H-47 Chinook
IOC: 1962
Total Production: 993
Total Program's Cost: USD$30 billion
CH-47D Chinook
IOC: 1979
Also Known As
Boeing Vertol 234
CH-47J (Japanese version)
CH-47JA
CH-47SD (Variant utilized by Taiwan)
Chinook Mark 3 (UK version)
Origin
United States of America
Contractor/s
Boeing
Applications
Bay
Juan Carlos I
San Giorgio
Family Members
CH-47F Chinook
HH-47 Chinook
MH-47E Chinook
MH-47G Chinook
Power plant:
T55 (2)
Protection Systems:
AN/ALQ-156
AN/ALQ-157
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Description:
The CH-47 Chinook is a twin-engine, tandem-rotor, heavy-lift transport helicopter in service with the US Army and other Armed Forces worldwide. It is enabled to transport ground forces, supplies, ammunition, and other battle-critical cargo. In addition, the CH-47 Chinook can be employed for medical evacuation, aircraft recovery, fire fighting, parachute drops, heavy construction, civil development, disaster relief and search and rescue.
The first CH-47A was delivered to the US Army in 1962 and the current CH-47D Chinook improved model in 1979. Of the 750 Chinooks operated by the US during the Vietnam war about 200 were lost in combat. After the war, 500 Chinooks were remanufactured and upgraded to -D configuration. The last CH-47D was delivered to the US Army in 1994.
The US Army plans to upgrade 300 CH-47D helicopters to the CH-47F standard beginning in 2004.
Specifications
Accommodation: Crew 2, Passengers 33
Dimensions: Height 5.5 m, Length 30.2 m, Main Rotor Diameter 18.3 m, Width 3.6 m
Weights: Max Weight 22,680 kg (50,000 lb), Min Weight 10,615 kg (23,402 lb), Payload 11,340 kg (25,000 lb)
Performance: Cruise Speed 74 mps (265 kph), Max Range 426 km (230 nm), Top Speed 87 mps (315 kph)
Other: Main Rotor Blades 3, Number of Engines 2
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Argentina
Australia
Egypt
Greece
Iran
Italy
CH-47Cs owned by the Italian Army
Japan
Libya
Morocco
Netherlands
Singapore
South Korea
Spain
Taiwan
Thailand
United Kingdom
United States of America / 500 