Watch This UH-60 Black Hawk Pounce On An Unsuspecting Speedboat And Then Go Vertical

Updated May 14, 2020 9:19 PM EDT

U.S. Customs and Border Protection (CBP) helos take to the air every day across the United States on various missions, including hunting for drug smugglers off America’s shores and patrolling the skies for slow-flying threats at major public events. Part of their mission set is surveillance and part of it is interdiction and direct action, all of which can rely heavily on stealth and the element of surprise. When it came to one speedboat full of people, a CBP UH-60 Black Hawk definitely surprised them with just about as close-up of surveillance as possible, before making an about-face that would wow at any air show crowd.

The video was posted by @Combat_learjet on Instagram without any details. You can see the CBP’s signature black and gold UH-60 creep up from behind the civilian boat, before roaring by just above the waves. It then goes nose up an incredibly steep climb while pirouetting around and then flying away in the opposite direction. It is a remarkably impressive aerobatic display. Check it out for yourself:

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It isn’t clear if making these types of passes and overhead maneuvers are common practice for the CBP’s choppers under normal circumstances, but maybe its crew suspected the boat was up to nefarious acts. Regardless, the passengers of that boat certainly got one hell of an impromptu, if not at first jarring, private air show courtesy of the CBP!

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更新于美国东部时间2020年5月14日晚上9:19

美国海关与边境保护局（CBP）的直升机每天都在美国各地执行各种任务，包括在美国海岸附近追捕毒品走私犯，以及在大型公共活动期间巡逻，防范低速飞行的威胁。他们的任务包括监视、拦截和直接行动，所有这些行动都高度依赖于隐蔽性和出其不意。当一架CBP的UH-60黑鹰直升机接近一艘满载乘客的快艇时，它以近距离监视的方式出其不意地转向，这一举动足以让任何航展观众惊叹不已。

这段视频由@Combat_learjet发布在Instagram上，但没有任何细节说明。视频中可以看到美国海关与边境保护局（CBP）标志性的黑金涂装UH-60直升机从一艘民用船只后方悄悄靠近，然后掠过海面呼啸而过。接着，它以惊人的陡峭爬升，同时旋转飞行，最后朝相反的方向飞去。这是一次令人印象深刻的特技飞行表演。不妨亲自看看：

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目前尚不清楚美国海关与边境保护局（CBP）的直升机在正常情况下进行此类低空飞行和空中特技是否是惯例，但或许机组人员怀疑这艘船在从事不法活动。无论如何，船上的乘客确实欣赏到了一场由CBP提供的、令人大开眼界的即兴私人空中表演，尽管起初可能有些惊险！

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