Kawasaki Aerospace: Boeing CH-47 Chinook, Boeing Vertol CH-46 Sea Knight, Lockheed P-2 Neptune, Hughes OH-6 Cayuse, Kawasaki C-2, Kawasaki P-1 Please note that the content of this book primarily consists of articles available from Wikipedia or other free sources online. Pages: 52. Chapters: Kawasaki aircraft, Boeing CH-47 Chinook, Boeing Vertol CH-46 Sea Knight, Kawasaki Ki-56, Kawasaki Ki-61, Lockheed P-2 Neptune, Eurocopter EC 145, Kawasaki Ki-100, Hughes OH-6 Cayuse, Kawasaki Ki-45, MBB/Kawasaki BK 117, Kawasaki Ki-48, Kawasaki Ki-60, Kawasaki P-1, Kawasaki Ki-32, Kawasaki C-2, Kawasaki P-2J, Kawasaki OH-1, Kawasaki Ki-96, Kawasaki Ki-102, Kawasaki C-1, Kawasaki Army Type 88 Reconnaisance Aircraft, Kawasaki Ki-28, Kawasaki Army Type 92 Model 1 Fighter, Kawasaki Ki-64, Kawasaki YPX, Kawasaki T-4, Kawasaki KH-4, Kawasaki Ka 87, Kawasaki KAQ-1. Excerpt: The Boeing CH-47 Chinook is a twin-engine, tandem rotor heavy-lift helicopter. Its top speed of 170 knots (196 mph, 315 km/h) was faster than contemporary utility and attack helicopters of the 1960s. It is one of the few aircraft of that era, such as the C-130 Hercules and the UH-1 Iroquois, that is still in production and front line service with over 1,179 built to date. Its primary roles include troop movement, artillery emplacement and battlefield resupply. It has a wide loading ramp at the rear of the fuselage and three external-cargo hooks. The Chinook was designed and initially produced by Boeing Vertol in the early 1960s. The helicopter is now produced by Boeing Rotorcraft Systems. Chinooks have been sold to 16 nations with the US Army and the Royal Air Force (see Boeing Chinook (UK variants)) being the largest users. The CH-47 is among the heaviest lifting Western helicopters. In late 1956, the Department of the Army announced plans to replace the CH-37 Mojave, which was powered by piston engines, with a new, turbine-powered helicopter. Turbine engines were also a key design feature of the smaller UH-1 "Huey" utility helicopter. Following a design competition, in September 1958, a joint Army-Air Force source selection board recommended that the ... |
