Understanding CH-47D Chiook SEO: A Comprehensive Guide

M?n???ct????: B??in?S??vic?: US A?m?

A?m?m?nt: 3x M240 7.62 m?chin? ??ns

P????lsi?n: 2x L?c?min? T55-GA-714A t????sh??t

M?x S????: 184 m?h

R?n??: 400 mi

T???? C???cit?: 36 (33 t????s ?l?s 3 c??w m?m???s)

Slin?-L??? C???cit?: 26,000 l? c?nt?? h??k

Th? CH-47D Chin??k is th? U.S. A?m?’s ??im??? h??v? t???? ?n? s???l? t??ns???t ?i?c???t. O?i?in?ll? ?i?l??? in th? Vi?tn?m W??, th? CH-47 h?s ?n?????n? ? s??i?s ?? ???????s t? inc???s? li?t ?n? ?i?w??thin?ss in c?m??t ?nvi??nm?nts.

B??innin? in 1982 ?n? ?n?in? in 1994, ?ll CH-47A, B ?n? C m???ls w??? ???????? t? th? CH-47D v??si?n, which ??m?ins th? U.S. A?m? st?n???? ?n? ???t???s c?m??sit? ??t?? ?l???s, ?n im???v?? ?l?ct?ic?l s?st?m, m???l??iz?? h?????lics, t?i?l? c???? h??ks, ?vi?nics ?n? c?mm?nic?ti?n im???v?m?nts, ?n? m??? ??w????l ?n?in?s th?t c?n h?n?l? ? 19,500 l? l??? – n???l? twic? th? Chin??k’s ??i?in?l li?t c???cit?. An ??????? ??????m ?xists t? ??m?n???ct??? 300 ?? th? c????nt ?l??t ?? 425 CH-47D’s t? th? CH-47F st?n????. Th? MH-47E is th? S??ci?l F??c?s v??i?nt ?? th? Chin??k ?n? will ?? ??m?n???ct???? t? th? MH-47G.

Th? Chin??k’s c?ck?it ?cc?mm???t?s tw? ?il?ts ?n? ?n ??s??v??. Th? c?mm?nic?ti?ns s?it? incl???s j?m ??sist?nt HF ?n? UHF ???i? s?st?ms ?n? th? h?lic??t?? is ???i???? with ?n I??nti?ic?ti?n F?i?n? ?? F?? (IFF) int??????t??. Th??? m?chin? ??ns c?n ?? m??nt?? ?n th? h?lic??t??, tw? in th? c??w ???? ?n th? st??????? si?? ?n? ?n? win??w-m??nt?? ?n th? ???t si??. A??iti?n?ll?, th? h?lic??t?? is ???i???? with ? s?it? ?? c??nt??m??s??? s?st?ms, which c??l? incl??? ?n? ?? m??? ?? th? ??ll?win?: ? missil? ??????ch w??n??, j?mm??s, ????? w??n??, ?n? ch??? ?n? ?l??? ?is??ns??s.

Th? Chin??k h?s ? t?i?l? h??k s?st?m, which ???vi??s st??ilit? t? l???? ?xt??n?l l???s ?? th? c???cit? ??? m?lti?l? ?xt??n?l l???s. L???? ?xt??n?l l???s s?ch ?s 155mm h?witz??s c?n ?? t??ns???t?? ?t s????s ?? t? 260km/h ?sin? th? t?i?l? h??k l??? c?n?i????ti?n. M?lti?l? ?xt??n?l l???s c?n ?? ??liv???? t? tw? ?? th??? s?????t? ??stin?ti?ns in ?n? s??ti?.

Th? c??in ???vi??s 42 c??ic m?t??s ?? c???? s??c? ?n? 21 s????? m?t??s ?? c???? ?l??? ???? ?n? c?n ?cc?mm???t? tw? HMMWVs (Hi?h M??ilit? M?lti?????s? Wh??l?? V?hicl?) ?? ? HMMWV t???th?? with 105mm h?witz?? ?n? ??n c??w. Th? m?in c??in c?n h?l? ?? t? 33 ??ll?-???i???? t????s. F?? m??ic?l ?v?c??ti?n, th? c??in c?n ?cc?mm???t? 24 litt??s (st??tch??s).

R?m? ?????ti?ns c?n ?? c???i?? ??t ?n w?t?? ?sin? ?n ??ti?n?l ??w??-??wn ??m? ?n? w?t?? ??m c?n?i????ti?n.

Th? Chin??k is ???i???? with tw? T55-GA-714A t????sh??t ?n?in?s, which ??? ???-m??nt?? ?n ?ith?? si?? ?? th? ???? ??l?n ?n??? th? ???? ??t?? ?l???s. Th? s?l?-s??lin? ???l t?nks ??? m??nt?? in ?xt??n?l ??i?in?s ?n th? si??s ?? th? ??s?l???. Th? ?ix?? t?nks h?l? 1,030 ??ll?ns ?? ???l. Th??? ???iti?n?l ???l t?nks c?n ?? c???i?? in th? c???? ????. In-?li?ht ?????lin? c?n ?xt?n? th? ??n?? ?? th? MH-47 h?lic??t??.

Th? CH-47F ??????? ??????m inv?lv?s th? inst?ll?ti?n ?? ? n?w ?i?it?l c?ck?it ?n? m??i?ic?ti?ns t? th? ?i????m? t? ????c? vi???ti?n. Th? ???????? c?ck?it will ???vi?? ??t??? ???wth ??t?nti?l ?n? will incl??? ? ?i?it?l ??t? ??s th?t ???mits inst?ll?ti?n ?? ?nh?nc?? c?mm?nic?ti?ns ?n? n?vi??ti?n ???i?m?nt ??? im???v?? sit??ti?n?l ?w???n?ss, missi?n ??????m?nc?, ?n? s??viv??ilit?. Ai????m? st??ct???l m??i?ic?ti?ns will ????c? h??m??l vi???ti?ns, ????cin? ?????ti?ns ?n? s?????t (O&S) c?sts ?n? im???vin? c??w ?n????nc?. Oth?? ?i????m? m??i?ic?ti?ns will ????c? ?? ?????xim?t?l? 60% th? tim? ????i??? ??? ?i?c???t t??? ??wn ?n? ??il?-?? ??t?? ???l??m?nt ?n ? C-5 ?? C-17. Th?s? m??i?ic?ti?ns will si?ni?ic?ntl? ?nh?nc? th? Chin??k’s st??t??ic ???l??m?nt c????ilit?. Fi?st Unit E??i???? (FUE) ??t? ??? th? CH-47F is S??t?m??? 2004.

A s?????t? ??t c?m?l?m?nt??? ?????t inv?lv?s th? inst?ll?ti?n ?? m??? ??w????l ?n? ??li??l? T55-GA-714A ?n?in?s th?t im???v? ???l ???ici?nc? ?n? ?nh?nc? li?t ??????m?nc? ?? ?????xim?t?l? 3,900 l?s (?n??lin? it t? c???? th? M198 155mm t?w?? h?witz??). Inst?ll?ti?n ?? ?n im???v?? c??shw??th? ?xt?n??? ??n?? ???l s?st?m (ERFS II) will ?n??l? Chin??k s?l?-???l??m?nt ?n? ?xt?n? th? ?????ti?n?l ???i?s ?? ?ll ?th?? missi?ns.