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Fri, Jan 11, 2008

First VH-71 Presidential Helos Begin US Flight Testing

Two Of Four Test Aircraft Now In Operation

Representatives with AgustaWestland told ANN Friday the first two VH-71 helicopters built for the President of the United States have entered the flight test phase with the US Navy and US Marine Corps at Naval Air Station Patuxent River, MD.

The Navy-owned test vehicles, TV-2 and TV-5, arrived at NAS Patuxent River in November and December, respectively, aboard a US Air Force C-17 cargo plane from AgustaWestland’s facility in Yeovil, England. The government and industry integrated test team will use the aircraft primarily for structural and propulsion testing, and pilot training.

TV-2 and TV-5 are the first of four test aircraft built for the initial phase of the VH-71 program, known as Increment One.

Two more Increment One aircraft, TV-3 and TV-4, will undergo additional assembly and missionization at Lockheed Martin Systems Integration, Owego, NY prior to being transferred to NAS Patuxent River this year for testing of the avionics and mission systems.

TV-1, an industry-provided test aircraft, has been in flight test since shortly after the contract award, and currently has 555 flight hours.

Over the next 11 months, all Increment One aircraft will be delivered to Naval Air Station Patuxent River, MD, including the initial fleet of five presidential helicopters.

FMI: www.teamus101.com/index.cfm

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