RAF Mk6 Chinook : First Flight
A "For What It Is Worth" Article about US Army CH-47F Models.
Block 2 CH-47F To Tackle Payload Shortfalls
Block 2 CH-47F To Tackle Payload Shortfalls
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Thanks for the link; Boeing have been trying to keep quiet about the weight growth - it's about 1000-1500lbs from the D to F IIRC. The -714 engine hid a good part of it, and there's no doubt the avionics upgrade makes the F a more flexible asset. The rotor system is well overdue modernisation; studies have been done on applying BERP tech to Ch47 blades but PM Cargo were never that interested because the US Army R&D org (at Ames?) were working on one...it's just never shown up and until now there's never been a need for it. BERP IV did a lot to keep the Merlin viable, imagine what it (or similar tech) could do to the CH47. Oh, and Boeing, sort out the electrical system.......please.
Thanks for the link; Boeing have been trying to keep quiet about the weight growth - it's about 1000-1500lbs from the D to F IIRC. The -714 engine hid a good part of it, and there's no doubt the avionics upgrade makes the F a more flexible asset. The rotor system is well overdue modernisation; studies have been done on applying BERP tech to Ch47 blades but PM Cargo were never that interested because the US Army R&D org (at Ames?) were working on one...it's just never shown up and until now there's never been a need for it. BERP IV did a lot to keep the Merlin viable, imagine what it (or similar tech) could do to the CH47. Oh, and Boeing, sort out the electrical system.......please.
Last edited by Evalu8ter; 24th Apr 2013 at 16:19.
In my time....very early on in the life of the Chinook....just getting the APU on line without blowing out a hydraulic line or two was a feat in itself.
The really early Models had more Road Miles than Air Miles for quite a while.
Fly them to the field for training, then when they went U/S, pull the blades, hook up the tow bar....and drag them back to the airfield.
They have improved considerably since those days.
The really early Models had more Road Miles than Air Miles for quite a while.
Fly them to the field for training, then when they went U/S, pull the blades, hook up the tow bar....and drag them back to the airfield.
They have improved considerably since those days.
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Also to be taken into account is the additional ballastic armour matting/plating, door guns & ammo, radios, and other mods required for Afghan ops which are de-installed when back from the warzone. Combined, these must weight quite a lot...!
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