{"id":3282,"date":"2019-01-08T07:36:39","date_gmt":"2019-01-08T13:36:39","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/planesintheair.com\/?p=3282"},"modified":"2019-01-10T07:45:02","modified_gmt":"2019-01-10T13:45:02","slug":"boeing-to-modernize-spanish-chinook-helicopter-fleet","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/planesintheair.com\/?p=3282","title":{"rendered":"Boeing to Modernize Spanish Chinook Helicopter Fleet"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p>Boeing [NYSE: BA] announced on january 3, 2019 that it will upgrade all 17 of Spain\u2019s CH-47D Chinook helicopters to the F-model configuration, adding features such as the digital automatic flight control system, common avionics architecture system and advanced cargo handling to align that country\u2019s fleet with those of other nations.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>This is the first order from a non-U.S. customer placed through a contract Boeing and the U.S. Army signed in July. That contract covers six new F-models for the U.S. and options for up to 150 more Chinooks for U.S. and international customers. Deliveries to Spain begin in 2021.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>\u201cThe Chinook is a versatile aircraft flown by eight NATO nations, including Spain,\u201d said Chuck Dabundo, vice president, Cargo and Utility Helicopters and H-47 program manager. \u201cWith this contract, Spain\u2019s Chinook crews will enjoy the platform\u2019s current technology and capability, while the country gets an affordable upgrade that builds on its existing H-47 investment.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The CH-47F is a twin-engine, tandem rotor, heavy-lift helicopter. In addition to the U.S. Army and Special Operations Forces, Chinooks are currently in service or under contract with 19 international defense forces. It can fly at speeds exceeding 175 mph and carry payloads greater than 21,000 lbs. In 2017, Boeing and the U.S. Army announced development of CH-47F Block II, which will incorporate a new rotor blade, redesigned fuel system, improved drivetrain and structural improvements to the fuselage.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>For more information on Defense, Space &amp; Security, visit&nbsp;<a href=\"http:\/\/www.boeing.com\/bds\">www.boeing.com<\/a>. Follow us on Twitter:&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/BoeingDefense\">@BoeingDefense<\/a>&nbsp;and&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/BoeingSpace\">@BoeingSpace<\/a>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image is-resized\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/planesintheair.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/01\/Chinook.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-3284\" width=\"616\" height=\"410\" srcset=\"https:\/\/planesintheair.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/01\/Chinook.jpg 750w, https:\/\/planesintheair.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/01\/Chinook-300x200.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 616px) 100vw, 616px\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>Story and image from <a href=\"http:\/\/www.boeing.com\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\" aria-label=\" (opens in a new tab)\">http:\/\/www.boeing.com<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Boeing [NYSE: BA] announced on january 3, 2019 that it will upgrade all 17 of Spain\u2019s CH-47D Chinook helicopters to the F-model configuration, adding features such as the digital automatic flight control system, common avionics architecture system and advanced cargo handling to align that country\u2019s fleet with those of other nations.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":3284,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[89,799,1836],"tags":[1291,2593,2740,2911,2909,1917,645,1166,1028,41,1293,2903,2905,2163,2908,2907,660,2910,149,2438,769,2912,893,1401,2913,1932,1177,2904],"class_list":["post-3282","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-aviation-news","category-boeing-news","category-defense-news","tag-f","tag-advanced","tag-architecture","tag-army","tag-automatic","tag-avionics","tag-ba","tag-blade","tag-block","tag-boeing","tag-cargo","tag-ch-47d","tag-chinook","tag-configuration","tag-control","tag-digital","tag-flight","tag-handling","tag-helicopter","tag-ii","tag-model","tag-nations","tag-nato","tag-nyse","tag-rotor","tag-spain","tag-system","tag-upgrade"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/planesintheair.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/3282","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/planesintheair.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/planesintheair.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/planesintheair.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/planesintheair.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcomments&post=3282"}],"version-history":[{"count":3,"href":"https:\/\/planesintheair.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/3282\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":3324,"href":"https:\/\/planesintheair.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/3282\/revisions\/3324"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/planesintheair.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/media\/3284"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/planesintheair.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fmedia&parent=3282"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/planesintheair.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcategories&post=3282"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/planesintheair.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Ftags&post=3282"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}