The vast majority of modern helicopters are built using a single-rotor design. Exceptions happen so rarely that they become a kind of calling card of designers, or even the country of origin. In the USSR and Russia, such an exception was the Kamov Design Bureau, which designs coaxial helicopters.
And in the United States, Frank Piasecki went “against the rules” - his company became famous for helicopters with two longitudinally located propellers. The most famous of them is the Chinook, which is still in use today, is continuously being improved, and remains the main heavy helicopter of the US Army.
History of the CH-47
The creation of the Chinook is a fairly simple and brief story, without tragic episodes.
In 1956, the US Army expressed a desire to replace the CH-37 helicopter with piston engines with a new machine with a gas turbine engine. Later, the requirements expanded - the helicopter was supposed to replace the cargo H-21 and H-34, while being able to transport up to 15 paratroopers.
The creator of the H-21 helicopter, the Piasecki Helicopter company (by this time renamed Vertol), was already developing a prototype of a new helicopter, the V-107, and it suited the military. But in the end, the V-107 was considered too light for transport missions and too heavy for attack missions.
From now on, the future “Iroquois” had to ensure tactical mobility, and the engineers had to create another “flying carriage”.
The V-107 eventually entered service with the US Navy and Marine Corps under the name CH-46.
The new, larger and more powerful helicopter from Vertol received the internal designation V-114, and the “military” designation HC-1B.
The Model 114 took off on its first flight in September 1961, after the company was purchased by Boeing. Already in 1962, the V-114 was put into service, renamed CH-47. And the emerging tradition of naming helicopters in honor of Indian tribes gave the CH-47 another name - “Chinook”.
Helicopter CH-47 Chinook - video
In 1956, under a contract with the US Army, it began developing a medium military transport helicopter with a twin-rotor longitudinal design and two gas turbine engines. The army set the following requirements for the helicopter: a transportable load of 2725 kg with a static ceiling without taking into account the influence of the ground of 1850 m and an ambient temperature of 35°C, a maximum cruising speed of 240 km/h, a tactical range of 185 km with transportation of half the load on the return trip ( 1363 kg).
The first of five experimental YCH-47A helicopters with two PD Lykoning T55-L-5 with a power of 1640 kW/2200 hp. With. made its first flight on September 21, 1961, and serial production of SP-47 helicopters began in 1962. A total of 752 SP-47 military transport helicopters of all modifications were delivered to the US Army, as well as 136 military helicopters for other countries, including 5 helicopters for Argentina, 12 for Australia, 41 for the UK, 19 for Spain, 9 for Canada, 6 for the Netherlands, 6 for Singapore, 6 for Thailand, 5 for Taiwan and 2 for Japan. An additional 13 civilian helicopters were supplied.
CH-47 helicopters have been produced since 1970 under license in Italy, which has produced over 200 helicopters, including 41 for the Italian Army, 68 for Iran, 15 for Egypt, 10 for Greece, 20 for Libya, 9 for Morocco, as well as 11 for the National Guard. USA. In addition, 43 helicopters were manufactured under license in Japan.
CH-47 design description
The CH-47 Chinook helicopter is built according to the traditional Piasecki design with two longitudinal rotors. The scheme is perfect for transport workers - you can get a spacious compartment and make the most of its volume. True, due to the complexity of the design and worse maneuverability.
The first series of CH-47 helicopters flew with Lycoming T-55L-5 turboshaft engines producing 2,200 hp.
Later they were replaced by T55-L-7 engines (2650 hp), and the 47B version - T55-L-7C (power reached 2850 hp). The power of the power plant of later Chinook models was increased to 6500 hp, and these engines belonged to the same T-55 family.
In all variants, turbines are installed in the tail of the helicopter, on both sides of the main rotor. Torque is transmitted to the CH-47 propellers through engine gearboxes, the main gearbox, connecting shafts and propeller gearboxes. The transmission is cooled by air coming from the air intake in the rear pylon. The helicopter's lubrication system is duplicated; 330 minutes of operation without oil are allowed.
Three-bladed propellers with a diameter of 18.3 m (for the CH-47 F helicopter) rotate in opposite directions. The rectangular blades are made of fiberglass, the toe is encased in a titanium alloy. An anti-icing system can be installed.
