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Posted: 10/1/2014 7:40:41 PM EDT
RIDLEY TOWNSHIP, Pa., Oct. 1, 2014 – Boeing completed initial flight and delivery of the first, new-build MH-47G configured Chinook helicopter to the U.S. Army Special Operations Aviation Command Sept. 29, 2014 – a full month ahead of schedule. Photo credit: Boeing RIDLEY TOWNSHIP, Pa., Oct. 1, 2014 – Boeing completed initial flight and delivery of the first, new-build MH-47G configured Chinook helicopter to the U.S. Army Special Operations Aviation Command Sept. 29, 2014 – a full month ahead of schedule. “It is an honor to be trusted to design, produce and deliver this advanced capability for the Army Special Operations customer,” said Steve Parker, vice president, cargo helicopters & H-47 program manager. “The advanced technology inherent in the new-build MH-47G ensures that the users and operators will have the superior mission capability that they require. This delivery also begins a new chapter that will carry the Chinook forward for many more decades and is the latest demonstration of Boeing and the wider Team Chinook’s commitment to delivering upon promises made.” The new build MH-47G configuration incorporates a number of production improvements to include the digital advanced flight control system, more robust, improved monolithic machined-frames, and improved air transportability. The entire program, valued at approximately $300 million, calls for eight aircraft deliveries through 2015. A unit of The Boeing Company, Boeing Defense, Space & Security is one of the world's largest defense, space and security businesses specializing in innovative and capabilities-driven customer solutions, and the world’s largest and most versatile manufacturer of military aircraft. Headquartered in St. Louis, Boeing Defense, Space & Security is a $33 billion business with 56,000 employees worldwide. Follow us on Twitter: @BoeingDefense. Contact: Vertical Lift Communications Tom Marinucci Office: +1 610-591-477057 [email protected] International Communications Hal Klopper Office: +1 480-891-5519 [email protected] http://boeing.mediaroom.com/10-1-14-Boeing-Delivers-First-New-Build-MH-47G-Special-Operations-Chinook#assets_117 Article from Janes. http://www.janes.com/article/43872/boeing-begins-delivering-new-mh-47gs-to-socom |
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Posted: 10/1/2014 8:17:55 PM EDT
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Great how long till it gets shot down under Mysterious Circumstances while under this Administration.
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Posted: 10/1/2014 8:21:09 PM EDT
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MH-47G SpecificationsThe MH-47G's airframe features a gun port on each side of the fuselage for pintle-mounted 7.62mm miniguns (ss shown above) . A third gun station, usually fitted with a M240D 7.62mm belt-fed machine gun. is situated at the rear ramp of the helicopter
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Posted: 10/1/2014 8:24:33 PM EDT
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Cool but what's it's purpose?
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Posted: 10/1/2014 8:27:28 PM EDT
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Cool but what's it's purpose? To insert and extract teams of whoop ass. |
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Posted: 10/1/2014 8:27:50 PM EDT
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Quote HistoryQuoted: Cool but what's it's purpose? Get in, drop dudes off, get out. Go back in, get dudes, bring them out. Alive and minimum of holes. |
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Posted: 10/1/2014 8:31:22 PM EDT
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What with tanks and shit?
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Posted: 10/1/2014 8:32:08 PM EDT
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It carries bearded men to dark places we dont talk about so they can kill shitbags.
Sigh. That thing has so many toys. Makes my cockpit seem plain. |
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Posted: 10/1/2014 8:34:21 PM EDT
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Quote HistoryQuoted: It carries bearded men to dark places we dont talk about so they can kill shitbags. Sigh. That thing has so many toys. Makes my cockpit seem plain. 160th Packet Time?  |
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Posted: 10/1/2014 8:35:25 PM EDT
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Very Nice
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Posted: 10/1/2014 8:37:40 PM EDT
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Cool but what's it's purpose? notice all the countermeasure avionics...insert and extract. |
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Posted: 10/1/2014 8:38:21 PM EDT
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If it can't defeat an RPG it nots done yet. MOAR ARMOR.
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Posted: 10/1/2014 8:39:01 PM EDT
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To insert and extract teams of whoop ass. Quote HistoryQuoted:
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Cool but what's it's purpose? To insert and extract teams of whoop ass. I was going to say "imagine a can of whoop-ass, now lay it on it's side, slap a rotor on each end so that it flies... and that's about what you've got." |
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Posted: 10/1/2014 8:41:18 PM EDT
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160th Packet Time?
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It carries bearded men to dark places we dont talk about so they can kill shitbags. Sigh. That thing has so many toys. Makes my cockpit seem plain. 160th Packet Time?
