The Medium Transport and Attack Helicopter Chin00k, developed for The U.S. Army during the Sixties in its most recent Versions, is also in service with many other armed forces around the world. This version has been substantially modified and was designed for Special Missions of The U.S. Armed Forces. It is a Long Range version with large fuel tanks originally developed for civilian use. The MH-47 is equipped with Sophisticated Night Vision and Satelite Navigational Systems. Furthermore the chopper features efficient defense armament based on various machine guns.

     During the last twenty years The Chinook was produced in more up-dated versions for many countries: Great Britain, Italy, Spain, Greece, Austrailia and Japan. Recently it was also ordered by the Duch Government.

   Technical Data:

Length with Rotor: 30.14m

Length of fuselage: 15.54m

Heigth rear Rotor: 5.77m

Rotor Diameter: 18.29m

Max Speed: 285 km/h

Range: 560km

Armament: 2/3 x 7.62 mm or 12.7 mm Machine Guns.