Granite helipad
Coverage of Granite helipad in the Nexus archive.
- Trump is building a helipad with ‘carved granite’ White House seal to handle new presidential choppers
President Donald Trump is constructing a granite helipad on the White House lawn to accommodate new, more powerful presidential helicopters. The project, privately funded by Sikorsky Aircraft (a Lockheed Martin subsidiary), includes the White House seal in carved granite and aims to address issues caused by the new helicopters' heat damaging the lawn.
- Trump building granite helipad on White House South Lawn
Trump confirmed the construction of a granite helipad for Marine One on the White House South Lawn. The project is being built on the South Lawn area of the White House.
- Trump says he's building a White House helipad for a new, more powerful Marine One
President Donald Trump announced the construction of a granite helipad on the White House lawn to accommodate new, more powerful Marine One helicopters. The project, privately funded by Sikorsky Aircraft (a Lockheed Martin subsidiary), aims to address issues with the helicopters' exhaust damaging the grass. Trump emphasized the helipad's design and the need for the new aircraft, which replaced older models still in limited service.