The all-metal semi-monocoque fuselage of the CH-47 is rectangular in cross-section, with rounded corners. The double crew cabin has two emergency doors, with a passage leading from the rear of the cabin into the cargo compartment. Inside the Chinook there are 33 seats along the sides, an additional row of 11 seats is located in the center, along the aisle.
Ambulance helicopters could accommodate up to 24 stretchers with wounded and two accompanying orderlies. The sliding door is on the starboard side of the CH-47, and at the rear there is a loading hatch with a folding ramp. The helicopter cabin has round windows, some of which are part of emergency escape hatches. To transport cargo on an external sling, the Chinook is equipped with three hooks. The central hook can take a weight of up to 11970 kg, the front and rear - 7140 kg each.
The CH-47 rotor pylons are on top of the fuselage.
Six protected fuel tanks are located along the sides, inside the fairings. If necessary, additional tanks (up to three pieces) with fuel are placed in the cargo compartment.
The capacity of the main Chinook tanks is 3900 liters, each additional tank is 3025 liters. The helicopter's four landing gear are non-retractable and have shock absorbers and hydraulic disc brakes. The wheels of the front struts are double, unsteerable. The rear wheels are steerable, single.
The Chinook's control system is equipped with hydraulic servos.
The main gearbox drives two alternating current generators that power two autonomous circuits of the electrical system. An auxiliary power unit is provided - a Solar T62 gas turbine, on the Boeing-Vertol CH-47A Chinook with a power of 80, and on the CH-47B/C Chinook - 90 hp.
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| CH-47B | LNDKHTHYUZHK I DBSL Tsrd Lycoming T55-L-7C BGKERMNI LNYMNRECH OH 2125YbR, X MNLKHMYUKEMNI BGKERMNI LYUYAYANI 14970YTS X OEPEBNGHLNI MYUTSPSGYNI 4700YTS, LYUYAKHLYUKEMYU Kommersant BGKERMYU LYUYAYU 10145YTS X OEPEBNGHLYU MUTSPSGYU 3750YTS, LYUYAKHLYUKEMYU YPEIYEPYAYU YAYNPNYARE 285YL/V; MEYASYKHE BKHMRSH HLEKH KNOYUYARKH I SBEKHVEMMNI UNPDNI KH SYANBEPEMYARBNBUMMSHL OPNTKHKEL. noSHRMSHI BEPRNKER Yam-47b MYUVYUK OPNUNDHRE HYAOSHRYUMKH B 1966TS, YAEPKHIMNE OPNKHGBNDYARBN GYUYUGYUMMSHU YUPLHEI 270 BEPRNKERNB ASHKN MYUVURN B 1967TS. X GUBEPEMN B 1970TS. |
| yam-47ya | SYANBEPIEMYARBNBUMMYU LNDKHTHYUZHK I DBSL Tsrd Lycoming T55-L-11A I SBEKKHVEMMNI BGKERMNI LNYNYARECH DN 2796YBR X SYAKHKEMNI RPYUMYALHYAYAKHEI, MNPLYUKEMNI BGKERMNI LYUYAYANI 17460YTS X OEPEBNGHLNI MYUTSPSGYNI 5265YTS B TsPSGNBNI YUAHME X 9550YTS MU BMEEMEY ONDBEYAYE. MNBSHE MEYASYKHE BHMRSH DHYULERPNL 18.3L HLEKH KNOYUYARKH I SBEKHVEMMNI UNPDNI. bePRNKER yam-47ya YANBEPHK OEPBSHI ONKER 14 NYRЪAP 1967 TSNDYU, YAEPKHIMNE OPNKHGBNDYARBN GYUYUGYUMMSHU YUPLKHEI 270 BEPRNKERNB ASHKN MYUYURN B 1968 TsNDS KH GYUBEPYEMN B 19 72 TsNDS. |
