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Navy/USMC

Presidential Helicopter Replacement Will Take Maiden Flight This Summer

Tuesday, April 4th, 2017

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Presidential Helicopter Replacement Will Take Maiden Flight This Summer

A Sikorsky rendering of the VH-92

NATIONAL HARBOR, Md. – The new VH-92 Presidential Helicopter that will replace two legacy fleets of “white top” VIP rotorcraft is scheduled to make its maiden flight this summer.Three years into the program, Sikorsky has delivered two engineering development aircraft and is ahead of its contractual schedule, according to Marine Col. Robert Pridgen, head of the Joint Presidential Helicopters Program Office. “I’m looking forward to seeing this thing break the surly bonds this summer,” Pridgen told reporters during a briefing at…

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