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Boeing CH-47F Chinook

Tandem-rotor helicopter originally developed by American rotorcraft company Vertol and now.

A CH-47 Chinook helicopter assigned to 3rd General Support Aviation Battalion, 82nd Combat Aviation Brigade, 82nd Airborne Division performs a tactical take off
Photo via Wikimedia by Sgt. Steven Galimore, licensed CC0.
Overview

About the Chinook

The Boeing CH-47 Chinook is a tandem-rotor helicopter originally developed by American rotorcraft company Vertol and now manufactured by Boeing Defense, Space & Security. The Chinook is a heavy-lift helicopter that is the second-heaviest lifting Western helicopter to the Sikorsky CH-53.