The CH-47 Chinook, the workhorse of the US Army, is manufactured by the Boeing Vertol company. The Chinook has served as the prime mover for the US Army and other military forces for decades. Its principal missions include transport of troops, artillery, ammunition, fuel, water, barrier materials, supplies and equipment on the battlefield. Other missions include medical evacuation, aircraft recovery, fire fighting, parachute drops, heavy construction, disaster relief, and search and rescue. The effectiveness of the Chinook has been continually upgraded by successive product improvements, from the CH-47A to CH-47D. Continuous product improvements have more than doubled the Chinook's lift capacity since its inception.
- Rotor Diameter: 59 ft 1 in
- Fuselage Length: 51 ft
- Height: 18 ft 8 in
- Empty Weight: 23,149 lb
- Engine: 2 Lycoming T-55-L-7 turboshaft, 2,650 shp each
- Max Weight: 38550lb
- Max Speed: 144 mph
- Ceiling: 9,000 ft
- Range: 1,250 miles
- Scale: 1/72
- Item Type: Static Kit
- Model Brief:
- Rotor diameter: 254 mm
- Length: 418mm
- Total Parts: 111 pieces
- Total Sprues: 4 sprues plus left and right fuselages and clear window
- Paint Schemes:
- 1) CH-47A(64-13108) served as a test bed for the U.S. Army Aviation Systems Command during 1966
- 2) CH-47A of the Texas National Guard during 19
- 1) CH-47A(64-13108) served as a test bed for the U.S. Army Aviation Systems Command during 1966
- Released Date: 2008-02
- More Features: The kit consists of 96 parts in grey plastic, 16 clear plastic
parts for canopy