Fun Facts About the Jayhawk

Mar 21, 2021 — Comic #278

A mock technical diagram titled “Fun Facts About the MH-60 Jayhawk,” a Coast Guard helicopter with joke labels: “J-shaped fuselage (to distinguish from Eyehawk and Kayhawk),” the rotor as an “overhead cooling fan,” the tail rotor as a “pizza cutter,” the stripe as “candy corn flavoring,” the fuel tank as “Missile, probably,” “Length: 65' (making it a cutter),” and “Max altitude: higher than Space Force.”

Another fun fact: most people in the Coast Guard pronounce it “Meh-60,” not “MIKE HOTEL!-60”

Read the transcript

Fun Facts About the MH-60 Jayhawk / J-shaped fuselage (to distinguish from Eyehawk and Kayhawk) / Foldable blades, if you push hard enough / Overhead cooling fan / WWI Air Service ribbon / Breakaway tail (for escaping predators) / Cockpit / Mini cockpit / Safety tip / Candy corn flavoring / Racing tires (for land rescues) / Missile, probably / “Front toward enemy” arrow / Flux capacitor / Pizza cutter / Length: 65’ (making it a cutter) / Max altitude: higher than Space Force

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