Marine One future VH-92A lands on White House Lawn

[chopper2004]

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HMX-1 ‘White Side’ future Marine One being L-M owned Sikorsky VH-92A has landed for the first time on the White House lawn.

First time the new Sikorsky VH-92A future Marine One has touched down on the White House lawn.

Cheers


http://www.thedrive.com/the-war-zone/25004/exclusive-first-images-of-new-vh-92-marine-one-helo-in-full-colors-landing-on-white-house-lawn

[TBM-Legend]

A very smart looking unit indeed...

[sandiego89]

Smart looking in that scheme. The VH-3's have sure earned their retirement with the first machines serving since 1961, with the current D airframes being late 1970's models I believe. A good run!

[MPN11]

Is the Prsidential Door behind the sponson, under the exhaust? What will that do to his hair?

[John Eacott]

Is the Prsidential Door behind the sponson, under the exhaust? What will that do to his hair?



No: the main airstair door is on the starboard side behind the P1


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[tartare]

And the lads on the roof aren't missing a thing :E

[Carbon Bootprint]

And the lads on the roof aren't missing a thing :E
They're not there to miss! :E

[dead_pan]

Shame it wasn't an AW101 as they originally chose, before the US manufacturers kicked up a fuss... That would have really been the biz

[2805662]

Shame it wasn't an AW101 as they originally chose, before the US manufacturers kicked up a fuss... That would have really been the biz

US101’s cause wasn’t helped by massive cost overruns, delays, and failures to meet requirements.

[dead_pan]

US101’s cause wasn’t helped by massive cost overruns, delays, and failures to meet requirements.

Still, seeing the mighty Merlin plonking itself down on the White House lawn would have been awesome.

[Evalu8ter]

"US101’s cause wasn’t helped by massive cost overruns, delays, and failures to meet requirements." Not the aircraft's fault. US Secret Service had a case of "Requirements Runaway" with regard to protection, hardening and comms/avionics and Lockheed Martin, as Prime contractor / systems integrator, seemed to lose the ability to say "no". The result was a need for AW, the aircraft provider only, to extensively redesign the Merlin for the proposed "Batch 2 FOC" to provide the performance and electrical power needed to match the USSS demands. The redesign included uprated engines, transmissions, rotor system and, IIRC, an extended tail boom - so fairly fundamental redesign activity. Sikorsky had b1tched since the day they lost the contract, and played heavily on "All American" credentials. The financial crash came to their assistance as it enabled Obama to be seen to be both backing US Industry and saving money. The re-issued requirements were so biased towards Sikorsky that LM changed horses (reduced range, payload and mission specs) and AW / Boeing both pulled out. Shame really; I went in both mock-ups at HAI several years ago and the Merlin configuration was far bigger, more comfortable and I could stand up easily. The -92 betrayed some of its UH-60 origins with the size of the cabin feeling somewhat cramped to me. Interestingly, the VVIP Merlin has consistently sold well around the world to Governments who can afford it - it's size, smoothness and 3-engine redundancy playing no small part. The VH-92A will have nothing like the specs that were laid down on the VH-71, and smaller growth potential. It is, however, unashamedly an American product and a lot cheaper. YGWYPF…….

[SASless]

They do use Blackhawks in lieu of the H-3's for some trips.

In rebuttal to Sans who cares not for Sikorsky products at all.....the White House flight support by Osprey's is limited to Reporters, Staff, and baggage.

Obama did ride in one I seem to recall....that should tell you something about how he was valued.

[Davef68]

Does the President travel in the VH60s? I wonder if the current President will complain about the lack of headroom in the 92, he's quite a tall chap?