Mini RC Helicopter

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Marine One Helicopter Air Force One is the call sign for any fixed-wing aircraft that the President of the United States may happen to be in at any given time. Should the aircraft happen to be a rotary-wing aircraft, it is referred to as 'Marine One'. There have been, over time, many different helicopters used for the President's transport. These include the Bell UH-1 Huey, the Sikorsky CH-3 Sea King, The Sikorsky CH-34C Choctaw, The Boeing CH-46 Sea Knight, The Bell 47-J Sioux, and Sikorsky UH-60 Black Hawk. Aircraft alphanumerical designations are typically modified to 'VH' from 'CH' to reflect the VIP role of the aircraft. All of the presidential rotary aircraft are flown by pilots of HMX-1, a marine squadron dedicated to presidential support. Marine Helicopter Experimental Squadron (HMX-1) was established at MCAS Quantico on December 1st, 1947, Colonel Edward C. Dyer commanding. Its mission was to develop techniques and tactics for the various uses of helicopters in amphibious operations. Ten years later HMX-1 becomes the Helicopter Squadron for the personal transportation needs of the President of the United States. In 1957, President Ike Eisenhower began asking about the use of rotary aviation as a means of presidential transportation. Because of a difference of opinion between the Air Force and the Navy, President Eisenhower decided to leave the decision with the Secret Service. They concluded that helicopter travel would be as safe a method of transportation as the traditional wheeled motorcade, and The Air Force was instructed to purchase two Bell UH-13-J helicopters for use by the President. The White house also contacted Sikorsky to design a helicopter for the President's personal use. On July 12, 1957 President Eisenhower flew from to Camp David aboard one of the Bell UH-13-J helicopters and became the first Chief Executive to travel via helicopter. This was the start of almost weekly flights to either Camp David or to Ike's Gettysburg farm. Flights to the farm first flew to Camp David, where a strobe light placed in top of the barn at Gettysburg guided the copters to the farm. The Bell UH-13-J is the military designation for the Bell 47-J "Sioux". First manufactured in 1945, the Sioux carried two passengers, had a cruising speed of 90 mph and a range of 250 miles. After their White house assignment, the two UH-13-J were used to transport high-ranking Department of Defense personnel. In July 1967 both were transferred to the Smithsonian. The craft that President Eisenhower used to make the first helicopter flight is at the Paul E. Garber facility. The other Bell UH-13-J is on loan to the Air Force Museum Dayton, Ohio. On January 1, 1958, the US Army Executive Flight Detachment, Davison US Army Air Field, Fort Belvoir, VA was activated. They, along with the Marine Helicopter Squadron One (HMX-1) US Marine Corps Air Station Quantico, Virginia, were given the primary mission of the emergency evacuation of the President, his family and other key government officials. After satisfying this mission these units furnished helicopter transportation for the President and others.

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