A question about the VH-3Ds

[mustang5861]

Does anyone know what is housed in the bulbous fairing above the landing-gear sponson on the right-hand side of the VH-3Ds? Noticed it yesterday when they landed and taxied in at Stansted.

MTIA,
M

[igorski]

It's an APU

The "VH-3A" was a VIP helicopter for the US presidential flight, with eight built new and one converted from an SH-3A. The VH-3As featured T58-GE-8E engines; a luxury interior; beefed-up communications; and an auxiliary power unit (APU) -- the APU being mounted in a fairing on the rear of the right main gear sponson.

https://www.airvectors.net/avs61_1.html

[toom317]

Thanks for that info. I was wondering about that myself, and funnily enough I did think it was an APU.

[mustang5861]

Thanks for the info, igorski. You don't often see views of the right-hand side of those choppers.

[Unknown74]

I was interested to notice that Mr Trump used the VH-3Ds for the UK Leg of his Trip/ Tour then he switched to the VH-60s for his Dublin and France Legs.

[PeteHemsley]

I was interested to notice that Mr Trump used the VH-3Ds for the UK Leg of his Trip/ Tour then he switched to the VH-60s for his Dublin and France Legs.

Well the VH-3s can't be in 3 countries at once....