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CH-47 CHINOOK (A, B, & C MODELS)

Mission: transportation of cargo, equipment and troops

First delivery: 1961

Rotor diameter: 59'1¼" (A & B); 60' (C)

Length: 98'3¼" (A & B); 99' (C)

Basic weight: 18,500 lbs. (A); 19,194 lbs. (B); 19,772 lbs. (C)

Payload: 10,114 lbs. (A); 15,900 lbs. (B); 19,100 lbs. (C)

External cargo: 16,000 lbs. (A); 20,000 lbs. (B); 22,700 lbs. (C)

Crew: 3 Passengers: 33

Cruise airspeed: 110k (A); 140k (B); 150k (C)

Maximum airspeed: 130k (A); 165k (B & C)

Armament: 7.62-mm door-mounted machine gun

482 currently in Army inventory

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