A Chinook with GE Aviation’s T408 engines takes flight at Fort Eustis, Va. Sept. 22, a U.S. Army Combat Capabilities Development Command Aviation & Missile Center milestone that could expand the capabilities of future Chinook heavy-lift missions.
This first flight is the culmination of a five-year effort under a Cooperative Research and Development Agreement between CCDC AvMC, Boeing and GE Aviation to evaluate the feasibility and benefits of higher-power engines while assessing and reducing the technical risks of integrating advanced engines in a Chinook aircraft.
This flight demonstration, which consisted of hover and pedal turn testing to assess multiple critical aircraft parameters supported by live telemetry, is part of a research project to show how the integration of more powerful engines on the CH-47 Chinook helicopter supports future cargo helicopter capability needs. It also supports the Army Future Vertical Lift modernization priority.
| Date Taken: | 09.22.2020 |
| Date Posted: | 09.24.2020 13:11 |
| Category: | B-Roll |
| Video ID: | 767138 |
| VIRIN: | 200922-A-BP103-1001 |
| Filename: | DOD_107988140 |
| Length: | 00:03:29 |
| Location: | FORT EUSTIS, VIRGINIA, US |
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