| Yam-47D | SYANBEPEMYARBNBYUMMSHI BNEMMN-RPYUMYAONPRMSHI BEPRNKER, PYUGPYUAYURSHBYUBKHIYA B 1976 TsNDS ON OPNTsPYULLE YPLXX yayu LNDEPMHGYUZHHH BEPRNKERNB yam-47yu, b X I ZHEKECH SBEKHVEMH Kommersant HU PEYASPIYU X TsPSGNONDZELMNYARKH DN 10385YTS MU BMEMEI ONDBEYAYE X SYANBEPEMYARBNBUMHЪ YNMYARPSYZHKH X YUYUPYUREPHYARKHY. oEPBSHI XG RPEU NOSHRMSHU LNDEPMHGHPNBUMMSHU BEPRNKERNB YANBEPIKHK OEPBSHI ONKER 11 LYU 1979 TsNDYU, OEPBSHI YAEPKHIMSHI - 26 TEBPYUK 1982 TsNDYu. OPNCPYULLNI NAYYYARNHLNYARECH ANKEE 3.5 LCPD DNAKYUPNB NYASYYARBKEMYU LNDEPMHGYUZHKH 472 PUMEE ONYARPNEMMSHU BEPRNKERNB, BYKCHVYU OPNHGBNDYARBN PJDU MNBSHU BEPRNKERNB D KY GULEMSH ONREP'MMSHU BN BPEL BNEMMSHU DEYARBKHI. MU LNDEPMKHGKHPNBUMMSHU BEPRNKERYUU OPEDSYALYURPHBYUKNYAE HYAONKEGNBYUMKHE 13 PYUGKHVMSHU SYANBEPEMYARBNBYUMKHI, BYKCHVYU SYARYUMNBYS ANKEE LNYMSHU TsRD, SYAHKEMNI RPYU MYALHYAYAHH, MNBSHU MEYASYKHU BKHMRNB X BIAONLNTSYUREKEMNI YAHKNBNI SYARYUMNBYKH, SYANBEPEMYARBNBYUMMNTSN SHKEYRPNMMNTSN X TsKHDPUBKHVEYAYNTSN NANPSDNBYUMHЪ X YAKHYARELSH GUOPYUBY X RNOKHBNL B ONKERE, SYAHKEMHE YNMYARPSYZHKH OKYUMEPYU. shYYAONPRMSHI BYUPHYUMR BEPRNKERYU ONKSVHK NANGMYUVEMKHE Yam-47D "International Chinook" . |
| my.lY.1 X my.lY.1b | NANGMYUVEMKHE BEPRNKERYU yam-47 DK bbya yuMTSKKHH, GYUYUGUBKHU 44 BEPRNKERYU. |
| i/lm-47e | LMNTSNZHEKEBNI BYUPHYUMR I SBEKHVEMMNI DUKEMNYARECH DK YAOEZHYUKEMSHU VYUYAREI YUPLXX; YAMYUAFEM YAHYARELNI GYUOPYUBYKH RNOXBNL B ONKERE, BNNPSFEMHEL H SYANBEPEMYARBNBUMMSHL NANPSDNBYUMHEL. oEPBSHI YAEPHIMSHI BEPRNKER YANBEPHK OEPBSHI ONKER 25 NYRAP 1990TS, GYUYUGYUM 51 BEPRNAKER. |
| Boeing-Vertol 347 | SHYYAOEPHLEMRYUKEMSHI BEPRNKER, ЪБКЪЧыХИЯЪ ПУГБХРХifeL BEPRNKERYU yam-47yu I VERSHPEUKNOYYARMSHLH MEYASYHLH BKHMRYULH, TCHGEKFEL ANKEYEI DKHMSH X ONBNPNRMSHL YPSHKNL D KЪ PYUGTSPSGYKH MEYASYKHU BKHMRNB, SAKHPYUCHYCHLYAKH YUYAYAH KH DBSL Tsrd I SBEKHVEMMNI LNYNNYARECH. KERMSHE HYAOSHRYUMKH SHYYAOEPHLEMRYUKEMNTSN BEPRNKERYU MYVYUKHYAE B 1970TS. KH ASHKH OPEIPUYEMSH B 1974 Ts. |
| Boeing-Vertol 234 | TsPYUFDUMYAYKHI BYUPHYUMR DK OEPEBNGYH 44 OYUYAYUFHPNB HKH TsPSGYU MU BMEMEI ONDBEYAYE LYUYAYANI DN 12700YTS. YANBEPHK OEPBSHI ONKER 13 YUBTSSYARYU 1980 TsNDYU. oPNHGBNDHKHYAE LYUKNI YAEPHEI RPH NYAMNBMSHU LNDHTHYUZHHH: 234Iп X |
| Boeing-Vertol 414 | SHYYAONPRMSHI BYUPHYUMR BNEMMN-RPYUMYAONPRMSHU BEPRNKERNB yam-47ya X yam-471; GYYUGYUMN 24 BEPRNKERYU. |
| CH-47J | LNDKHTKHYUZHKH BEPRNKERYU Yam-47D DKЪ YAKHK YYULNNANNPNMSH ъONMKHH; OPNHGBNDHRYA ON KKHZHEMGKHH B ъONMXX THPLNI Kawasaki. |
