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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.
Image title: Flight crews and personnel on board a CH-47 (Chinook) helicopter must dismount the aircraft during refueling to maintain their safety each time the aircraft lands for more fuel. (US Army photo by Spc. Aubree Rundle) Camera manufacturer: NIKON CORPORATION: Camera model: NIKON D2Hs: Author: Spc. Aubree Rundle: Exposure time: 1/3,200 ...
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The CH-47 U.S. Army Chinook with Richie’s face painted on its tail is now flying through Western North Carolina to deliver food and water.
The Chinook became famous for the singer’s image and Richie himself met with past crew members. ... NC community stand near the landing zone for Chinook helicopter flown by Bravo Company 1-171 ...
Chinook HC1 ZA715 crashed in bad weather in the Falkland Islands. The helicopter, with four crew and twelve troops, crashed into a hill four miles from its destination. With rescuers hampered by blizzards, the personnel were recovered but one crew member had died shortly after the crash, and the co-pilot and a soldier died on the way to hospital.
Boeing CH-47 Chinook helicopters land after Hurricane Helene made landfall in Keaton Beach, Florida, on September 27, 2024. AFP via Getty Images A woman in Swannanoa, NC, bicycles through floodwaters.
Single-rotor helicopters need a mechanism to neutralize the yawing movement produced by the single large rotor. This is commonly accomplished by a tail rotor, coaxial rotors, and the NOTAR systems. Tandem-rotor helicopters, however, use counter-rotating rotors, with each cancelling out the other's torque.