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Old November 20th 18, 04:40 AM posted to alt.binaries.pictures.aviation
Miloch
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Default First Images Of New VH-92 Marine One Helicopter Landing On White House Lawn - New VH-92 Marine One Helicopter 2.jpg ...

In article , Mitchell Holman
says...

Miloch wrote in
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http://www.thedrive.com/the-war-zone...t-images-of-ne
w-vh-92-marine-one-helo-in-full-colors-landing-on-white-house-lawn

In all, 23 VH-92s will replace the current fleet of 11 VH-3Ds and 8
VH-60Ns, 21 of which will fly the President around and follow him or
her nearly anywhere they go across the nation and abroad (yes, a pair
of 'White Tops' are airlifted everywhere the President goes even if
they are not used as primary transportation) or support HMX-1's
training needs. The two remaining helicopters will stay a NAS Patuxent
River and will be used for ongoing developmental initiatives. The
VH-92 is slated to reach initial operating capability in 2019 and
fully replace the existing White Tops by 2023.



Can it fly in the rain? The current president's
current helicopter seems to have trouble with that.



I would think it can fly in any weather...

....When I was training as an Army helicopter pilot, I was assigned to fly
TH-55s...the early models tail rotor spun so fast that we couldn't fly in rainy
weather as the tail rotor could shatter as it hit the rain drops...seriously!!




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