Boeing MH-47G Chinook Special Operations Heavy Assault Helicopter
The Boeing MH-47G Chinook is the United States Army special-operations heavy-assault variant of the Chinook family. It supports overt and covert infiltration, exfiltration, air assault, resupply, and sling operations for special operations forces across varied terrain, with special-operations mission equipment, in-flight refueling capability, and a rescue hoist alongside the tandem-rotor heavy-lift design.
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Identity
- Aliases
- MH-47G ChinookMH-47GSpecial Operations Chinook
- Family Name
- Boeing MH-47G Chinook
- Full Name
- Boeing MH-47G Chinook Special Operations Heavy Assault Helicopter
- Roles
- militarycargosearch_and_rescue
- Status
- active
- Type
- aircraft
- Variant Name
- MH-47G
Details
- Aircraft Specs
- Configuration
- rotorcraft
- Crew Capacity
- 4
- Max Speed Kph
- 315
- Max Takeoff Mass Kg
- 22,680
- Operating Modes
- land
- Passenger Capacity
- 33
- Service Ceiling M
- 6,096
- Takeoff Landing Capabilities
- vtol
- Description
- The Boeing MH-47G Chinook is the United States Army special-operations heavy-assault variant of the Chinook family. It supports overt and covert infiltration, exfiltration, air assault, resupply, and sling operations for special operations forces across varied terrain, with special-operations mission equipment, in-flight refueling capability, and a rescue hoist alongside the tandem-rotor heavy-lift design.
- Dimensions
- Height M
- 5.68
- Length M
- 30.14
- Rotor Diameter M
- 18.29
- Width M
- 3.78
- Manufacturer
- Parent Vehicle Family
- Propulsion Configurations
- Entries
- Nested value
- Name
- MH-47G T55-GA-714A installation
- Notes
- Two Honeywell T55-GA-714A turboshaft engines in the tandem-rotor Chinook installation.
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- Creation Time
- August 15, 2026 at 21:56:35 UTC
- Updated Time
- August 15, 2026 at 21:56:35 UTC