| Advanced Chinook | SYANBEPEMYARBNBUMMSHI BYUPHYUMMR BEPRNKERYU “Chinook”; PUGPYUANRYUM MU AYUGE OKYUMEPYU BEPRNKERYU yam-47b YAHYAONKEGNBYUMHEL MNBNBBEDEMKHI KH DPSTSKHU OPNTSPYULL; MU BEPRNKERE ASHKH HYAONKEGNBYUMSH RNKOKHBMSHE AYUYKH, NAEEAOEVKHBUCHYKHE ANKESCH DUKEMNYARE, KH RYUMTSYU DK GUOPYUBYKH B ONKERE NR BEPRNKERYU LM-47e, MNBSH SHCHYNMNLKHVMSHE DBKHTS YUREKH LNYMNYARECH ON 3730YBR, SYANBEPEMYARBNBUMMSHE VERSHPEUKNOYARMSHE MEYASYKHE BKHMRSH NR SHYOEPHLEMRYUKEMNTSN BEPRNKERYU Boeing V-360 X BRSKYU HG SHCHKYUARNLEPMNTSN LUREPHYUKYU , YUAHMYU SHYHOYUFUYA hy-YAKHYARELNI OEPEDMETSN NAGNPYU, BSHONKMEMMYU I OPHLEMEMHEL REUMKHYKH BEPRNKERNB V-360, lm-47e X yabbo V-22 “Osprey”, YAKHYARELYU YNMRPNK GYU MEKHYAOPYUBMNYARILH X BSHPUANRYNI RNOC KHBYU, PYUGPYUANRYUMMYU DK TSPUFDUMYAYNTSN BEPRNKERYU V-254. OPNTSPYULLS SYANBEPEMYARBNBYUMKHI OPEKYUTSUERYA OPNBEYARKH B DBYU SHRYUOYU. aKNY 1 ≈ SYARYUMNBYU tsrd T55-L-714 X AYYINB ANKEYEI ELINYARKH, NAEYAOEVKHBUCHYKHU SBEKHVEMHE OKYURMNI MYUTSPSGYKH DUKEMNYARKH. aKNY 2 - ONYAKE 1994 TsNDYU; SYARYUMNBYU SYANBEPEMYARBNBUMMSHU TsRD, VERSHPEUKNOYARMSHU MEYASYKHU BHMRNB KH SYANBEPEMYARBNBUMMNTSN NANPSDNBYUMKH. |
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| lNDHTHYUZHH | CH-47E |
| dHYULERP TSKYUBMNTSN BKHMRYU, L | 18.59 |
| dHYULERP UBNYARNBNTSN BKHMRYU, L | 18.59 |
| dKHMYu,L | 15.54 |
| bSHYANRYU,L | 5.77 |
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| OSYARNCN | 10151 |
| LYUYAHLYUKEMYU BGKERMYU | 22680 |
| bMSRPEMMHE RNOKHBN, K | 3899 |
| RHO DBKHTSUREK | 2x Textron Lycoming T55-L-712 (-712SSB) |
| lnymnyare, YbR | |
| OPH BGKERE | 2 U 2796 (3264) |
| OPH ONKERE | 2 U 2237 (2339) |
| LYUYAKHLYUKEMYU YAYNPNYARE, YL/V | 298 |
| yPEIYEPYAYU YAYNPNYARE, YL/V | 256 |
| oPUYRHVEYAYU DUKEMNYARE, YL | 2026 |
| DYUKEMNYARE DEIYARBKH, YL | 370 |
| YAYNPNONDZELMNYARE, L/LHM | 669 |
| oPUYIRKHVEYAYKHI ONRNNKNY, L | 6735 |
| YaRYURKHVEYAYKHI ONRNNKNY, L | 3215 |
| ShYKHOYUF, VEK | 2-3 |
| ONKEGMYU MYUTSPSGYU: | 55 YANDYUR XKH 24 MNYAKHKYH X 2 YANOPNBNFDYUCHIKHU XKH 8164 YM TsPSGYU B YUAKHME XKH 10341 YTS MU ONDBEYAYE 1 XKH 2 7.62-LL OSKELERYU M60D |
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| yPSHKE pNDHMSH. BYUKEPHI pNLUM. VKHMSY - “KERYUCHIKHI BUTSNM” LYUYAHL YARYUPNYARKHM. bYAE BEPRNKERSH LHPYU. Boeing-Vertol CH-47 “Chinook” e.h.pSFHZHYHI. bEPRNKERSH Squadron/Signal. Aircraft Number 91. Wayne Mutza. CH-47 Chinook in Action Airforce Technology. CH-47D/MH-47E Chinook Heavy Lift Helicopter G.Apostolo. The Illustrated Encyclopedia of Helicopters www.Chinook-Helicopter.com. Boeing CH-47 Chinook |
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Armament of the Chinook
Initially, it was not planned to arm the transport Chinooks, but the transitional modification of the CH-47 B was equipped with three machine gun mounts. M60D 7.62mm machine guns were installed in the doorways and on the cargo ramp. Subsequently, the weapons were replaced with M240 machine guns of a similar caliber.
The ACH-47 attack aircraft (Armed CH-47) had an impressive arsenal.
