Helis, November 19, 2018 - Scheduled to enter service with the US Marine Corps HMX-1 squadron in 2020, the Sikorsky VH-92 landed for the first time on the South Lawn of the White House.
The helicopter is one of the prototypes or development aircraft currently being tested at US Naval Station Patuxent River.
The aircraft is also painted in the full operational color scheme with the white top reserved for the presidential fleet.
Current contract covers 17 production VH-92 to replace by 2023 the 11 VH-3D Sea King and 8 VH-60Ns White Hawk now in use.
The helicopter is one of the prototypes or development aircraft currently being tested at US Naval Station Patuxent River.
The aircraft is also painted in the full operational color scheme with the white top reserved for the presidential fleet.
Current contract covers 17 production VH-92 to replace by 2023 the 11 VH-3D Sea King and 8 VH-60Ns White Hawk now in use.
See also |
VH-92A in US Marine Corps
HMX-1 Marine Helicopter Squadron 1 US Marine Corps