The CH-47 Chinook helicopter can hold 2,300 gallons of water at a time and takes only 40 seconds to fully refill its tank, making it a major advantage in fighting Central Coast fires. Izzy Romero is ...
TRUCKEE, Calif. — As ground crews work hard to contain the Conner Fire near Minden, air crews were also helping out from the skies on Friday. One of the aircraft that was used to drop water on the ...
Boeing (NYSE: BA) has received a $265M order to manufacture and deliver an additional nine Block II Chinook helicopters to the U.S. Army's Special Operations Aviation Command. The company said Friday ...
The CH-47 Chinook has been the most dependable helicopter of the U.S. Army for over six decades, and surprisingly, it's still going strong. These dual-rotor helicopters are known for their massive ...
There are very few helicopters in the world that can do what the Chinook does. This military beast is known to have pulled off some seriously impressive stunts over the years. And one of the most ...
American aerospace giant Boeing got two $461 million contracts to upgrade an extra nine CH-47F Block II Chinook helicopters.
The RAF used the twin-rotor aircraft to drop bags of aggregate onto the slipway of a damaged reservoir dam which threatened ...
Beginning with the landing of a U.S. Army MH-47G Chinook on its Bend campus athletic field, a Central Oregon Community College dedication event for its newly revamped Robert D. Maxwell Veterans ...
National Guard pilots said it was the most dangerous flights of their careers. The California National Guard helicopter crews that rescued more than 200 people from a fast-approaching forest fire this ...
LONDON—Families of military personnel killed in a UK Royal Air Force (RAF) Chinook helicopter crash in Scotland in 1994 have launched a legal action against the UK defense ministry. They are seeking a ...
Families of those killed when a Chinook helicopter crashed in Scotland more than 30 years ago are making renewed calls for a public inquiry. The crash on the Mull of Kintyre, which killed 25 ...