Originally Posted by
sandiego89
VH-92 on schedule and UNDER budget.
https://www.flightglobal.com/news/ar...-below-448353/
"....Cost reductions came from a small number of design changes, stable requirements and efficiencies from cost saving initiatives, according to a report from the Government Accountability Office."
Maybe something was learned after the VH-101 disaster....
VH-101 was only a disaster because of government bungling and interference. It was inferred that the President should fly in an American built helicopter, yet the 101 had more US content than the 92! And that was proven time and again to the bureaucrats.
Still, all worked out for AW/Leo or whatever they call themselves now. They were paid out handsomely due to the US Govt breaking signed deals and AW then "donated" the airframes to Canada for spares.
Financially it would seem that it is sometimes better to lose.