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First VH-71 presidential helicopter production aircraft takes flight

Yeovil, United Kingdom - PP-1 is the first of five VH-71 production aircraft that will complete the initial phase

"The VH-71 presidential helicopter program achieved another major milestone yesterday when the first operational pilot production helicopter (PP-1) completed its maiden flight at AgustaWestland's facility in Yeovil, England. A U.S. Air Force crew will transport the helicopter aboard a C-17 cargo aircraft to U.S. Naval Air Station Patuxent River, MD, in early October. PP-1 is the first of five...

fra/pec - 1094589
Rome, Italy, 09/23/2008 15:16
AVIONEWS - World Aeronautical Press Agency

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