Chinook HC4
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The Chinook HC4 is a modernized Royal Air Force variant of the Boeing CH-47 Chinook heavy-lift transport helicopter, upgraded with advanced avionics and enhanced operational capabilities.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Chinook HC4 canonical | 1 |
Statements (47)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
Boeing CH-47 Chinook variant
ⓘ
Royal Air Force helicopter ⓘ military transport helicopter variant ⓘ |
| airForceBranch |
Joint Helicopter Command
ⓘ
surface form:
RAF Joint Helicopter Command
|
| airframeBasedOn |
CH-47 Chinook
ⓘ
surface form:
Boeing CH-47D
Chinook HC2 ⓘ |
| avionicsUpgrade |
digital flight control systems
ⓘ
enhanced navigation systems ⓘ glass cockpit ⓘ modern communication systems ⓘ |
| belongsTo | RAF Chinook fleet ⓘ |
| category |
military helicopter
ⓘ
rotary-wing aircraft ⓘ |
| countryOfOrigin |
United States of America
ⓘ
surface form:
United States
|
| crew | 3 ⓘ |
| crewRole |
co-pilot
ⓘ
crewman ⓘ pilot ⓘ |
| designedFor |
heavy underslung loads
ⓘ
rapid troop extraction ⓘ rapid troop insertion ⓘ |
| engineType | turboshaft ⓘ |
| feature |
all-weather capability
ⓘ
enhanced operational capabilities ⓘ improved situational awareness ⓘ night-operations capability ⓘ |
| introducedAsUpgradeOf |
Chinook HC2
ⓘ
Chinook HC2 ⓘ
surface form:
Chinook HC2A
|
| manufacturer | Boeing ⓘ |
| numberOfEngines | 2 ⓘ |
| operator | Royal Air Force ⓘ |
| partOfProgram |
Royal Air Force engineering system
ⓘ
surface form:
RAF Chinook Capability Sustainment Programme
|
| primaryMission |
battlefield support
ⓘ
logistic support ⓘ |
| role |
aeromedical evacuation
ⓘ
cargo transport ⓘ heavy-lift transport ⓘ troop transport ⓘ |
| rotorConfiguration | tandem rotor ⓘ |
| serviceEntry | 2010s ⓘ |
| status | in service ⓘ |
| successorVariant |
Chinook HC5
ⓘ
Chinook HC6 ⓘ |
| usedBy | United Kingdom ⓘ |
| usedIn |
disaster relief operations
ⓘ
humanitarian missions ⓘ tactical airlift operations ⓘ |
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