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  2. Boeing CH-47 Chinook - Wikipedia

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    The Chinook is a heavy-lift helicopter that is among the heaviest lifting Western helicopters. Its name, Chinook, is from the Native American Chinook people of Oregon and Washington state. The Chinook was originally designed by Vertol, which had begun work in 1957 on a new tandem-rotor helicopter, designated as the Vertol Model 107 or V-107.

  3. Tandem-rotor aircraft - Wikipedia

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    This configuration is mainly used for large cargo helicopters. [1] Such aircraft are often informally referred to as "Chinooks," after the CH-47 Chinook, one of the first widely adopted heavy-lift helicopters with a tandem-rotor configuration.

  4. Boeing Chinook (UK variants) - Wikipedia

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    The Boeing Chinook is a large, tandem rotor helicopter operated by the Royal Air Force (RAF). A series of variants based on the United States Army's Boeing CH-47 Chinook, the RAF Chinook fleet is the largest outside the United States. [1]

  5. List of United States Army aircraft battalions - Wikipedia

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    The helicopter battalions are often grouped into aviation brigades. There are also a few fixed-wing aircraft battalions, consisting of training aircraft, Beechcraft RC-12 Guardrail operational aircraft, and Beechcraft C-12 Huron / Cessna UC-35 transports for VIP personnel.

  6. Combat Aviation Brigade - Wikipedia

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    A Combat aviation brigade (CAB) is a multi-functional brigade-sized unit in the United States Army that fields military helicopters, offering a combination of attack/reconnaissance helicopters (Boeing AH-64 Apache), medium-lift helicopters (Sikorsky UH-60 Black Hawk), heavy-lift helicopters (Boeing CH-47 Chinook), and MEDEVAC capability.

  7. Germany plans to buy Boeing Chinook transport helicopters as part of a massive procurement drive to upgrade its military, the country's defense minister said Wednesday. Chancellor Olaf Scholz ...

  8. Boeing CH-47 Chinook in Australian service - Wikipedia

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    The Australian Defence Force has operated Boeing CH-47 Chinook heavy-lift helicopters for most of the period since 1974. Thirty four of the type have entered Australian service, comprising twelve CH-47C variants, eight CH-47Ds and fourteen CH-47Fs. The helicopters have been operated by both the Royal Australian Air Force (RAAF) and Australian Army.

  9. Flying high: Perry, McKinley JROTC students get ride in ... - AOL

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    JROTC students from Perry and McKinley high schools got a ride on a CH-47 Chinook helicopter on Thursday, opening their eyes to different careers.