Chinook Product Improvement Program

Abstract

The CH-47 Chinook is the only heavy lift helicopter for the Army and is an essential element of the current Army Aviation master plan. This program funds improvements to the CH-47F System that include: T55-GA-714A engine control and component upgrades to increase power to support emerging 6K/95 requirements, continued development and testing of the Advanced Chinook Rotor Blades (ACRB) which will provide increased lift in high/hot conditions and reduce O&S costs. Production of the ACRB will begin in FY 2018. Funding also initiates advanced flight control and drive train component improvements to improve aircraft performance. Development of requirements specifications, studies and risk reduction prototyping are also part of this effort.

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Document Details

Document Type
R2 Budgetary Justification
Publication Date
Oct 01, 2016
Source ID
0607137A_7_2040_PB_2016
Change Summary Explanation
Service Agency Name
Army

Entities

Organizations

  • United States Army

Tags

Communities of Interest

  • Energy and Power Technologies

DTIC Thesaurus Topics

  • Accuracy
  • Aircrafts
  • Army Aviation
  • Budgets
  • Cost Analysis
  • Cost Reductions
  • Costs
  • Detectors
  • Elements
  • Engineering
  • Human-Machine Interaction
  • Logistics Planning
  • Measurement
  • Power Levels
  • Sea Level
  • Systems Engineering
  • Test And Evaluation

Readers

  • Aerospace Engineering
  • Military Science and Technology Research and Modernization.
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