Chinook Product Improvement Program
Abstract
The CH-47 Chinook is the Army's only heavy lift helicopter 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 Operation and Support (O&S) costs. Production of the ACRB will begin in Fiscal Year (FY) 2018. Funding supports the transition from individual Engineering Change Proposals (ECPs) into a CH-47F Block II Engineering/Manufacturing Design (EMD) effort with Milestone B planned for May 2017. 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.
Document Details
- Document Type
- R2 Budgetary Justification
- Publication Date
- Oct 01, 2017
- Source ID
- 0607137A_7_2040_PB_2017
- Change Summary Explanation
- The FY 2017 funds increase of $12.509 million is based on: +$19.144 million for an EMD Block II revised cost estimate; -$5.2 million due to the availability of prior year execution balances; and -$1.435 million due to revised economic assumptions.
- Service Agency Name
- Army
Entities
Organizations
- United States Army
Related Documents
- Child Project: Chinook Product Improvement Program
- Child Accomplishment: Modernization Integration
- Child Accomplishment: CH-47F Block II Engineering and Manufacturing Development
- Child Accomplishment: Advanced Chinook Rotor Blade (ACRB)
- Child Accomplishment: Improved Drive Train
- Child Accomplishment: Electronic Control Unit (ECU) Software Upgrade
- Child Accomplishment: Ratio Detector Power Supply (RDPS)
- Child Accomplishment: In-house and Program Management Administration
- Child Accomplishment: Testing and Evaluation
- Child Cost Item: 9b5fee48e25a6d6189e844cb2e696567
- Child Cost Item: 2f15401a9828366b753aeb4f90d9ae19
- Child Cost Item: 0873650121668c118bd75e747a599173
- Child Cost Item: f07790daab10650546e1b254bd2008e1
- Child Cost Item: 0cbe19d5ecd48c7a137d56d2a7a8ed8c
- Child Cost Item: 7a42da5cf6289d9ee91ff871bee0b7c0
- Child Cost Item: f263b196cfcb1a631c83428027bdcb73
- Child Cost Item: 1fdabc97f8c46edbb4459780a26767da