https://www.flightglobal.com/helicopter ... 75.article suggests that VH-91 is ticking along without generating any controversy, as opposed to the VH-71 that generated so much heat here and elsewhere.
Anyone have any info on how well the program is doing beyond this report?
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Re: Sikorsky wins contract to build six more VH-92A ‘Marine One’ helicopters
Just a quick question why do the Marines need 23 helicopters to transport one man?
Re: Sikorsky wins contract to build six more VH-92A ‘Marine One’ helicopters
Kiwirob wrote:Just a quick question why do the Marines need 23 helicopters to transport one man?
Need multiple ac for decoys, and availability at multiple locations.
Re: Sikorsky wins contract to build six more VH-92A ‘Marine One’ helicopters
Kiwirob wrote:Just a quick question why do the Marines need 23 helicopters to transport one man?
Presumably they also transport other government officials etc, not only POTUS?
Re: Sikorsky wins contract to build six more VH-92A ‘Marine One’ helicopters
mxaxai wrote:Kiwirob wrote:Just a quick question why do the Marines need 23 helicopters to transport one man?
Presumably they also transport other government officials etc, not only POTUS?
Just POTUS, his family, and whomever happens to be traveling with him.
Re: Sikorsky wins contract to build six more VH-92A ‘Marine One’ helicopters
zanl188 wrote:mxaxai wrote:Kiwirob wrote:Just a quick question why do the Marines need 23 helicopters to transport one man?
Presumably they also transport other government officials etc, not only POTUS?
Just POTUS, his family, and whomever happens to be traveling with him.
Incorrect.
"Today HMX-1 also supports the Vice President, Secretary of Defense, Secretary of the Navy, Commandant of the Marine Corps, and all visiting Heads of States in the Washington, D.C. area."
https://web.archive.org/web/20100323025 ... ault2.aspx
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Re: Sikorsky wins contract to build six more VH-92A ‘Marine One’ helicopters
texl1649 wrote:zanl188 wrote:mxaxai wrote:Presumably they also transport other government officials etc, not only POTUS?
Just POTUS, his family, and whomever happens to be traveling with him.
Incorrect.
"Today HMX-1 also supports the Vice President, Secretary of Defense, Secretary of the Navy, Commandant of the Marine Corps, and all visiting Heads of States in the Washington, D.C. area."
https://web.archive.org/web/20100323025 ... ault2.aspx
HMX-1 does provide support to all of those listed. However, the "White Top" helicopters only carry POTUS as the previous poster said. HMX-1 has ten or so V-22s for other support functions.
Re: Sikorsky wins contract to build six more VH-92A ‘Marine One’ helicopters
Kiwirob wrote:Just a quick question why do the Marines need 23 helicopters to transport one man?
If I remember correctly current fleet is 27.
Re: Sikorsky wins contract to build six more VH-92A ‘Marine One’ helicopters
There are green tops and white tops for the VH-3D fleet. Some are also more colorful in their history than others. The pope, among many VIP pax, has ridden (without POTUS) in the HMX-1 fleet of VH-3D’s multiple times. Here is a good tale of one airframe’s journey;
https://www.thedrive.com/the-war-zone/1 ... m-the-dead
https://www.thedrive.com/the-war-zone/1 ... m-the-dead
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