H-47 Chinook
IOC: 1962
Total Production: 993
Total Program's Cost: USD$30 billion
MH-47E Chinook
IOC: 1991
Production: 26
Unitary Cost: USD$13.5 million
Also Known As
MH-47D
Origin
United States of America
Contractor/s
Boeing
Family Members
CH-47D Chinook
CH-47F Chinook
HH-47 Chinook
MH-47G Chinook
Power plant:
T55 (2)
Sensors & Communications:
AN/AAQ-16
AN/APQ-174
Protection Systems:
AN/ALQ-156
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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 MH-47E is a derivative of proven CH-47D helicopter designed to provide special operations capability. It incorporates digital cockpit, FLIR, terrain following/avoidance radar, long range fuel tanks, and aerial refueling capability. They perform low-altitude, high speed for infiltration and exfiltration of special operations teams at night and in adverse weather.
The US Army operates 34 MH-47Es (23 MH-47Es and 11 MH-47Ds) and plans to upgrade the entire fleet to the MH-47G configuration as well as procure new built aircraft.
Specifications
Accommodation: Crew 2, Passengers 44
Dimensions: Height 5.5 m, Length 30.2 m, Main Rotor Diameter 18.3 m, Width 3.6 m
Weights: Max Weight 24,945 kg (54,993 lb), Min Weight 12,210 kg (26,918 lb), Payload 12,285 kg (27,083 lb)
Performance: Ceiling 3,094 m (10,151 ft), Cruise Speed 72 mps (259 kph), Endurance 6 hours 30 min, Max Range 1,136 km (613 nm), Top Speed 87 mps (315 kph)
Power: Power 7,258 shp
Other: Main Rotor Blades 3, Number of Engines 2
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