The CH-47D Chinook is the U.S. Army’s primary heavy troop and supply transport aircraft. Originally fielded in the Vietnam War, the CH-47 has undergone a series up upgrades to increase lift and ...

keeping the helicopter aloft. More than 25 soldiers with the 359 Transportation Company were transported in a CH-47 Chinook to Wilcox, Virginia to begin their simulated in-country training.

The CH-47 Chinook is an extraordinary helicopter. Its uniqueness is due ... length is increased by the rotors extending beyond its outline). The maximum takeoff weight of the machine exceeds ...