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The Boeing CH-47 Chinook is a tandem-rotor helicopter originally developed by American rotorcraft company Vertol and now manufactured by Boeing Defense, Space & Security. The Chinook is a heavy-lift helicopter that is among the heaviest lifting Western helicopters.
A CH-47F, similar to the prototype designed by the Boeing team. The HH-47 CSAR-X was a proposed helicopter by Boeing as a medium/heavy lift alternative to the HH-60 Pave Hawk. After several tests, Boeing was pronounced the winner and the HH-47 was selected for use. [1]
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.
Outside the busy hangar, four twin-rotored Chinook CH-47 helicopters were warmed up and ready to whisk the day's first leapers into the air. And on the grassy turf in nearby Exeter, bright orange ...
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.
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]
Boeing CH-47 Chinook 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.
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