UH-60L/M hook capacity is which weight?

• A. 8,000 lbs
• B. 9,000 lbs
• C. 17,000 lbs
• D. 26,000 lbs

Answer: (B)

External cargo hook capacity is the maximum weight the helicopter’s hook can safely support, and for the UH-60L/M that rating is nine thousand pounds per hook. This is the figure the question is testing: how heavy a single load can be suspended from one hook without exceeding the aircraft’s structural and rigging limits. When you use both hooks, you can distribute weight between them, but the per-hook limit remains the guiding value, with the overall sling-load governed by the two-hook configuration and the aircraft’s total loading limits. So the best answer is nine thousand pounds.