LOL |
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Posted: 10/1/2014 8:43:05 PM EDT
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I would have thought a more nimble aircraft would be desired. That or at least turn it into a gunship.
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Posted: 10/1/2014 8:44:27 PM EDT
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Great how long till it gets shot down under Mysterious Circumstances while under this Administration.
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Posted: 10/1/2014 8:45:29 PM EDT
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Two palm trees fucking a dump truck...
MH-53X would have been sweet for a heavy lift SOF bird too. (Just jealous) |
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Posted: 10/1/2014 8:45:33 PM EDT
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To insert and extract teams of whoop ass. Quote HistoryQuoted:
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Cool but what's it's purpose? To insert and extract teams of whoop ass. At $38M each empty, that'd better be a lot of whoop ass. Posted Via AR15.Com Mobile |
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Posted: 10/1/2014 8:45:49 PM EDT
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It transports and deals death
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Cool but what's it's purpose? |
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Posted: 10/1/2014 8:46:30 PM EDT
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Great how long till it gets shot down under Mysterious Circumstances while under this Administration.
he;'s Right. U.S. Gov actively seeking ,harming, and killing veterans. and supporting ISIS militarily and monetarily. |
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Posted: 10/1/2014 8:46:44 PM EDT
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I would have thought a more nimble aircraft would be desired. That or at least turn it into a gunship. 
Please don't talk at the grown-up table. |
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Posted: 10/1/2014 8:47:19 PM EDT
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I would have thought a more nimble aircraft would be desired. That or at least turn it into a gunship. Gunships can't drop people off, and the CH-47 is more than nimble enough for its purpose. Plus it is more powerful and faster than any other Army helicopter. |
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Posted: 10/1/2014 8:47:35 PM EDT
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Sweet!
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Posted: 10/1/2014 8:48:53 PM EDT
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I would have thought a more nimble aircraft would be desired. That or at least turn it into a gunship. A 47 is quite nimble. Trust me. |
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Posted: 10/1/2014 8:49:26 PM EDT
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300 million for 8 of them?
Kinda spendy innit? |
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Posted: 10/1/2014 8:50:34 PM EDT
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300 million for 8 of them? Kinda spendy innit? Just think we could have gotten like one F35 that almost works with that money. ETA: But in all seriousness this is 300 million well spent. |
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Posted: 10/1/2014 8:52:12 PM EDT
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Please don't talk at the grown-up table. Quote HistoryQuoted:
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I would have thought a more nimble aircraft would be desired. That or at least turn it into a gunship.
Please don't talk at the grown-up table. Yep, there is a very cool video of a British Chinook doing some amazing shit that you would never believe they could do unless you saw it or had experience with the them. It was a very neat video. Posted Via AR15.Com Mobile |
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Posted: 10/1/2014 8:54:04 PM EDT
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Great how long till it gets shot down under Mysterious Circumstances while under this Administration.
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Posted: 10/1/2014 8:55:39 PM EDT
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I would have thought a more nimble aircraft would be desired. That or at least turn it into a gunship. They're very capable platforms. |
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Posted: 10/1/2014 8:56:05 PM EDT
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Please don't talk at the grown-up table. Quote HistoryQuoted:
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I would have thought a more nimble aircraft would be desired. That or at least turn it into a gunship.
Please don't talk at the grown-up table. Excuse the hell out of me. Just asking questions. Pass the salt if you don't mind. |
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Posted: 10/1/2014 8:57:06 PM EDT
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300 million for 8 of them? Kinda spendy innit? Looks at the avionics and ase. Radar. Flir. Its the goodies inside that cost a lot. |
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Posted: 10/1/2014 8:57:12 PM EDT
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300 million for 8 of them? Kinda spendy innit? Not much more expensive than the newest apaches. |
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Posted: 10/1/2014 8:59:03 PM EDT
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boobycopter!
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Posted: 10/1/2014 8:59:04 PM EDT
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I don't mind my tax dollars being spent on that. Not at all.
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Posted: 10/1/2014 8:59:28 PM EDT
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Excuse the hell out of me. Just asking questions. Pass the salt if you don't mind. Quote HistoryQuoted:
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I would have thought a more nimble aircraft would be desired. That or at least turn it into a gunship.
Please don't talk at the grown-up table. Excuse the hell out of me. Just asking questions. Pass the salt if you don't mind. Stop asking stupid ones. |
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Posted: 10/1/2014 8:59:54 PM EDT
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I liked the old B models with the mop & bucket in teh back to clean up
the cherry juice,,,,,,,  
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Posted: 10/1/2014 9:00:33 PM EDT
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I can't wait till we reach the final iteration. Where the fuselage is just a tube running through the center of those ever expanding fuel tanks!
