Uploaded August 2026 | Updated September 2026, 2 weeks ago
President Trump toured the new granite helicopter landing pad under construction at the White House on August 19th, 2026 — a fix for a problem that's existed since the newer VH-92A Patriot helicopter started scorching the South Lawn in testing. Sikorsky says it's covering the roughly $5–6 million cost, though the company's own statements on where that money went haven't lined up.
President Trump toured the new granite helicopter landing pad under construction at the White House on August 19th, 2026 — a fix for a problem that's existed since the newer VH-92A Patriot helicopter started scorching the South Lawn in testing. Sikorsky says it's covering the roughly $5–6 million cost, though the company's own statements on where that money went haven't lined up.
