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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.
Eight Chinook HC3 were ordered in 1995 as dedicated special forces helicopters, which were intended to be low-cost variants of the US Army's MH-47E. [19] The HC3s include improved range, night vision sensors and navigation capability. The eight aircraft were to cost £259 million and the forecast in-service date was November 1998. [19]
In December 2006, Columbia Helicopters purchased the type certificate of the Model 107 from Boeing, with the aim of eventually producing new-build aircraft themselves. [48] In 2023, Columbia Helicopters began a program of purchasing older Model 107-II and CH-46E airframes, and refurbishing them into Model 107-IIs for sale.
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 ...
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.
By March 2008, the previously estimated $6bn cost of the 28 helicopters had increased to $11bn. Government officials were surprised to discover that each VH-71 would cost $400 million, more than the cost of one Boeing VC-25 "Air Force One" airplane. Lockheed Martin blamed the Navy for the cost overruns, saying that more than 1,900 extra ...
Pallets of bottled water and ready to eat meals fill the interior of a Chinook helicopter as Flight Engineer Jesse Ayala works in the back during a mission to Western North Carolina on Thursday ...
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.