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Description
| Manufacturer: | Boeing/Vertol | |
| Base model: | H-47 | |
| Designation: | CH-47 | |
| Version: | C | |
| Nickname: | Chinook | |
| Designation System: | U.S. Air Force | |
| Designation Period: | 1948-Present | |
| Basic role: | Helicopter | |
| Modified Mission: | Transport | |
Specifications
| Length: | 51' | 15.5 m | |
| Height: | 5' | 1.5 m | |
| Wingspan: | 60' | 18.2 m | |
| Empty Weight: | 20,378 lb | 9,241 kg | |
| Max Weight: | 46,000 lb | 20,861 kg | |
Propulsion
| No. of Engines: | 2 | ||
| Powerplant: | Lycoming T55-L-11 | ||
| Horsepower (each): | 3750 | ||
Performance
| Cruise Speed: | 158 mph | 254 km/h | 137 kt |
| Max Speed: | 190 mph | 305 km/h | 164 kt |
| Ceiling: | 14,750 ft | 4,495 m | |
Known serial numbers
Recent comments by our visitors
| Gary C , TX | I was Sugarbear from 1985 to 1988, now I apply modifications to all Army helos. The chinook is clearly the best.the CHINOOK was so far ahead if its time, with todays technology it still cannot be replaced. EVERYTHING ELSE IS JUST A SLINGLOAD!!!!!! 03/09/2008 @ 12:30 [ref: 19941] |
| William Cribb Jr Franklin, NC | I ( SP4 CRIBBS )crewed with the 213th Aviation Company (ASH) at Camp Humphries Korea 1979-80 0n 276 with SSG Michael P Shurburne. Company Commander Maj James P. Isenhower.. First week in country I pulled guard duty on the crash sight where a 47C has a C-box failure with nothing but a radio....If anyone was there during that time, please e-mail me, I've got alot of photo's from that time.. 02/02/2008 @ 16:35 [ref: 19515] |
| Mike Larson , MN | I crewed on 74-22294 at Ft Campbell KY from 1982 till 1984. I was part of the 159th aviation attached to the 160th night stalkers. 01/08/2008 @ 11:16 [ref: 19192] |
| Mike Larson , MN | I crewed on 74-22294 at Ft Campbell KY from 1882 till 1984. I was part of the 159th aviation attached to the 160th night stalkers. 01/08/2008 @ 11:15 [ref: 19191] |
| Burt Baldwin Little Meadows, PA | I crewed 74-22278 at Camp Humphreys, Korea from July 1978 to July 1979 with Flight engineeer Willie Martin for the 213th Black Cats. I was also there circling Black Cat 494 as it sat in a rice paddy after crash landing just a mile from the end of the runway at Camp Humphreys. We took a count of people to report to the tower and we were 1 man short only to find out that pilot CW4 Jim Smith was still in the cockpit trying to call the tower with the aft pylon on fire. All aboard escaped without a scratch. I believe the full tail # of that aircraft was 68-18494. 12/18/2005 @ 19:39 [ref: 12020] |
| G Triplett MPLS, MN | From 73 to 76 Iwas stationed in FBKS AK with the 242nd avn co. ALSO known as the SUGARBEARS. Doing org. maint. I also had the priveledge to auto rotate twice into snow fields twice/ with negligble damage. OUR mission mainly was to put out brushfires. But once I helped to pull four bodies off of MT. Mckinley. Also we serviced our early radar- detection sites. This Chinook is quite the brute! And the best part was the colder it got the better performance and capability. Even with Aux. tanks our range was limited. We were notified early on in our training that this bird was considered unsafe by the F.A.A. due to fact they thought it had too many drive-shafts and transmissions. Funny not one of our 28 birds caused A fatality. 01/17/2005 @ 21:16 [ref: 9165] |
| Tom Conard Oxford, IN | While with B Co 2/501st (formerly 271st AVN) "Innkeepers" Camp Humphreys, S. Korea I crewed CH-47C's. My tail # was 74-22271 "The Flagship". While there we transitioned to the CH-47D's and I had the opportunity to crew the last C-model test flight in Korea on board 74-22274. My D-model tail # was 88-0087. Six Turnin', Two Burnin'!! 02/21/2002 @ 09:36 [ref: 4369] |
| Terry Greene palo alto, CA | I flew the Ch47A & B in the 242nd Avn Bn, "Muleskinners", in Cu Chi Viet Nam in 1969/70. I've flown a number of helicopters since those days, but the Chinook was the best ever. The power to weight ratio was great. I also flew the C model when it was being tested by the Army and used it to sling load an empty F106 onto a pedistal at the Gulf Coast Community College in Panama City, Florida. We "over temped" the engines for the maximum amount of time with the 13,000 plus lb. load, but had a beautiful flight over the beach. I started out in 1966 as a crew chief on an Army Ch21, but after one flight during my training school, I decided I'd rather be a pilot. My "free rids" on the CH47 at Hanchey Field at Ft Rucker, where I stuffed cigarett butts into my ears for protection, were just the begining. Once you knew how to fly forward instead of sidways, it was the best helicopter in the air. Any crew member of this wonderful helicopter has my respect and admiration.
12/25/2001 @ 18:54 [ref: 3899] |
| Garrett Derr Sr. Downingtown, PA | I served on CH-47 A, B, and C models in the early 70's, including a Med-Evac configuration. Did you know there were 3 CH-47 Gunships? They were designated "Guns-a-GoGo's. They were a helicopter variation of "Puff the Magic Dragon". For those who have never been on a CH-47, they leak hydraulic fluid like no other aircraft I have ever seen. We had to wash the floor down every day! We had 13 CH-47's and a UH-1H (D Troop, 34th Support Bn. 1st Cav). I miss those days very much. 11/16/2001 @ 07:49 [ref: 3646] |
| chaitanya aurangabad, IN | this is very use ful aircraft.
please send more information to me for my seminar purpose. 09/08/2001 @ 03:13 [ref: 3135] |
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