In article <XnsA99FE1627E598noemailattnet@216.166.97.131>, Mitchell Holman
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>Miloch <Miloch_member@newsguy.com> wrote in
>news:psvt46024pb@drn.newsguy.com:
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>> http://www.thedrive.com/the-war-zone/25004/exclusive-first-images-of-ne
>> w-vh-92-marine-one-helo-in-full-colors-landing-on-white-house-lawn
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>> In all, 23 VH-92s will replace the current fleet of 11 VH-3Ds and 8
>> VH-60Ns, 21 of which will fly the President around and follow him or
>> her nearly anywhere they go across the nation and abroad (yes, a pair
>> of 'White Tops' are airlifted everywhere the President goes even if
>> they are not used as primary transportation) or support HMX-1's
>> training needs. The two remaining helicopters will stay a NAS Patuxent
>> River and will be used for ongoing developmental initiatives. The
>> VH-92 is slated to reach initial operating capability in 2019 and
>> fully replace the existing White Tops by 2023.
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> Can it fly in the rain? The current president's
>current helicopter seems to have trouble with that.
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I would think it can fly in any weather...
...When I was training as an Army helicopter pilot, I was assigned to fly
TH-55s...the early models tail rotor spun so fast that we couldn't fly in rainy
weather as the tail rotor could shatter as it hit the rain drops...seriously!!
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