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History of Marine One
History

History of Marine One

Almost everyone, regardless of whether they're American or not, are familiar with Air Force One. However, what about the President's helicopter, Marine One? Why are not many people are familiar with it? People are generally unfamiliar with the president's helicopter because it is overshadowed by his famous motorcade, The Beast and by his own jet, Air Force One. As such, people tend to forget his helicopter! Recently, we covered the Vice President's private jet- Air Force Two. So now we'll cover the President's private helicopter- Marine One. (adsbygoogle = window.adsbygoogle || []).push({}); The First During his presidency, President Eisenhower wanted to travel from the White House to his summer house in Pennsylvania. The car journey was too long, making it di...
15 Fastest Helicopters in the World
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15 Fastest Helicopters in the World

We recently covered the fastest aircraft, but there were no helicopters in that article. This got me thinking what are the fastest helicopters in the world? When people compare conventional airplanes and helicopters, they tend to mention speed. Whilst this is mostly due to engineering, it doesn't mean that there aren't fast helicopters! (adsbygoogle = window.adsbygoogle || []).push({}); 15. Boeing AH-64 Apache The Apache is the slowest helicopter on this list, however, it is still one of the fastest helicopters in the world. The Apache became famous in Afghanistan- Taliban soldiers were more frightened of the Apache than a tank! Part of this was down to all of the technology on board the Apache. Part of it was also down to the speed of the Apache- no matter how...