"Chinook is Boeing's longest continuously running production program, and it's in greater demand today than ever before," said Leanne Caret, vice president, Vertical Lift and H-47 Programs.

With their twin rotors, Chinook helicopters are some of the most iconic military aircraft around. But what's the difference between the CH-47 and MH-47 models?

The Army's Joint Heavy Lift helicopter program aims to improve or replace the aging twin-rotor CH-47 Chinook that has been in service in various roles since 1961, said Dr. Bill McCorkle, director ...

FORT CARSON, Colo. (AP) — Three Chinook helicopters have been delivered to Fort Carson for a new combat aviation brigade. The Army says the CH-47D Chinooks were transferred from the 1st Combat ...

The Boeing CH-47 Chinook is an iconic twin-engine, tandem-rotor heavy-lift transport helicopter that has served as a workhorse on military and civilian operations since its debut. Revered for its ...

Boeing has been contracted for four MH-47G Chinook helicopters -- a variant used by Army special operations -- which will be the first to include Block II upgrades expected to be incorporated into ...

The Chinook has been the Army’s heavy lift aircraft for the past 62 years and has undergone considerable upgrades over that time. It is a twin-turbine engine, tandem-rotor helicopter designed ...

Developed by the now-defunct Vertol Aircraft Corporation (now part of Boeing), the CH-47 Chinook was designed in response to a United States Army requirement for a heavy-lift helicopter that was ...

The Chinook helicopter's legacy in air drops spans fifty years, ... The Chinook is a tandem-rotor helicopter, with each rotor spinning in a different direction to provide stability and maneuvering.

Although they remain the same T55s as before, the upgrades should allow the helicopter to lift a total of 27,700 pounds (12,565 kg), while at the same time increasing its max gross weight by 4,000 ...

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 ...