Sikorsky VH-92 Patriot

what is it?

The Sikorsky/Lockheed Martin VH-92 Patriot is an American helicopter operated in the United States Marine Corps' Marine One U.S. presidential transport fleet. It is a militarized variant of the Sikorsky S-92.

🔎How to recognise it: 2 turboshaft engines · 17.2 m main rotor

base stats

• speed 306 km/htop speed
• range 998 kmwithout refuelling
• seats 14passengers
• size 12.6 tmax take-off weight
• built 23made in total

Bars compare against all aircraft: 3,500 km/h, 20,000 km, 850 seats; size and number built on a log scale up to 640 t (An-225) and 45,000 built (Cessna 172).

fun facts

• 🎂First flew 9 years ago, in 2017.
• 🏎️Top speed is 2.4× a car on the Dutch motorway (130 km/h).
• 🚗Rotor of 17.2 m: about 4 cars parked nose to tail.
• 🐘Fully loaded it can weigh as much as 2 African elephants (~6 t each).

turboshaft: A turbine that turns a shaft, usually a helicopter rotor.

spec sheet

first flight

2017-07-28

status

still flying

number built

23

role

medium-lift transport/utility helicopter

origin

🇺🇸 United States

makers

Sikorsky Aircraft Corporation

engines

2× General Electric CT7-8A / General Electric T700

crew

4

passengers

14

length

17.1 m

rotor diameter

17.2 m

height

4.7 m

max take-off weight

12.6 t

top speed

306 km/h

cruise speed

280 km/h

range

998 km

ceiling

4,267 m

Specs are for the version in the Wikipedia article's specification section. Blank means the sources don't say.

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