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US Navy UH-72A Lakota

In September 2009, five UH-72A Lakota joined the US Naval Test Pilot School (USNTPS) as replacement for the TH-6B Cayuse as their prime training aircraft.



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One Million Flight Hours for Lakota

One Million Flight Hours for Lakota

13-Oct-21 - The Airbus (ex Eurocopter) UH-72 Lakota helicopter fleet surpasses 1,000,000 flight hours with the US Army, Navy and National Guard in 15 years of service #Million
Test Pilots Pushing Boundaries

Test Pilots Pushing Boundaries

08-Feb-21 - Instructors at US Naval Test Pilot School (USNTPS) ensuring next generation of test pilots gain the skills necessary for testing the aircraft and systems of tomorrow #TestPilot
Airbus Celebrates 10 Years of Navy’ Lakota

Airbus Celebrates 10 Years of Navy’ Lakota

31-Jul-19 - Airbus hosted a ceremony at the U.S. Naval Test Pilot School (USNTPS), Naval Air Station NAS Patuxent River, Maryland to celebrate the 10th anniversary of the UH-72A Lakota service #USNTPS

Navy H-72 receive state-of-the-art instrumentation

24-May-11 - NAVAL AIR SYSTEMS COMMAND, PATUXENT RIVER, Md. — The first of five H-72 Lakotas at the U.S. Naval Test Pilot School (USNTPS) has been outfitted with a state-of-the-art instrumentation package to enhance students’ learning.
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2009-    USNTPS NAS Patuxent River





List of Aircraft


C/NBuiltID     In this OrgIn other Org
9256 2009 168245 Eurocopter serial N566AE Aug09, pictured (pic1); US Naval Test Pilot School (USN...
9269 2009 168246 US Naval Test Pilot School (USNTPS) /71; ex N572AE
Eurocopter USA N572AE: American Eurocopter toward 168246
9270 2009 168247 US Naval Test Pilot School (USNTPS) /72; pictured
Eurocopter USA N573AE: American Eurocopter, to 168247
9272 2009 168248 US Naval Test Pilot School (USNTPS) /73
Eurocopter USA N571AE: American Eurocopter, to 168248
9290 168249 US Naval Test Pilot School (USNTPS) /74; ex N660AE
- N660AE: reg cancelled Mar 2010. To USN.




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