Chinooks are capable of a pinnacle landing, wherein the helicopter is half on the ground while the other half hovers off a ...

In the case of the CH-47, the "C" indicates that it is a transport aircraft, while the second alphabet, "H," denotes that ...

The military is showing off what its fleet of Chinook helicopters can do, from firefighting to rescue to combat roles.

Moran's office said senators will also receive "an updated status on military helicopter operations in and around the DCA airspace." Rocheleau said last week the agency had barred the Army from ...

the Royal Ulster Constabulary and the British Army - were killed, along with the helicopter's four crew members. The families of the victims, who have formed the Chinook Justice Campaign ...

WASHINGTON (Reuters) -U.S. Army helicopter flights around the Pentagon remain suspended after two passenger airline flights were forced to abort landings on May 1 at Reagan Washington National ...

A UH-72 Lakota helicopter hovers at Shell Army Heliport, Fort Novosel, Alabama, during training. (US Army Aviation Center of Excellence) The US Army is looking at ways to strengthen its initial ...

The nation’s first pair of civilian-owned Chinook helicopters landed south of Billings ... both ought to last at least 10,000 hours more. The U.S. Army still uses CH-47F models, but has been ...

To learn to fly a military helicopter is to take a master class in multitasking. You need both hands and both feet to control the aircraft while keeping a close eye on the horizon and your altitude.

The Cheyenne’s intended role was partially filled by the AH-1 Cobra, and the Army later launched the Advanced Attack Helicopter (AAH) program, resulting in the iconic Boeing AH-64 Apache.

The U.S. Army is preparing to retire its iconic Black Hawk helicopters — the workhorses of its air assault fleet for nearly five decades — in favor of a faster, more versatile aircraft built ...