Boeing modernizes U.S. Army Chinook helicopters.

Advanced Materials & Processes, September, 2001

Initial test flights were conducted this summer of two enhanced U.S. Army helicopters being developed by Boeing. The modernization programs will result in a newly designated CH-47F Chinook heavy-lift helicopter and enhancements to the AH-64D Apache Longbow combat helicopter. The CH-47F program will sustain the U.S.

Army's Chinook fleet to provide rotary-wing, heavy-lift capabilities well into the 21st century. Modernization will include aircraft remanufacturing, vibration reduction, improved avionics with integrated digital mission management systems and a digital map, and installation of more powerful Honeywell engines. These core elements of the program will reduce operational and support costs to below those of the original CH-47D, and provide at least...

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