CH-47 Chinook

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heavy-lift helicopter military helicopter tandem-rotor helicopter

The CH-47 Chinook is a twin-engine, tandem-rotor heavy-lift military helicopter widely used for troop transport, cargo movement, and battlefield support operations.

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Observed surface forms (13)

Surface form Occurrences
Boeing CH-47 Chinook 3
Chinook helicopter 2
Boeing CH-47 Chinook variant 1

Statements (54)

Predicate Object
instanceOf heavy-lift helicopter ⓘ
military helicopter ⓘ
tandem-rotor helicopter ⓘ
combatUse Gulf War NERFINISHED ⓘ
Iraq War NERFINISHED ⓘ
Vietnam War NERFINISHED ⓘ
War in Afghanistan NERFINISHED ⓘ
configuration tandem rotor ⓘ
countryOfOrigin United States of America ⓘ
surface form: United States
crew 3 ⓘ
4 ⓘ
designedBy Boeing Vertol NERFINISHED ⓘ
engineType turboshaft ⓘ
enteredServiceWith United States Army NERFINISHED ⓘ
firstFlight 1961-09-21 ⓘ
fuselageLength 15.54 m ⓘ
hasVariant CH-47A NERFINISHED ⓘ
CH-47B NERFINISHED ⓘ
CH-47C NERFINISHED ⓘ
CH-47D NERFINISHED ⓘ
CH-47F NERFINISHED ⓘ
HC2 NERFINISHED ⓘ
HC3 ⓘ
HC4 ⓘ
MH-47E NERFINISHED ⓘ
MH-47G NERFINISHED ⓘ
introduced 1962 ⓘ
manufacturer Boeing Vertol NERFINISHED ⓘ
maxSpeed 170 knots ⓘ
315 km/h ⓘ
maxTakeoffWeight 22680 kg ⓘ
notableFeature high hot-and-high performance ⓘ
rear loading ramp ⓘ
numberOfEngines 2 ⓘ
powerplant Lycoming T55 NERFINISHED ⓘ
primaryUsers Japan Ground Self-Defense Force NERFINISHED ⓘ
Royal Air Force NERFINISHED ⓘ
Royal Netherlands Air Force NERFINISHED ⓘ
United States Army NERFINISHED ⓘ
producedBy Boeing Defense, Space & Security NERFINISHED ⓘ
range 741 km ⓘ
role assault transport ⓘ
heavy-lift transport ⓘ
rotorDiameter 18.29 m ⓘ
serviceCeiling 6096 m ⓘ
status in service ⓘ
tailConfiguration no tail rotor ⓘ
usedFor artillery emplacement ⓘ
battlefield resupply ⓘ
cargo transport ⓘ
disaster relief ⓘ
medical evacuation ⓘ
search and rescue ⓘ
troop transport ⓘ

Referenced by (22)

Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.

KLu → usesAircraftModel → CH-47 Chinook ⓘ
450 Tactical Helicopter Squadron → aircraftTypeOperated → CH-47 Chinook ⓘ
this entity surface form: Boeing CH-47 Chinook variant
CH-47 Chinook family → variant → CH-47 Chinook ⓘ
this entity surface form: CH-47A
CH-47 Chinook family → variant → CH-47 Chinook ⓘ
this entity surface form: CH-47B
CH-47 Chinook family → variant → CH-47 Chinook ⓘ
this entity surface form: CH-47C
CH-47 Chinook family → variant → CH-47 Chinook ⓘ
this entity surface form: CH-47D
Neptune Spear → aircraftUsed → CH-47 Chinook ⓘ
this entity surface form: Chinook helicopter
Boeing Defense, Space & Security → notableProduct → CH-47 Chinook ⓘ
Republic of Singapore Air Force → aircraftHelicopter → CH-47 Chinook ⓘ
101st Combat Aviation Brigade → aircraftOperated → CH-47 Chinook ⓘ
Boeing Rotorcraft Systems → product → CH-47 Chinook ⓘ
this entity surface form: Boeing CH-47 Chinook
Hellenic Army Aviation → aircraftOperated → CH-47 Chinook ⓘ
this entity surface form: Boeing CH‑47D Chinook
Hellenic Army Aviation → aircraftOperated → CH-47 Chinook ⓘ
this entity surface form: Boeing CH‑47SD Chinook
3rd Combat Aviation Brigade → aircraftOperated → CH-47 Chinook ⓘ
No. 7 Squadron RAF → aircraftOperated → CH-47 Chinook ⓘ
this entity surface form: Boeing Chinook
Corpus Christi Army Depot → supportsEquipmentType → CH-47 Chinook ⓘ
Forces Royales Air → usesAircraft → CH-47 Chinook ⓘ
this entity surface form: Boeing CH-47 Chinook
RMAF → usesAircraft → CH-47 Chinook ⓘ
subject surface form: Royal Moroccan Air Force
this entity surface form: Boeing CH-47 Chinook
Chinook HC4 → airframeBasedOn → CH-47 Chinook ⓘ
this entity surface form: Boeing CH-47D
Operation in Abbottabad → uses → CH-47 Chinook ⓘ
this entity surface form: Chinook helicopter
CH-47F Chinook → modernizationOf → CH-47 Chinook ⓘ
this entity surface form: CH‑47D Chinook
5th Aviation Regiment → equipment → CH-47 Chinook ⓘ
this entity surface form: CH-47 Chinook helicopter