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Si Jones
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US101

Post by Si Jones »

Hi all, I am a new subscriber to Scramble, just thought you might like to see a shot of test vehicle one (US101). I caught her carrying out circuits at Pax River.

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nice pic :) and welcome to our humble society Si... i think that's the first prototype of the American "merlin".. or am i making a mistake here :)...

Keep on posting...

Greetz

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The US 101 is the trial version in the replacement of "Marine 1".
It is expected to replace the President Helo fleet within the coming years.
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Post by Iwan Bogels »

Welcome Si,

If you look closely, it looks like the official type is painted on the side VH-71. Can't seem to read the serial though. Did you see it yourself ?

I hear the VH-71 is plagued with new demands and updates almost daily. WIth all demands stacked together, i think the Americans would almost have been better of looking for a UFO type of gadget (just kidding).

Keep on posting, it's nice to see a fellow enthusiast from the States here at this Dutch (international looking) website.

Cheers,
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Post by Si Jones »

Thanks for the comments guys, I was at a meeting in Pax near the Test pilots Schoold when I caught this bird. Apparently it is an ex Italian airframe registration was CS XS 1495.

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