Bushpilot From South Africa, joined Jul 2007, 0 posts, RR: 1 Posted (7 years 10 months 3 weeks 2 days 7 hours ago) and read 5655 times:
Since the news that has come out about the MH-47 being downed if Afghanistan, what are the differences in the spec. ops form and the regular chinook? Is it electronics? different engines? Any input would help.
AirRyan From United States of America, joined Mar 2005, 2529 posts, RR: 6 Reply 1, posted (7 years 10 months 3 weeks 2 days 6 hours ago) and read 5646 times:
The two biggest things that come to my mind is that the MH-47 has the long fuel probe on front for aerial refueling and the cockpit is tailored for NVG SPECOPS missions.
HaveBlue From United States of America, joined Jan 2004, 2069 posts, RR: 1 Reply 2, posted (7 years 10 months 3 weeks 2 days 5 hours ago) and read 5641 times:
Yeah its got miniguns, myriads of defeneses such as several chaff/flare dispensers, IR jammers, the refueling pod, and extra antennas. I've seen them at MacDills AFB where they routinely show off the MH-47 and MH-6.
AirRyan From United States of America, joined Mar 2005, 2529 posts, RR: 6 Reply 3, posted (7 years 10 months 3 weeks 15 hours ago) and read 5555 times:
Echster From United States of America, joined Sep 2004, 396 posts, RR: 0 Reply 5, posted (7 years 10 months 2 weeks 6 days ago) and read 5497 times:
You're making me revert to my days as a pathfinder! Anyways, the Army is presently recapping these aircraft. They will convert more CHs into MHs and expand the 160th's H-47 role (I believe it adds 1 x battalion of H-47s). If you want, I can try to huntdown new info for the F and G model H-47s, but it'll take a while.
The CH-47 can operate at night and in nearly all weather conditions. The Chinook can accommodate a wide variety of internal payloads, including vehicles, artillery pieces, 33 to 44 troops, or 24 litters plus two medical attendants. The Chinook can be equipped with two door mounting M60D 7.62mm machine guns on the M24 armament subsystem and a ramp mounting M60D using the M41 armament subsystem. The center cargo hook can carry 26k pounds, the fore and aft cargo hooks can carry 17k pounds each (by themselves) or a combined 25k pounds.
The MH-47 is provided with increased fuel capacity, including an aerial refueling capability, upgraded engines, improved terrain following/terrain avoidance radar, and a Forward-Looking Infrared (FLIR) imaging capability for low-level, night, adverse weather insertion and extraction of special operations troops. The MH-47 has demonstrated superior range, lifting capacity, communications, navigation, and survivability. It can operate from a variety of Navy ships. The MH-47 is armed with two M134 7.62mm mini guns. The MH-47s cargo hook strength is not available.
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