flight at Stratford, Connecticut. Designed by Igor Sikorsky and built by the Vought-Sikorsky Aircraft Division of the United Aircraft Corporation, the helicopter was the first to incorporate a single main rotor and tail rotor design. Piloted by Sikorsky, the September 14 tethered flight lasted just a few seconds. The first free flight took place on May 13, 1940.