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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. Boeing Vertol CH-46 Sea Knight - Wikipedia

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    The USMC also used the helicopter for combat support, search and rescue (SAR), casualty evacuation and Tactical Recovery of Aircraft and Personnel (TRAP). The Sea Knight also functioned as the US Navy 's standard medium-lift utility helicopter prior to the type being phased out of service in favor of the MH-60S Knighthawk during the early 2000s.

  4. Trump Shuttle - Wikipedia

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    It used a combination of Sikorsky S-61 and Boeing Chinook helicopters. [2] [16] It was established on March 22, 1988, with three Sikorsky S-61 helicopters, which could carry 24 passengers each, with service between the West 30th Street Heliport in Manhattan and Bader Field and the Steeplechase Pier in Atlantic City. [2]

  5. Lionel Richie’s image on a Chinook is a sign of hope for ...

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    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 ...

  6. This Florida home for sale converted a military helicopter ...

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  7. Boeing Vertol BV-347 - Wikipedia

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    The Boeing Vertol BV-347 (also known as the Model 347) is an experimental helicopter built by Boeing Vertol from a converted CH-47A Chinook.It was used to test potential upgrades for the Chinook, several of which were later incorporated into subsequent versions of the CH-47.

  8. 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.

  9. Boeing Vertol XCH-62 - Wikipedia

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    While the CH-47 Chinook is a large helicopter by American standards, its payload of 28,000 lb (13,000 kg) is dwarfed by the huge Soviet-Russian heavy-lift helicopters such as the Mil Mi-26, with 44,000 lb (20,000 kg) payload, and the experimental Mil V-12, with 55,000 to 88,000 lb (25,000 to 40,000 kg) payload. For a long time Boeing and the US ...