usace.army.mil

Last of its kind: USAACE graduates final CH-47D class

FORT RUCKER, Ala. (January 29, 2015) -- The world is in a constant state of change and advancements in technology are made every day, and the Army is making sure it doesn't fall behind the times when ...
UPI

Boeing to upgrade Spanish CH-47D Chinook helicopter fleet

Jan. 3 (UPI) --Boeing will upgrade Spain's fleet of CH-47D Chinook helicopters to the F-model configuration, the Chicago-based company announced Thursday. The upgrades to the country's 17's CH-47D ...
Morning Overview on MSN

U.S. Army orders nine more Boeing Chinook helicopters

The U.S. Army has recently expanded its heavy-lift capabilities by contracting Boeing for nine additional CH-47F Block II ...
Washington Times

Army delayed Chinook helicopter’s black box until it was too late

The Army talked about but never followed through on any plan to install voice and flight data recorders on one of its main war machines, the CH-47D Chinook helicopter — such as the one that was shot ...
Flightglobal

CH-47 Chinook flight tests with more powerful GE T408 engine could begin within weeks

Boeing could start flight tests of a US Army NCH-47D Chinook with the more powerful GE Aviation T408-GE-400 turboshaft engine within a couple of months, if not several weeks. The company is currently ...
Aviation Week

Australia Lifts Grounding Of CH-47D Chinooks

SINGAPORE — Australia is allowing flight operations of its CH-47D Chinook helicopters to resume after grounding its fleet Sept. 30 in response to the ongoing investigation of the crash of an ...
Jane's Information Group

Netherlands retires CH-47D Chinooks

A Dutch CH-47D seen on operations in Afghanistan. The variant has now been replaced in RNLAF service by the latest CH-47F standard Chinook. (Janes/Patrick Allen) The Royal Netherlands Air Force (RNLAF ...
The Aviationist

Royal Netherlands Air Force 298 Squadron Celebrates 75th Anniversary With Its Special Painted CH-47 Chinook

D-666 (aka “The Beast”) in special color scheme makes a tour of popular low flying area’s in The Netherlands to celebrate 75th anniversary of the “Grizzly” squadron. The 298 Squadron of the ...
Flightglobal

C-boxes ground South Korean CH-47D Chinooks

Over half of South Korea's fleet of Boeing CH-47D Chinook transport helicopters have been grounded for more than a month because of problems with a batch of combining transmissions (also referred to ...
usace.army.mil

Beloved 'Guard Copter 368' flies its final mission"

GREENVILLE, S.C. - Aviators tend to fall in love with their ships. "Guard Copter 368" is one of those aircraft that has earned its crew's love through deployments, reliability and legacy. After 10 ...
Yahoo

The Tragedy of Extortion 17

At 2:38 a.m. on August 6, 2011, a U.S. Army Chinook helicopter, call sign Extortion 17, entered the western opening of Afghanistan’s restive Tangi Valley, flying alone. “One minute—one minute,” ...