That damn think looks like they're trying to begin and end mission at Ft. Campbell. |
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Posted: 10/1/2014 9:06:11 PM EDT
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A 47 is quite nimble. Trust me. Quote HistoryQuoted:
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I would have thought a more nimble aircraft would be desired. That or at least turn it into a gunship. A 47 is quite nimble. Trust me. Or to put it a way that makes it easy to digest. On a helicopter, the rotors are the control surfaces. Now all helos have two (spare me the NOTARs), but take a look at the size of the two on the Chinook. And take a look at the positioning. The moment, or where the force is applied. On the Chinook it's way out in front of or behind the airframe. Like a big ass lever. Is that about right? |
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Posted: 10/1/2014 9:09:00 PM EDT
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I can't wait till we reach the final iteration. Where the fuselage is just a tube running through the center of those ever expanding fuel tanks!
That damn think looks like they're trying to begin and end mission at Ft. Campbell. I'm kind of glad they turned a well-known transport helicopter in to a flying fuel bladder instead of dicking around with the osprey. |
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Posted: 10/1/2014 9:09:58 PM EDT
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Stop asking stupid ones. Quote HistoryQuoted:
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I would have thought a more nimble aircraft would be desired. That or at least turn it into a gunship.
Please don't talk at the grown-up table. Excuse the hell out of me. Just asking questions. Pass the salt if you don't mind. Stop asking stupid ones. Bite me |
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Posted: 10/1/2014 9:12:55 PM EDT
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I'm kind of glad they turned a well-known transport helicopter in to a flying fuel bladder instead of dicking around with the osprey. Quote HistoryQuoted:
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I can't wait till we reach the final iteration. Where the fuselage is just a tube running through the center of those ever expanding fuel tanks!
That damn think looks like they're trying to begin and end mission at Ft. Campbell. I'm kind of glad they turned a well-known transport helicopter in to a flying fuel bladder instead of dicking around with the osprey. It goes deeper than that. The crew has camelbaks, but they too are full of fuel instead of water. |
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Posted: 10/1/2014 9:14:00 PM EDT
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Quote HistoryQuoted: I would have thought a more nimble aircraft would be desired. That or at least turn it into a gunship. |
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Posted: 10/1/2014 9:14:38 PM EDT
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Needs the new Dillon .50 BMG mini guns
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Posted: 10/1/2014 9:16:27 PM EDT
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Isn't this what the osprey is for?
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Posted: 10/1/2014 9:17:04 PM EDT
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How many Ebola patients from Africa will it hold?
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Posted: 10/1/2014 9:17:44 PM EDT
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Here's a CH-47A in Vietnam. 
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Posted: 10/1/2014 9:18:32 PM EDT
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I'm kind of glad they turned a well-known transport helicopter in to a flying fuel bladder instead of dicking around with the osprey. Quote HistoryQuoted:
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I can't wait till we reach the final iteration. Where the fuselage is just a tube running through the center of those ever expanding fuel tanks!
That damn think looks like they're trying to begin and end mission at Ft. Campbell. I'm kind of glad they turned a well-known transport helicopter in to a flying fuel bladder instead of dicking around with the osprey. Guess you missed the news about the CV-22. AFSOC has been flying them for over 7 years... |
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Posted: 10/1/2014 9:19:49 PM EDT
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Excuse the hell out of me. Just asking questions. Pass the salt if you don't mind. Quote HistoryQuoted:
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I would have thought a more nimble aircraft would be desired. That or at least turn it into a gunship.
Please don't talk at the grown-up table. Excuse the hell out of me. Just asking questions. Pass the salt if you don't mind. So what "more nimble" aircraft can do the same thing? |
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Posted: 10/1/2014 9:22:32 PM EDT
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How many Ebola patients from Africa will it hold? Depends on disease stage doesn't it? |
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Posted: 10/1/2014 9:23:18 PM EDT
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... dang, that Boeing, Vertical Lift has to be one of the very best fucking organizations in the WORLD!
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Posted: 10/1/2014 9:23:41 PM EDT
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So what "more nimble" aircraft can do the same thing? Quote HistoryQuoted:
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I would have thought a more nimble aircraft would be desired. That or at least turn it into a gunship.
Please don't talk at the grown-up table. Excuse the hell out of me. Just asking questions. Pass the salt if you don't mind. So what "more nimble" aircraft can do the same thing? What the hell dude? I think it's pretty clear that he asked a question in a clumsy manner. He knows it, you know it, we all know it. Now get off his back and try being helpful and less dickish. |
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