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There are show horses and there are workhorses, and the Army’s CH-47 Chinook helicopter is definitely a workhorse. For more than 50 years, Chinooks have served as the Army’s heavy lift helicopter, ...
The CH-47 Chinook’s primary purpose is obvious on sight; the helicopter is a heavy lifter. With two counter-rotating rotors mounted fore and aft, the CH-47 avoids the torque issues that require tail ...
Soldiers conduct sling load operations with a CH-47 Chinook. Congress has injected $28 million in FY20 to support advanced procurement of the CH-47F Block II Chinook helicopter, but the Army doesn't ...
Chinook Cargo Helicopter Office Project Manager Col. Rob Barrie (left) presents the CH-47 Modernization charter to Lt. Col. John Schmitt, incoming product manager for CH-47 Modernization Product ...
China offered a Taiwanese military pilot $16 million to defect with an American-sourced CH-47 Chinook heavy-lift helicopter earlier this year, with plans to land the rotorcraft aboard an amphibious ...
For years the U.S. Army has performed maintenance on rotary wing aircraft deployed in the field, including war threatened areas around the globe. In the field, it is a standard practice for ...
The Boeing Company BA recently secured a modification contract to remanufacture Block I CH-47F Chinook helicopter into Block II. The award is expected to be completed by Dec. 31, 2026. Valued at ...
Last year, Army officials made a decision to find about $30 billion to help pay for the service's modernization strategy over the next five years. The service did that by cutting or terminating 186 ...
Welcome back to the Daily Aviation for a new documentary video about the US Boeing CH-47 Chinook in different operations. Footage Credit: US Army, US AirForce ,Derivative Work by The Daily Aviation ...
Jacob is a former Audi mechanic turned automotive journalist. His love for cars started the first time he held a Porsche 911 Hot Wheels car in his hands, and the very same car continues to fascinate ...