It was mission impossible for these special forces members as they were flung through the sky while dangling below a military Chinook helicopter. Residents of Boverton and Llantwit Major ...
Lifting heavy loads in El Salvador ... “We haul it all” could be a Chinook unit’s motto. This 159th Aviation Regiment helicopter transports a rigid-hull inflatable full of U.S. Naval ...
The Mil Mi-26 is the largest helicopter ever built, capable of lifting an entire Chinook helicopter or even a military tank. Designed for heavy transport and rescue missions, this flying giant has ...
Although not a heavy helicopter ... claiming that the older Chinook surpasses the Black Hawk, both in terms of size and lifting capacity. To be fair, these birds are meant to work together.
The CH-47D Chinook is the U.S. Army’s primary heavy troop and supply transport aircraft. Originally fielded in the Vietnam War, the CH-47 has undergone a series up upgrades to increase lift and ...
Throughout last year, aircrew members from the 6th General Support Aviation Battalion (GSAB), 101st Combat Aviation Brigade, ...
That can mean driving a boat full of soldiers into the back of a Chinook helicopter idling over water. The Spanish Army's Department of Communications has uploaded an incredible video showcasing a ...
But relentless lobbying from Congress members in the Philadelphia area and their allies in other helicopter centers has helped keep Chinook orders growing. Special Forces have “unique and comple ...
The MH-47G Block II Chinook aircraft integrates advanced capabilities including a reinforced airframe, redesigned fuel system and advanced avionics. The heavy-lift helicopter’s modular design ...
An RAF Chinook remains stranded in a field after a technical issue led to an emergency landing. The 45-year-old aircraft landed prematurely at Old Warden Airfield, in Biggleswade, Bedfordshire ...
A report into a near-miss involving a Chinook and a Hercules over Usk has been issued. The Air Prox Board report heard that the Chinook was flying at low-level on a routine day navigation sortie in ...
The task to KBR is to research, develop recommendations to increase availability, improve reliability, and reduce support costs for the CH-47 Chinook helicopter. CH-47 is used for troop and cargo ...