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C Squadron's air crew undertook training to prepare them to operate the new type using the two flight simulators, and the CH-47F fleet achieved initial operating capacity in April 2016. [ 83 ] [ 92 ] During 2016, the CH-47s were approved to operate from the Canberra class vessels after trials proved successful. [ 93 ]
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.
M113 armored personnel carrier being slung underneath a CH-47 Chinook of 2nd Battalion, 3rd Aviation Regiment. Originally designated the 3d Aviation Company (Combat), the unit was activated and assigned to the 3d Infantry Division on 1 July 1957 at Fort Benning, Georgia.
The latest mainstream generation is the CH-47F, which features several major upgrades to reduce maintenance, digitized flight controls, and is powered by two 4,733-horsepower (3,529 kW) Honeywell engines. [11] CH-47 cockpit view, 2020. An example of a British upgraded version is the HC.4; the first HC.4 first flew on 9 December 2010. [12]
Paratroopers from the 82d Airborne Division Artillery attach a M119A3 Howitzer to a CH-47F Chinook from 3d Battalion, 82d Aviation Regiment during a division artillery readiness test at Fort Bragg, NC, 2016. 3d Battalion (General Support), 82d Aviation Regiment "Talons" (previously 3d Battalion, 229th Aviation Regiment) [6] HHC
Data from Royal Air Force General characteristics Crew: 3–4 (pilot, copilot, one or two air loadmasters depending on aircraft role) Capacity: 55 soldiers and equipment Length: 98 ft 9 in (30.10 m) Height: 18 ft 8 in (5.69 m) Empty weight: 22,450 lb (10,183 kg) Gross weight: 26,680 lb (12,102 kg) Max takeoff weight: 50,000 lb (22,680 kg) Powerplant: 2 × Honeywell T55-GA-712 turboshaft ...
Aircraft specific NATOPS manual cover. These manuals are typically about 2 inches thick. These are manuals for specific aircraft models containing standardized ground and flight operating procedures, training requirements, aircraft limitations, and technical data necessary for safe and effective operation of the aircraft.
The 2nd Battalion, 227th Aviation Regiment fly the Sikorsky UH-60 Black Hawk and the Boeing CH-47 Chinook. It provides aerial C3 support, limited air assault, aeromedical evacuation and air movement for the 1st Cavalry Division.