Next-Gen 'Marine One' Makes Its Operational Debut

No. Apparently we don’t know who the author voted for, since the AvWeb blurb is a synopsis of an article by Stephen Losey of the Associated Press, which is not particularly known for injecting partisan politics into its reportage. You, otoh, did so quite blatantly with your ad hominem aside. We are barely a week back to having reader commentary and you are already threatening its continuation.

What I want to know is how the exhaust from the engines, mounted just below the rotor hub, is burning the grass. That must be one helluvan APU or something.