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CH-47 Chinook
Specifications |
Achievements |
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| CH-47 Chinook Specifications |
| Primary Function: |
Medium-lift helicopter |
| Contractor: |
Boeing |
| Crew: |
Cockpit-crew seats: 2
Cabin-troop seats/litters: 33/24 |
| Unit Cost: |
N/A |
| Powerplant |
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Two Textron Lycoming T55-L-712 turboshafts each rated at 3,750 shp for takeoff and 3,000 shp for coninuous running |
| Dimensions |
| Length: |
98ft 10.75 in |
| Rotor Diameter: |
60 feet (18.29 m) each -- CH-47D |
| Height: |
18 ft 11 in |
| Weights |
| Empty: |
22,379 lb |
| Maximum Takeoff: |
50,000 lb |
| Performance |
| Speed: |
159 mph (cruising) |
| Ceiling: |
22,100 ft |
| Range: |
N/A |
| Armament |
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N/A |
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| CH-47 Chinook Achievements |
- During Desert Storm the CH-47D often provided the only means of transportation to shift large numbers of personnel, equipment, and supplies quickly.
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