What type of aircraft is Marine One?

Answer 1

Marine One is a 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'.

Marine One is the call sign of any United States Marine Corps aircraft carrying the President of the United States. It usually denotes one of 19 helicopters operated by the Marine Helicopter Experimental Squadron (HMX-1) "Nighthawks" squadron, either the large VH-3D or the newer, smaller VH-60N Whitehawk. The Marine One helicopter that the president usually rides or the primary presidential helicopter is the Sikorsky VH-3D (Sea King) designed by Igor Sikorsky.

HMX-1 was established in December 1947 as an experimental unit to test and evaluate helicopters and tactics. HMX-1 provides all helicopter transportation for the President both overseas and within the continental United States. It also also provides helicopter emergency evacuation and other support as directed by the Commandant of the Marine Corps.

The first use of helicopters for presidential transport was in 1957, when Dwight D. Eisenhower traveled on an H-13 Sioux. Until 1976 the Marine Corps shared the responsibility of helicopter transportation for the president with the US Army. Army helicopters used the call sign Army One while the president was on board.

In January 1958 both the Executive Flight Detachment and HMX-1 were using the Sikorsky CH-34-C as their primary helicopter. First manufactured in 1958 the CH-34-Chocktaw is the Military transport version of the Sikorsky S-58. The CH-34-C has a crew of two and can carry twelve passengers. A cruise speed of 95 mph and a range of 270 miles.

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.

The Executive Flight Detachment was disbanded in 1973, and HMX-1 took over all helicopter operations for the White House.
A Modified VH-60N is the primary helicopter flying as Marine One today. First manufactured in 1974, the VH-60N is a variant of the Sikorsky UH-60 Black Hawk. The VH-60N has a crew of three, a cruise speed of 150 mph and a range of 580 miles.♥

Answer 2

Marine 1 is technically any Marine Corps aircraft that carries the President (the S-3B Viking that George Bush landed on the deck of the USS Abraham Lincoln was designated Navy 1). The most common helicopter in use by HMX-1 (the Marine transport squadron assigned to transport the President), is a H-3 Sea King, and only sees service as this specially modified transport, although the squadron has a variety of helicoptors, including AH-1W Super Cobra attack helicopters for gunship escort.

Answer 3

HMX-1, almost always a chopper. Other aircraft can be Marine One, it's just a generic term referring to an aircraft carrying the pres.

Answer 4

hi! if u are speaking in regards to the mariners they fly a boeing 747 Chinook[an excellent helicopter that could carry forty 5 passebgers],Robinson helicopters that could fly the two horizontally and vertically. And if u r speaking in regards to the army who fly in a army deliver,they oftentimes fly a f-sixteen,f-32,f-14[Its uncommon] and different such army helicopters and fighter jets. Bye!

Answer 5

Hellocopter.

Answer 6

A helocopter.