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MASS(Military Archive Scoring System)
ⓘ Regardless of era, the same scoring system applies to all units in the heavy lift helicopters category.
01 / Overview
CH-47D Chinook
Category
Country
Prime contractor
Production
1962–
Quantity
1,200
Operators
💰 PERFORMANCE / PRICE ASSESSMENT Methodology ↗
HEAVY LIFT HELICOPTERS · EARLY COLD WAR
1
PERFORMANCE/PRICE
92
UNIT COST (2025 USD)
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ⓘ Performance/Price and MASS score are computed across all units in the heavy lift helicopters category, regardless of era.
02 / Specs & Design
◎General5MOD.5
- First Flight1961
- Service Entry Year1972
- Crew3
- Passengers33
- Primary Roleheavy-lift helicopter
◈Powerplant6MOD.6
- Engine Typegas turbine
- Number of Engines2
- Engine Power (each)3,730 kW
- Rotor Configurationtandem-rotor
- Main Rotor Diameter18.29 m
- Main Rotor Blades6
▣Performance3MOD.3
- Top Speed315 km/h
- Cruise Speed260 km/h
- Service Ceiling6,100 m
◇Dimensions & Weights4MOD.4
- Fuselage Length30.1 m
- Height5.5 m
- Empty Weight10,185 kg
- Max Takeoff Weight22,680 kg
◆Armament & Mission3MOD.3
- Weapons Payload10,886 kg
- Sling Load Capacity10,886 kg
- Rescue HoistYes
▤Avionics3MOD.3
⬢Survivability2MOD.2
▲Production1MOD.1
- Total Built1,200
◎Service History1MOD.1
- Operational StatusIn service
03 / History
SERVICE LIFESPANStill in Service
- 1962Production started
- 1980Entered service
64
years in service
1,200
units produced
12
countries operating
ⓘ The producing country still actively operates it. 2 countries retired it.
04 / Variants
▚ WEAPON FAMILY
CH-47D Chinook // SIBLING VARIANTS
06 / MASS Score
HEAVY LIFT HELICOPTERS RANKING Heavy Lift Helicopters · Early Cold War
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ⓘ Rankings are within theHeavy Lift Helicopterscategory.
📖 TERMS ON THIS PAGE6terms
Autopilot/AFCS (Automatic Flight Control System) is an avionics suite that automatically controls a helicopter’s attitude, navigation and flight path, providing stability augmentation and reducing pilot workload.
Chaff/Flare: Countermeasures deployed by attack helicopters to disrupt radar- or heat-seeking missiles by creating false targets or decoys.
Armored protective panels installed in the cockpit area of an attack helicopter to shield the crew from small arms fire and shrapnel.
Combined forward-looking infrared (FLIR) and electro-optical (EO) sensor turret for target acquisition and tracking, typically mounted on aircraft or ground vehicles.
A glass cockpit is an aircraft cockpit featuring electronic instrument displays, typically LCD or CRT screens, replacing traditional analog gauges.
A mechanical device used to lift personnel or cargo via a cable, typically mounted on helicopters for rescue or recovery operations.
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