SANTIAGO, Chile β The Boeing CH-46 medium-lift helicopter, retired from service in the U.S. Navy and Marine Corps, may get a new lease on life, this time with the Argentine Air Force. Talking to
From 1966 to 2015, if the order was βSend in the Marines!β chances are they arrived in a Boeing Vertol CH-46.The medium-lift helicopter, which dropped Marines on recon patrols and into battle
H-47 Chinook Quick Facts. The Chinook is a true multi-role, vertical-lift platform. Its primary mission is transport of troops, artillery, equipment, and fuel. The current CH-47F/MH-47G modernization programs will ensure this tandem rotor helicopter remains in the Army fleet through the 2030s.
The CH-47 is closer to a general purpose cargo hauler (it could hypothetically carry a CH-46 that was at its own max takeoff weight) because of it's larger size, and better carry capacity. Again, similar design shape, for similar reasons, but different missions and capabilities by far.
Esther, Mr. Jarndyce, and Mr. Snagsby all come to see Jo, but he is confused and delirious. One day, Jo sits up and cries that Captain Hawdon has come to take him to the cemetery. He dies that afternoon, another of the many poor and homeless people who die in London every day. Jo, in his delirium, seems to see the ghost of Captain Hawdon.
The CH-46 and the CH-47 Chinook are very similar-looking aircraft and seem to serve similar purposes - only though for different branches of the U.S. military. What are the differences between the CH-46 and the CH-47? Why does the military run both instead of settling on one?
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