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Scale 1:45    Fuselage Length (without rotors or probes) 13.9"
Length with probe/no rotors 18.3"  Each Rotor 15.7" Diameter
Length over all (rotors turning) 25.7"

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The MH-47E is a CH-47D Chinook helicopter that  is equipped with an advanced radar; systems for terrain following flight, air-to-ground ranging and ground mapping; "friend-or-foe" identification; jam-resistant radios and forward looking infrared. The cockpit is fitted with a moving map display. It accommodates two pilots and an observer who are equipped with night vision goggles.

The helicopter's mission is to transport troops, artillery, supplies and equipment to the battlefield. Ramp operations can be carried out on water using an power down ramp and water dam configuration. Other roles include medical evacuation, aircraft recovery, parachute drop, search and rescue, disaster relief, firefighting and heavy construction.

Over 1,000 Chinooks are operational word wide. Boeing has delivered more than 480 CH-47D Chinooks to the US Army and National Guard. 163 CH-47Ds took part in Operations Desert Shield and Desert Storm.

Boeing has also exported the helicopter to military and commercial operators in Argentina, Australia, Canada, Japan, Norway, Spain, United Kingdom and three Far East countries. Chinooks are under licensed production by Agusta of Italy and Kawasaki in Japan and have been exported to Egypt, Greece, Iran, Libya and Morocco.

300 of the US Army CH-47D helicopters are being upgraded to CH-47F standard, which features a new cockpit structure that will reduce vibration, new Rockwell Collins digital cockpit and more powerful Honeywell T55-GA-714A engines. Deliveries are set to begin in 2004.

The latest model is the CH-47SD which incorporates a glass cockpit with integrated cockpit management system, automated flight controls, color digital displays and full authority digital engine control. The CH-47SD has 2,068 gallon fuel tanks doubling the range of the 47D, and a longer nose for radar antennas. The Honeywell engine has also been upgraded.

The Chinook has a triple hook system which provides stability to large external loads or the capacity for multiple external loads. Large external loads such as 155mm howitzers can be transported at speeds up to 160 mph using the triple hook load configuration. Multiple external loads can be delivered to three separate destinations in one sortie. The central hook is rated to carry up to 26,400 lbs and the other two hooks 16,500 lbs each.

The cabin can accommodate two HMMWVs or a HMMWV together with a 105mm howitzer and gun crew. The main cabin can hold from 33 fully equipped troops to 50 troops depending on equipment being carried. For medical evacuation the cabin can accommodate 24 litters

Specifications: MH-47E
Crew:      2 pilots and observer
Length:   52 ft (without fuel probe)
Rotors:   59 ft diameter each
Engines: Two Honeywell T55-L-7121 with 3750hp each maximum - 3,000hp sustained
Speed:    160 mph
Ceiling:   10,300 ft
Range:    266 miles (further with in-flight re-fueling)
Fuel: Self-sealing fuel tanks are mounted in external fairings on the sides of the fuselage and hold 3,900 litres total - or about 90 minutes worth depending on load.
Armament: 2 machine guns in the crew door starboard side and one window-mounted on the port side.
Countermeasures: Missile approach & radar warning, Shadowbox &  pulse jammers, chaff  & flare dispenser