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BOEING Chinook
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H47
| Aircraft | ||||||||||||||||||
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| Name | Chinook | |||||||||||||||||
| Manufacturer | BOEING | |||||||||||||||||
| Wing | Rotary | |||||||||||||||||
| Position | Three-blade tandem rotors | |||||||||||||||||
| Tail | Tail rotor on top of fuselage | |||||||||||||||||
| WTC | Light | |||||||||||||||||
| Type code | H2T | |||||||||||||||||
| Engine | Turboshaft | |||||||||||||||||
| Engine count | Multi | |||||||||||||||||
| Position | Above rear fuselage | |||||||||||||||||
| Landing gear | Quadricycle retractable | |||||||||||||||||
| Mass group | 3 | |||||||||||||||||
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BOEING Chinook
Description
Heavy lift utility and airliner helicopter.
Technical Data
| Wing span | 18.3 m60.039 ft <br /> |
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| Length | 30.1 m98.753 ft <br /> |
| Height | 5.7 m18.701 ft <br /> |
| Powerplant | 2 x Lycoming T55-GA-712 turboshaft, 3,750 hp (2,796 kW) each. |
| Engine model | Lycoming T55 |
Performance Data
| Take-Off | Initial Climb (to 5000 ft) |
Initial Climb (to FL150) |
Initial Climb (to FL240) |
MACH Climb | Cruise | Initial Descent (to FL240) |
Descent (to FL100) |
Descent (FL100 & below) |
Approach | ||||||||||
| V2 (IAS) | kts | IAS | kts | IAS | kts | IAS | kts | MACH | TAS | 145 kts | MACH | IAS | kts | IAS | kts | Vapp (IAS) | kts | ||
| Distance | m | ROC | 1180 ft/min | ROC | ft/min | ROC | ft/min | ROC | ft/min | MACH | ROD | ft/min | ROD | ft/min | MCS | kts | Distance | m | |
| MTOW | 2440024,400 kg <br />24.4 tonnes <br /> kg | Ceiling | FL220 | ROD | ft/min | APC | |||||||||||||
| WTC | L | Range | 11301,130 nm <br />2,092,760 m <br />2,092.76 km <br />6,866,010.504 ft <br /> NM | ||||||||||||||||
Accidents & Serious Incidents involving H47
None on SKYbrary