Throughout last year, aircrew members from the 6th General Support Aviation Battalion (GSAB), 101st Combat Aviation Brigade, ...

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and reduces the need for a tail rotor, which can be vulnerable in combat scenarios. The design of the Chinook allows for this glorious bird to carry heavy loads over long distances, a feature that ...

The Chinook has been in U.S. Army service since 1962, and the current CH-47F/MH- 47G modernization programs, which includes a mix of remanufactured and new aircraft, will ensure this tandem rotor ...

The Chinook is equipped with two T55-GA-714A turboshaft engines, which are pod-mounted on either side of the rear pylon under the rear rotor blades. The self-sealing fuel tanks are mounted in ...

The ER variant has double the range of a standard Chinook and is capable of air-to-air refuelling, with the ability to carry up to 55 personnel or 10,000kg of cargo. The twin-rotor aircraft can ...

The Chinook was one of two craft which flew in from the coast to Sandringham on Tuesday, where the King is currently in residence. The twin-rotor RAF chopper and a Royal Navy Merlin helicopter ...

Throughout last year, aircrew members from the 6th General Support Aviation Battalion (GSAB), 101st Combat Aviation Brigade, ...