It carried up to five 7.62mm (or 12.7mm) machine guns, two 20mm automatic cannons, two pods of 70mm unguided rockets, and a 40mm grenade launcher. Machine guns were placed in doorways and portholes, a grenade launcher was located in a movable bow turret, and guns and units of unguided aircraft missiles were mounted on the front.
Helicopter modifications
Based on the CH-47, the following models of combat aircraft were developed:
- ACH-47A - equipped with an armored fuselage and modern weapons.
- CH-47B - the helicopter was equipped with improved engines equipped with blades.
- CH-47C is an aircraft with new power plants.
- CH-47D is a helicopter with improved flight and technical characteristics.
- CH-47J is a model designed and constructed specifically for the Japanese Self-Defense Forces.
- CH-47F - received new engines, airframe and avionics.
- CH-47SD - The helicopter has larger fuel tanks and upgraded digital controls.
- C/MH-47E is a multi-role helicopter. It has an increased flight range and also provides the ability to refuel. It is equipped with new weapons.
- MH-47G is a helicopter designed for special operations. It has new avionics installed.
- HH-47G is an aircraft designed to carry out rescue operations.
- MH-47D - the helicopter can refuel directly in flight. It is designed to perform special operations. The designers installed landing systems in it.
- HC.Mk.1 and Mk.1B - both helicopters were designed for the British Air Force.
In addition to these models, there are other aircraft that are designed on the basis of the Chinook. They are intended for use on civil airlines.
Modifications of the CH-47 helicopter
The cargo versions of the Chinook, from CH-47 A to F, differed from each other by installing more powerful engines, increasing payload capacity, and improving electronics. The F series helicopters also have a new fuselage design that simplifies maintenance.
The MH-47D modification should support special forces operations. The 160th Special Purpose Aviation Regiment received 12 pieces. They were equipped with an in-flight refueling system and a device for launching troops on cables.
The next series, E, had an increased flight range and new avionics. 26 units were built. In the mid-90s, the Royal Air Force ordered its own version of the Chinook for special operations - the Chinook HC3. Eight such helicopters were assembled, but due to problems with avionics they were converted into transport ones.
The newest special forces "turntable" - the MH-47G, has improved electronic equipment and design elements from the CH-47 F.
To meet the needs of the Japanese Self-Defense Forces, the CH-47 J model was produced under license with different engines and avionics.
Civilian Chinooks were designated “model 234”. There were three options: passenger, transport, cargo-passenger. Passenger CH-47s could carry 44 passengers, with seats installed in four rows inside.
The “civilian” version of the D-series Chinooks began to be called “model 414”.
