CH-47F Chinook Heavy-Lift Helicopter PhotosUpgrades to the CH-47D T55-GA-714A Turboshaft engines rated at ,868 horsepower the aircraft cargo at higher altitudes in hot climates. The CH-47F boasts a digital cockpit integrates flight, mission, communications and navigation onto a series of LCD displays.
The upgraded Chinook structural modifications that for faster preparation for air transport in cargo planes improved corrosion resistance. The helicopter's airframe has been re-designed vibration at high speeds.
For self-defense and landing-zone suppression, the CH-47F armed with M60D or M240D .62mm belt-fed machine guns on mounts, on at the rear. The CH-47F is or soon be in service with militaries the Royal Netherlands Air Force and British Royal Air Force.
