A $240 million U.S. Army contract to upgrade five more Chinook helicopters should keep Boeing’s Ridley Park plant busy at ...

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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 ...

A $240 million contract to upgrade more Army Special Operations Aviation Command helicopters boosts orders at Boeing's Delco ...

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 ...

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

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 ...

Tilt-rotor V-22 Ospreys, another military aircraft ... area and their allies in other helicopter centers has helped keep Chinook orders growing. Special Forces have “unique and complex mission ...

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 ...