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CH47
Boeing CH-47 Chinook
The Chinook
“If something heavy needs moving, this is the call.”
Boeing · military
Length
98 ft 10 in
Wingspan
60 ft 0 in (rotor)
Max speed
170 kts
Range
400 nmi
Ceiling
20,000 ft
Engines
2x Honeywell T55-GA-714A
Crew
4
Payload
26,000 lbs
Built
1,200+
Twin rotors, massive cargo hook, and the distinctive thwop-thwop that rattles windows a mile away. The Chinook has hauled troops and equipment since Vietnam — and it's still the Army's go-to for heavy lift.
Fun fact
A Chinook can carry up to 26,000 lbs externally — roughly the weight of two full-grown elephants.
How to spot one
Twin tandem rotors — front and back. No tail rotor. Massive. Rear loading ramp. Unmistakable silhouette.
Crews call it
The Hook
Sounds like
Twin rotors create the distinctive thwop-thwop-thwop that rattles windows. You hear a Chinook before you see it.
Related
One might be overhead right now.
Bogey turns the The Chinook from a dot in the sky into a card in your logbook. Coming to iOS and Android.
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