In 1965, four Chinooks were converted into ACH-47 heavy attack helicopters. Three of these attack aircraft, powerfully armed and protected by armor, were sent to Vietnam to undergo military tests, but logistical difficulties stalled the program. The helicopters that fought were lost in battle, and the only one that survived is still used as a training helicopter.
Development history
The Boeing CH-47 Chinook was created on the basis of the Model 114, which is a twin-rotor helicopter. Not only the equipment was changed, but also certain structural elements. I worked on the development of the project. The creation work was carried out in 1958.
In 1960, she bought and announced their merger. All rights to develop the Chinook now belonged to the new organization. The aircraft's first name was YCH-1B. After flight tests, the military aircraft was renamed YCH-47A.
In 1965, the first helicopters of this modification entered service with the US Air Force. They were used to transport military personnel.
Interesting fact! During the Vietnam War, such helicopters transported about 10,000 downed aircraft of various modifications from the battlefield.
Delivery of such cargo was carried out using external slings.
Over the entire production period, more than 1,200 copies of this combat unit were produced. The models were produced not only in the USA. The countries Italy and Japan received permission for production. The first state produced more than 200 Chinook helicopters, Japan - 54 models.
Performance characteristics of the CH-47 and similar helicopters
The table shows the basic data of the Chinook, comparing it with the closest domestic and foreign analogues. Low-volume and experimental helicopters are not taken into account.
| Parameter | CH-47 E | CH-53 D | Mi-6 | SA.321 SuperFrelon |
| Fuselage length, mm | 1554 | 20470 | 33160 | 19400 |
| Height, mm | 5770 | 5220 | 9160 | 6660 |
| Main screw diameter, mm | 18590 | 22020 | 35000 | 18900 |
| Cargo compartment length, mm | 9200 | 9140 | 12000 | 7000 |
| Cargo compartment width, mm | 2290 | 1980 | 2500 | 1830 |
| Cargo compartment height, mm | 1980 | 2290 | 2650 | 1900 |
| Maximum speed, km/h | 298 | 307 | 340 | 249 |
| Cargo weight in the cabin, kg | 8164 | 13608 | 12000 | 6700 |
| Weight of suspended cargo, kg | 10341 | 9072 | 8000 | 5000 |
| Flight range, km | 2026 | 1641 | 1450 | 1020 |
| Ceiling, m | 3215 | 2195 | 2250 | 2170 |
| Passenger capacity | up to 55 | up to 55 | up to 90 | up to 37 |
| Armament | 3 x 7.62mm machine guns | 2 x 12.7mm machine guns | 1 x 12.7mm machine gun | 1 x 20mm gun |
The main competitor of the Chinook was its compatriot - the Sikorsky CH-53 helicopter. When the Marine Corps felt the need for heavy helicopters, it was the CH-53 that emerged as the winner of the announced competition. And the fleet used these helicopters as anti-submarine helicopters.
CH-53 helicopter
The French SuperFrelon (Super Hornet) helicopter, not inferior to the CH-47, turned out to be in little demand and was used primarily by the fleets of several countries, although China even established its licensed production. The choice of the Hornet by the South African armed forces is generally explained simply. France was not a member of NATO, and therefore could sell military equipment to South Africans.
The Soviet Union built direct analogues of the Chinook (longitudinal helicopters), but they were not widely used.
The only representative, the Yak-28, set two world records; during its entire service life, not a single disaster occurred with its participation. But the “circulation” of forty pieces (according to other sources - fifty) is a crumb compared to more than a thousand CH-47.
But the heavy single-rotor Mi-6 became widespread. It had impressive characteristics, set 16 world records, but was inferior to the CH-47 in durability and was not so widely distributed. And in combat, the “Hook” (NATO designation for the Mi-6) was used to a limited extent.
Helicopter MI-6
This in itself does not mean anything, but against the backdrop of the Chinook’s impressive achievements, it does not look like an advantage. The descendant of the “Hook”, the giant Mi-26, surpassed the CH-47 in capacity and payload capacity to such an extent that it can even be considered a representative of a different class.
Features and Benefits
The helicopter was equipped with new electrical wiring. It was designed specifically according to his needs. Compared to the base model, the Chinook has an improved load-bearing system equipped with elastomer bushings.
