MH-47D Chinook
| Specifications | |
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| Weight (Maximum Gross) | 50,000 pounds |
| Weight (Empty) | 23,401 pounds |
| Payload | 12,066 kilograms, including a 300 kilogram crew, 3,131 kilograms fuel, and 8,635 kilograms cargo |
| Fuel Capacity | 3914 liters/3,131 kilograms (unlimited with inflight refueling probe added in 1988) |
| Fuel Burn Rate (Normal) | 2,750 pounds/hour |
| Speed (Normal Cruise) | 120 knots |
| Speed (Maximum Dash) | 170 knots |
| Maximum Altitude (See Altitude Limitations) | 20,000 feet |
| Engines | 2x Textron Lycoming T55-L712 engines |
| Rotor System | 2x 3 blade hubs w/ manually folding fiberglass blades |
| Rotor Speed | 225 revolutions/minutes |
| Unit Cost (~FY92 Dollars) | At least $14 million and as much as $40 million |
| Armament | - 2x M134 (Forward Cabin Door and Forward Escape Window) - 1x M240D (Rear Ramp) |
| Major Sensors and Equipment |
- Weather radar - FLIR - NVG - RWR - IR countermeasures - SATCOM |
| Crew | - 4 (Pilot, Co-pilot, Navigator, Crew Chief) - 33 Troops |
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