US Marines Testing Their Brand New CH-53K Helicopter With Extreme Load Test

The Boeing CH-47 Chinook has been Britain’s heavy-lift helicopter since the early 1980s, capable of carrying over ten tonnes of cargo or 55 troops. Its tandem rotors provide exceptional lift and stability, making it vital in operations from the Falklands to Afghanistan. Yet Britain once had its own twin-rotor design, the Bristol Belvedere. First flown in 1958, it entered RAF service in 1961 with capacity for 18 troops and a payload of around 3 tonnes. But it was plagued by reliability issues, vi

Sixty years ago today, the first #Chinook took flight, and with every year, the rotorcraft keeps getting better. Hear from pilots, partners and teammates around the world as they share stories and well wishes, and share your own photos and memories of the Chinook! | The Boeing Company

62K views · 3.9K reactions | Dust landings and pinnacle maneuvers? #Chinook's Digital Automatic Flight Control System helps pilots with those and more. As we get ready to celebrate 60 years of the H-47 in flight, we're looking at all the ways the Chinook is great! | The Boeing Company | Facebook