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VH-92A

Last updated: 05 Oct 2022

A VH-92A helicopter is tested over the south lawn of the White House.
WASHINGTON (Sept. 22, 2018) Marine Helicopter Squadron (HMX) 1 tests the new VH-92A over the south lawn of the White House, Sept. 22, 2018 in Washington D.C. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Sgt. Hunter Helis)
A VH-92A helicopter is tested over the south lawn of the White House.
180922-M-ZY870-532
WASHINGTON (Sept. 22, 2018) Marine Helicopter Squadron (HMX) 1 tests the new VH-92A over the south lawn of the White House, Sept. 22, 2018 in Washington D.C. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Sgt. Hunter Helis)
Photo By: Sgt. Hunter Helis
VIRIN: 180922-M-ZY870-532

Description:
In 2014, the Department of the Navy selected Sikorsky to develop the VH-92A® to replace the aging VH-3D and VH-60N helicopters. The United States Marine Corps declared Initial Operational Capability (IOC) for the VH-92A in December 2021. The White House Military Office (WHMO) will determine when the aircraft will enter service to fly the presidential helicopter mission. VH-92A program of record is 23 aircraft (21 operational aircraft and two test aircraft). 

Features:
The VH-92A Patriot™ is a FAA-certified S-92 aircraft with an enhanced mission communications system and an executive interior.

Background Section:
The U.S. Marine Corps currently operates eleven VH-3D and eight VH-60N. The VH-3Ds were placed in service in 1974 and the VH-60s entered service in the 1980s. Both aircraft have exceeded their original twenty-year service life expectations due to a comprehensive three-year overhaul cycle. The VH-92A will replace the fleet of presidential VH-3D and VH-60N helicopters at the discretion of the WHMO.

 

General Characteristics:

Contractor: Sikorsky, a Lockheed Martin Company, Stratford, Connecticut

Propulsion: Two General Electric CT7-8A6 turboshaft engines

Length: 69 feet (21 meters); Fuselage length: 17.3 feet with stabilizer (5.27 meters), 13 feet without stabilizer (4 meters)

Height: 18 feet (5.5 meters)

Max Gross Weight: 27,700 pounds

Crew: Two pilots, one communication system operator, one crew chief and up to 14 passengers

 

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