Breakthroughs, discoveries, and DIY tips sent every weekday. Terms of Service and Privacy Policy. The US Army operates hundreds of large helicopters called Chinooks ...

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 ...

PERRY TWP. – Logan Poling was flying high Thursday afternoon. He was among nearly 50 Junior ROTC students from Perry and McKinley high schools who jumped a ride on a CH-47 Chinook military helicopter.

I started my career working in rotorcraft test labs in 1965 at the Boeing Ridley facility in southeast Pennsylvania. Since then, I’ve been a flight test engineer, worked on instrumentation, design and ...

Way back when the cold war was ending, an enterprising division of General Motors GM decided to burnish the image of its vehicles with the slogan, “This is not your father’s Oldsmobile.” The ad ...

FORT CAMPBELL, Ky. — Screaming Eagle Soldiers of the 101st Airborne Division completed testing a modernized configuration of the CH-47 Chinook helicopter known as Block II during the recent exercise ...

The U.S. Army is actively studying a replacement for its CH-47 Chinook, but it's not in a rush to retire the iconic military helicopter just yet. Known for its tandem-rotor design, massive payload, ...

Boeing is pushing forward to launch a growth version of the 49-year-old CH-47 Chinook airframe in fiscal year 2010, despite a non-committal stance from the US Army. The company is seeking to win the ...

The Iowa National Guard recently returned from a tour of duty in Qatar. The safe arrival of our state’s brave Guardsmen is a visual reminder to us all about the importance of providing our military ...

Some 50,000 troops, tens of thousands of vehicles, and all their gear and supplies have descended on Norway, where they're taking part in Trident Juncture, NATO's largest military exercise since the ...