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2017年10月17日、静岡県浜松市沖の太平洋で航空自衛隊浜松基地に所属する、
航空救難団浜松救難隊のヘリコプターUH-60Jが消息を絶ちました。
     ฮ.UH-60J ขาดการติดต่อกับฐานทัพอากาศ ASDF ขณะบินเหนือมหาสมุทรแปรซิฟิก บริเวณ
อ่าวในเขตฮามามัตซึ จังหวัดชิซุโอกะ เมื่อ 17 ต.ค. 2017

捜索中の20時23分ごろに「航空自衛隊」と書かれたキャビンドアを発見したことから、
航空自衛隊では当該のUH-60J（58-4596号機）は墜落したものとして、10月17日23時10分時点、
乗員4名の捜索にあたっています。※掲載している写真は今回と同機種の別機体です。
    หลังจากการค้นหาและช่วยชีวิต เวลาประมาณ 2 ทุ่ม 23 นาที วันเดียวกัน ตรวจพบประตูลูกเรือลอยอยู่ในทะเล
พบข้อความ UH-60J（58-4596号機）ตรงกับเครื่องที่หายไปพอดี  ขณะนี้ยังไม่ทราบชะตากรรมลูกเรือทั้ง 4 และ
อยู่ระหว่างการค้นหาช่วยชีวิต

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      The Air Self-Defense Force continued looking Wednesday for search for a search and rescue helicopter
carrying four ASDF crew members that is believed to have crashed into the sea off the city of Hamamatsu,
Shizuoka Prefecture, during a training flight on Tuesday afternoon.

The UH-60J helicopter disappeared from radar around 6 p.m. (9 a.m. GMT) when it was flying over an area
some 30 km south of the coast in Hamamatsu.

“The helicopter seems to have crashed,” Defense Minister Itsunori Onodera told reporters, noting that
what appears to be debris of the aircraft was found on the sea. A helicopter door with kanji reading
Koku Jieitai (Air Self-Defense Force), a stretcher and a fuel tank were discovered around the suspected crash site.

The UH-60J belonged to the Air Rescue Wing unit at the ASDF’s Hamamatsu Air Base. Aboard the helicopter
were its skipper, Maj. Akihiro Hanafusa, 42, a copilot, a search and rescue member and an engineer, according to the ASDF.

ASDF helicopters and Japan Coast Guard patrol ships headed for the crash site to search for the crew.

[Spoil] คลิกเพื่อดูข้อความที่ซ่อนไว้
The UH-60J disappeared about 10 minutes after it left the Hamamatsu base around 5:50 p.m. for a search and
rescue drill using night vision gear over the sea. There was no radio traffic confirmed that indicated an emergency,
ASDF officials said.

The Air Rescue Wing conducts search and rescue operations in the event of disasters and accidents involving
Self-Defense Forces aircraft.

The UH-60J, capable of seating up to five people, is 19.76 meters long, 16.36 meters wide and 5.13 meters tall.
It has a range of about 1,300 km and a maximum speed of about 265 ph. The helicopter is equipped with an
infrared night vision system and weather radar.

On May 15, an LR-2 liaison and reconnaissance aircraft of the Ground Self-Defense Force crashed into a mountain in
Hokkaido, killing all four crew members. An SH-60J patrol helicopter of the Maritime Self-Defense Force crashed into
the sea off Aomori Prefecture on Aug. 26, and three of its four crew members were lost.

Human error was deemed the probable cause of the two crashes, because the plane and the helicopter apparently
had no mechanical problems, according to the Defense Ministry.

https://www.japantimes.co.jp/news/2017/10/18/national/debris-found-off-hamamatsu-asdf-chopper-four-aboard-apparently-crashed/#.Wea7m1uCzIU


Mitsubishi H-60

    The Mitsubishi H-60 series is twin-turboshaft engine helicopter based on the Sikorsky S-70 helicopter
family for use by the Japan Self-Defense Forces (JSDF). The SH-60J/K are anti-submarine patrol version for
the Japan Maritime Self-Defense Force (JMSDF).[1] The UH-60J is a search and rescue version for the Japan
Air Self-Defense Force (JASDF) and JMSDF. The UH-60JA is a utility version for the Japan Ground Self-Defense
Force (JGSDF).
[Spoil] คลิกเพื่อดูข้อความที่ซ่อนไว้
        The JMSDF chose SH-60B Seahawk as the successor of the Mitsubishi HSS-2A/B Sea King. The Japan
Defense Agency acquired a S-70B-2 from Sikorsky for study in 1985. The Defense Agency was going to develop
Light Airborne Multi-Purpose System (LAMPS) Mk III for Japan, but it was declined by the United States, and most

avionics sets were developed in the Technical Research and Development Institute.[3] The Defense Agency ordered
two XSH-60Js from Sikorsky for $27 million. Their first flights were on 31 August and in October 1987. The Defense
Agency designated the model SH-60J. They were fitted with Japanese avionics systems and tested by the JMSDF.

The SH-60J is built in Japan under license from Sikorsky. It began deliveries in August 1991 and entered service thereafter.
Based on a concept of the JMSDF, HQS-103 Dipping Sonar, HPS-104 active electronically scanned array Search Radar, and
HLR-108 ESM System equipment of the avionics of SH-60B be different.[3] The engine is the GE/IHI T700-IHI-701C turboshaft,

which Ishikawajima-Harima Heavy Industries produced under license. It is a hybrid of SH-60B and SH-60F, except for avionics.
The crew includes a pilot, copilot and sensor operator. The copilot can concentrate on the role of Tactical Coordinator with the
help of the Automatic Flight Management System and Inertial Navigation system.[5][6] Over 100 SH-60Js have been produced
by 2007.

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mitsubishi_H-60