Russia's Mi-26 heavy transport helicopter first took to the skies in 1977 and still far outstrips its more famous American equivalent, the CH-47 Chinook helicopter, in terms of power and payload ...

The emergency aircraft could be seen hovering in heavy fog in southwest Turkey - before it went plunging down the side of the building. The helicopter took off in conditions with poor visibility ...

The Boeing CH-47 Chinook is a heavy-lift helicopter that is among the heaviest lifting Western helicopters. It's commonly used by the US Army and the RAF. It has also been used to support logging, ...

The United States Army is exploring various new designs to replace its aging, older-generation helicopters. While Boeing has made several improvements to the Chinook platform in recent years, the Army ...

Chinook helicopters were used to help quell the Franklin Fire in Malibu, California. Footage shows Boeing CH-47 heavy lifters sucking water from a pond at Pepperdine University Alumni Park to pour ...

In April 2019, the US Army decided to stop procuring the CH-47F Chinook helicopter for conventional force beyond 2020. The decision to discontinue the program came as part of the larger plan to design ...

Students and teachers at Newlands Girls’ School watched on as a former student flew her all-female Chinook helicopter crew into the grounds on Tuesday morning. Flt Lt Jennifer Boyd is a Chinook ...

PAYING a return visit to your school is always special – even more so when you’re a member of the all-female crew of a Chinook helicopter landing on the sports field ... Youngsters got to sit in the ...

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TownsvilleÕs 5th Aviation Regiment will honour a long-standing tradition and conduct a naming ceremony for four Australian Army CH-47F Chinook helicopters. Picture: Eva Morgan “The naming ...