The power plant has also undergone significant changes. It is represented by T55-GA-714A engines. At the same time, the payload was increased by 226 kg. The selection of these engines is based on their reliability. When operating at high or low temperatures, they are capable of developing 25% more power. This allows the aircraft to quickly overcome unfavorable climatic conditions.
Interesting. Under conditions of increased performance, these engines consume fuel 5% less than during normal operation.
The Chinook helicopter was equipped with three additional fuel tanks. Their total capacity is 3028 liters. A new global ship control system was also used in the equipment. It includes various aviation instruments and devices that can be controlled with one button. This system works in conjunction with inertial and satellite navigation systems.
The instrument panel and equipment of the aircraft are made according to the “glass cockpit” principle. The cockpit panel is equipped with various electronic displays. To make the equipment easy to operate, special mechanical indicators are provided. They display all the necessary information. This design equipment allows pilots to concentrate their attention on more important information during a combat mission.
Note. The “glass cockpit” greatly simplifies aircraft control and eliminates the need for a flight engineer.
Combat use of the Chinook
When the Vietnam War began, Chinooks were immediately sent there as part of the 1st Cavalry (Airmobile) Division. Helicopters carried soldiers, pulled out damaged equipment, transported armored personnel carriers and light tanks, and delivered artillery pieces to otherwise inaccessible positions.
In other words, they transported everything they could lift. CH-47s were used as improvised bombers, dropping tear or incendiary bombs from the tail hatch.
In the 70s, the United States supplied twin-propeller helicopters to Iran.
After the overthrow of the Shah, supplies of Chinooks ceased, and American CH-47s had to take part in the Iran-Iraq War. In 1982, Iranian Chinooks played a key role in Operation Fathol-Mobin, landing soldiers behind Iraqi lines.
In 1976, Libya acquired 24 Italian-built Chinooks. They saw limited use during the war with Chad, and by 2002 most of the Libyan CH-47s were sold due to the inability to maintain their operational condition.
In the Falklands, the Chinooks had to fight on both sides. The Argentines used four helicopters - the British destroyed one on the ground and captured the other. Three British CH-47s were lost along with the container ship Atlantic Conveyor, and the fourth became famous for transporting a total of 1,500 troops, 95 wounded, 650 prisoners of war and 550 tons of cargo.
Chinooks have been and continue to be used in Iraq and Afghanistan.
The tasks of the honored helicopter remain the transfer of troops, the evacuation of damaged light equipment, and the supply of remote checkpoints.
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Notes
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Holmes, Doug (July 2005).
"'Rocky Road', Philadelphia's site is not a one-hit wonder". Boeing Frontiers
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- "Model Certificate No. H9EA" (PDF). Federal Aviation Administration. 2007-01-17. Retrieved February 8, 2007. [ permanent dead link
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further reading
- Jonathan M. Feldman (author), Gerald I. Susman, and Sean O'Keefe, eds. "Chapter 18, The Defense Industry in the Post-Cold War Era: Corporate Strategy and Public Policy Perspectives, " Transforming Defense Engineer Skills: Explaining Success and Failure through Customer-Driven Learning, Teaming
Up
and Management Integration
, pp. 281–318 Oxford: Elsevier Science, 1998:
Miscellaneous about CH-47
The already mentioned British Chinook with the call sign Bravo November, deployed in the Falklands, is famous not only for the volume of cargo transported. Along with the Atlantic Conveyor ship, not only other heavy helicopters were lost, but also all spare parts for the CH-47 along with tools.
During one flight, BravoNovember, “thanks to” an altimeter malfunction and poor visibility, hit the water at a speed of 175 km/h. The crew retained control of the vehicle and returned to base, and the damage was considered minor.
20 years later, the old Chinook (ordered back in 1978) distinguished itself in Iraq, delivering Royal Marines to the battlefield, and in 2006, in Afghanistan, evacuating wounded soldiers from Taliban fire. Four of the pilots who flew Bravo November were awarded the Distinguished Flying Cross.
One American “Chinook” took part in a not so heroic, but no less interesting story. In 1988, Libyan forces abandoned an Mi-24 attack helicopter in the desert. To capture a sample of enemy equipment, the CH-47 took it out at night during a sandstorm. The operation ended successfully.
