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$6.1-billion makeover of Marine One
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| dcougar99 |
I wonder how many schools you could build for 6.1 BILLION :eyes:
After decades of upgrades to a fleet of notoriously cramped Sikorsky VH-3 Sea Kings, the White House has tasked Lockheed Martin with a dramatic, $6.1-billion makeover of Marine One, the presidential helicopter, starting this summer. The goal: to fit a mobile Oval Office into the tight quarters of a chopper. The new fleet will consist of 23 VH-71 aircraft, each of which will have 200 square feet of cabin space, nearly double the Sea King’s 116.
Aside from the legroom, the copter will incorporate major upgrades to the old defense and communications systems. Equally important is that the aircraft is flight-proven—the $110-million bird is derived from a European-built AgustaWestland EH101, currently doing military service for Canada and the U.K. Here, an inside look at the revamped Marine One, set to gradually go into service between 2009 and 2014.
Fuselage: Made of high-strength reinforced aluminum alloy, it can withstand crash impacts in excess of 15 Gs.
Engine: The VH-71 can shift from three 3,000-horsepower turboshaft engines to two, whereas the twin-engine Sea King must land if one engine fails.
Rotor: Five flared rotor blades increase the craft’s efficiency by up to 30 percent over conventional designs when flying at 150-knot cruising speed.
Defense System: The VH-71s, like the EH101s they are modeled on, will probably feature radar-warning receiv-ers, laser detectors and flare dispensers to deflect anti-aircraft missiles.
Cabin: Measuring eight feet wide and 25 feet long, the cabin will include a lavatory and a galley kitchen. The fold-down stair spares the president from ducking during photogenic entrances and exits.
Communications: More room for communications hardware means the president will have secure and continuous access to all White House and Pentagon computer systems and data streams.
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| stren |
| impressive, but is that nescessary ? |
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| DigitalPhoenix |
| quote: | Originally posted by Yan
Uhhhh... What money? |
U.S Taxpayers: Say Hello to your money biatches! |
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| Boomer187 |
| quote: | Originally posted by dcougar99
I wonder how many schools you could build for 6.1 BILLION :eyes:
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u dont build schools with gov money, you buiild em with lottery profits. |
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| TazZ-erT |
| Well, at least ur money looks nice lol |
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| washout |
| guess how much $ it would take to destroy it. |
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| Yan |
| quote: | Originally posted by DigitalPhoenix
U.S Taxpayers: Say Hello to your money biatches! |
Tax evasion FTW!!1
| quote: | Originally posted by washout
guess how much $ it would take to destroy it. |
I'll venture to guess... 10 billion pennies, stacked side by side, glued together with some kind of crazy adhesive. |
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| dcougar99 |
| quote: | Originally posted by DigitalPhoenix
U.S Taxpayers: Say Hello to your money biatches! |
yeah 6.1 billion for some extra leg room... :whip:
nice if they were built here... but they are being built in Italy |
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| washout |
| quote: | Originally posted by Yan
I'll venture to guess... 10 billion pennies, stacked side by side, glued together with some kind of crazy adhesive. |
i likes the ways yous thinks. |
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| Trancealot |
| F loockheed martin! I applied for a job there and they turned me down during my senior year. A friend of mine he told me his friend of middle east decent(islam religon also) got canned from them because his name was on some list and he graduated 1 year before me and already had a kid on top of that. Plus who wants to work for a company that provides the killing machines of today. Luckily the job I got now I got my own office and not no cubicle and get to see what I design on the other hand(loockheed) will work on stuff but never see their own work after its done ever until 20 years from now! |
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| fitom tiel |
| Let it be known that Islam is not a race. |
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