Boeing Vertol H-47 Chinook Family
The CH-47 Chinook is a tandem-rotor heavy-lift helicopter family developed by Vertol and continued by Boeing. Its large cabin, rear loading ramp, external-load capability, and paired rotors support troop and cargo transport, evacuation, disaster relief, firefighting, and specialized civil and military missions. Repeated remanufacturing and digital upgrades have kept the design in production and service with operators around the world for more than six decades.
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Identity
- Aliases
- CH-47H-47ChinookYCH-1BCH-47ACH-47DCH-47FMH-47GBoeing Model 234
- Family Name
- Boeing CH-47 Chinook
- Full Name
- Boeing Vertol H-47 Chinook Family
- Roles
- cargoutilitymilitarysearch_and_rescueair_ambulancefirefighting
- Status
- active
- Type
- aircraft
Details
- Aircraft Specs
- Configuration
- rotorcraft
- Operating Modes
- land
- Takeoff Landing Capabilities
- vtol
- Description
- The CH-47 Chinook is a tandem-rotor heavy-lift helicopter family developed by Vertol and continued by Boeing. Its large cabin, rear loading ramp, external-load capability, and paired rotors support troop and cargo transport, evacuation, disaster relief, firefighting, and specialized civil and military missions. Repeated remanufacturing and digital upgrades have kept the design in production and service with operators around the world for more than six decades.
- First Flight Year
- 1,961
- Manufacturer
- Propulsion Configurations
- Entries
- Nested value
- Name
- CH-47F T55-GA-714A installation
- Notes
- Applies only to the CH-47F branch within the broader CH-47 family record; CH-47A/D, MH-47G, commercial Model 234, and later T55-714C configurations remain unmodeled.
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- Creation Time
- July 29, 2026 at 12:11:45 UTC
- Updated Time
- July 31, 2026 at 22:26:00 UTC