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  • Boeing CH-47 Chinook
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  • The Chinook was designed and initially produced by Boeing Vertol in the early 1960s. The helicopter is now produced by Boeing Rotorcraft Systems. Chinooks have been sold to 16 nations with the US Army and the Royal Air Force (see Boeing Chinook (UK variants)) being the largest users. The CH-47 is among the heaviest lifting Western helicopters.
  • The primary roles of the Chinook include troop transport, supply missions and positioning artillery. A commercial version of the helicopter exists, whose roles include logging, construction, forestry, and petroleum extraction.
  • The Boeing CH-47 Chinook is a versatile, twin-engine, tandem rotor heavy-lift helicopter. Its top speed of 170 knots (196 mph, 315 km/h) was faster than utility and attack helicopters of the 1960s and even many of today. Its primary roles include troop movement, artillery emplacement and battlefield resupply. It has a wide loading ramp at the rear of the fuselage and three external-cargo hooks.
  • The Boeing CH-47 Chinook is an American twin-engine, tandem rotor heavy-lift helicopter. Its top speed of 170 knots (196 mph, 315 km/h) is faster than contemporary utility and attack helicopters of the 1960s. It is one of the few aircraft of that era, such as the C-130 Hercules and the UH-1 Iroquois, that is still in production and front line service with over 1,179 built to date. Its primary roles include troop movement, artillery emplacement and battlefield resupply. It has a wide loading ramp at the rear of the fuselage and three external-cargo hooks.
  • The Boeing CH-47 Chinook is an American twin-engine, tandem rotor heavy-lift helicopter. Its primary roles are troop movement, artillery placement and battlefield resupply. It has a wide loading ramp at the rear of the fuselage and three external-cargo hooks. With a top speed of 170 knots (196 mph, 315 km/h) the helicopter is faster than contemporary utility and attack helicopters of the 1960s. The CH-47 is among the heaviest lifting Western helicopters. Its name is from the Native American Chinook people.
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max takeoff weight alt
  • 22680.0
loaded weight main
  • 26680.0
climb rate main
  • 1522.0
number of props
  • 2
length alt
  • 30.1 m
span main
  • 1828.8
Last
power/mass alt
  • 460
Produced
  • 1962
Status
  • In service
  • Active service, in production
cruise speed main
  • 130
cruise speed alt
  • 149
Pilot
  • Multiple
height alt
  • 5.7 m
Introduced
  • 1962
Name
  • STAFF FILM REPORT 66-2A
  • Boeing CH-47 Chinook
primary user
Type
type of prop
loading main
  • 9.500000
range alt
  • 450
Caption
  • A Boeing CH-47 Chinook in Godzilla
First
length main
  • 3012.44
power alt
  • 35296
  • 3631.0
Unit Cost
  • $35 million average
area main
  • 5600.0
combat radius alt
  • 3704
  • 370.4
power main
  • 4733.0
ferry range main
  • 1216.0
height main
  • 576.58
span alt
  • 18.3 m
range main
  • 400.0
Manufacturer
max speed main
  • 170
engine (prop)
combat radius main
  • 200.0
power/mass main
  • 0.280000
targets
  • None
Capacity
  • ** 33–55 troops or ** 24 litters and 3 attendants or ** 28,000 lb cargo
climb rate alt
  • 7.73
ceiling main
  • 18500.0
National Origin
empty weight main
  • 23400.0
loaded weight alt
  • 12100.0
Developed From
area alt
  • 260.0
  • 520.0
First Flight
  • 1961-09-21
more users
max speed alt
  • 196
jet or prop?
  • prop
loading alt
  • 47
ferry range alt
  • 1400
ID
  • gov.dod.dimoc.26969
empty weight alt
  • 10185.0
plane or copter?
  • copter
ceiling alt
  • 5,640 m
avionics
  • * Rockwell Collins Common Avionics Architecture System
  • * Rockwell CAAS
max takeoff weight main
  • 50000.0
variants with their own articles
Crew
  • 3
Armament
  • * up to 3 pintle mounted medium machine guns , generally 7.62 mm M240/FN MAG machine guns
Number Built
  • over 1,179
ref
  • Boeing CH-47D/F, Army Chinook file, International Directory
abstract
  • The Boeing CH-47 Chinook is a versatile, twin-engine, tandem rotor heavy-lift helicopter. Its top speed of 170 knots (196 mph, 315 km/h) was faster than utility and attack helicopters of the 1960s and even many of today. Its primary roles include troop movement, artillery emplacement and battlefield resupply. It has a wide loading ramp at the rear of the fuselage and three external-cargo hooks. The Chinook was designed and initially produced by Boeing Vertol in the early 1960s. The helicopter is now produced by Boeing Integrated Defense Systems. Chinooks have been sold to 16 nations; the largest users are the U.S. Army and the Royal Air Force.see here for more information.
  • The Chinook was designed and initially produced by Boeing Vertol in the early 1960s. The helicopter is now produced by Boeing Rotorcraft Systems. Chinooks have been sold to 16 nations with the US Army and the Royal Air Force (see Boeing Chinook (UK variants)) being the largest users. The CH-47 is among the heaviest lifting Western helicopters.
  • The Boeing CH-47 Chinook is an American twin-engine, tandem rotor heavy-lift helicopter. Its top speed of 170 knots (196 mph, 315 km/h) is faster than contemporary utility and attack helicopters of the 1960s. It is one of the few aircraft of that era, such as the C-130 Hercules and the UH-1 Iroquois, that is still in production and front line service with over 1,179 built to date. Its primary roles include troop movement, artillery emplacement and battlefield resupply. It has a wide loading ramp at the rear of the fuselage and three external-cargo hooks. The Chinook was designed and initially produced by Boeing Vertol in the early 1960s. The helicopter is now produced by Boeing Rotorcraft Systems. Chinooks have been sold to 16 nations with the US Army and the Royal Air Force being the largest users. The CH-47 is among the heaviest lifting Western helicopters.
  • The Boeing CH-47 Chinook is an American twin-engine, tandem rotor heavy-lift helicopter. Its primary roles are troop movement, artillery placement and battlefield resupply. It has a wide loading ramp at the rear of the fuselage and three external-cargo hooks. With a top speed of 170 knots (196 mph, 315 km/h) the helicopter is faster than contemporary utility and attack helicopters of the 1960s. The CH-47 is among the heaviest lifting Western helicopters. Its name is from the Native American Chinook people. The Chinook was designed and initially produced by Boeing Vertol in the early 1960s; it is now produced by Boeing Rotorcraft Systems. It is one of the few aircraft of that era – along with the fixed-wing Lockheed C-130 Hercules cargo aircraft – that remain in production and front-line service, with over 1,179 built to date. The helicopter has been sold to 16 nations with the U.S. Army and the Royal Air Force (see Boeing Chinook (UK variants)) its largest users.
  • The primary roles of the Chinook include troop transport, supply missions and positioning artillery. A commercial version of the helicopter exists, whose roles include logging, construction, forestry, and petroleum extraction.
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