Comments for electronicassociates.us Blog http://electronicassociates.us/blog1 ...a weblog for the aviation in defense industry Mon, 16 Jul 2007 17:26:57 -0700 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.8.4 hourly 1 Comment on From Boeing today! CH-47 Helicopter receives Army Authorization! by lisateai4 http://electronicassociates.us/blog1/2007/07/16/from-boeing-today-ch-47-helicopter-receives-army-authorization/comment-page-1/#comment-3 lisateai4 Mon, 16 Jul 2007 17:26:57 +0000 http://electronicassociates.us/blog1/2007/07/16/from-boeing-today-ch-47-helicopter-receives-army-authorization/#comment-3 The U.S. Army Systems Acquisition Review Council, the US Army's highest acquisition review panel, approved a new acquisition plan that will increase the Chinook fleet from 463 to 513 aircraft. Under the plan, the Army will modernize its entire fleet of 397 CH-47D Chinooks to the new F-model configuration, and procure at least 55 additional new-build CH-47F Chinooks for a total of 452 helicopters. The CH-47F is expected to enter service in July 2007. The U.S. Army Systems Acquisition Review Council, the US Army’s highest acquisition review panel, approved a new acquisition plan that will increase the Chinook fleet from 463 to 513 aircraft. Under the plan, the Army will modernize its entire fleet of 397 CH-47D Chinooks to the new F-model configuration, and procure at least 55 additional new-build CH-47F Chinooks for a total of 452 helicopters.

The CH-47F is expected to enter service in July 2007.

]]> Comment on From Boeing today! CH-47 Helicopter receives Army Authorization! by lisateai4 http://electronicassociates.us/blog1/2007/07/16/from-boeing-today-ch-47-helicopter-receives-army-authorization/comment-page-1/#comment-2 lisateai4 Mon, 16 Jul 2007 17:11:52 +0000 http://electronicassociates.us/blog1/2007/07/16/from-boeing-today-ch-47-helicopter-receives-army-authorization/#comment-2 he CH-47F Improved Cargo Helicopter (ICH) is a remanufactured version of the CH-47D Chinook cargo helicopter with the new 4,868-horsepower Honeywell T55-GA-714A engines, enabling it to reach speeds greater than 175 mph and transport payloads weighing more than 21,000 lbs. The cost of a new CH-47F is $32 million. These costs are reduced to $8.5 million per aircraft by remanufacturing CH-47Ds to CH-47Fs with the CH-47F improved cargo helicopter (ICH) Service Life Extension Program. The ICH program was initiated to extend the service life of the CH-47 airframe, while reducing operations and support costs. he CH-47F Improved Cargo Helicopter (ICH) is a remanufactured version of the CH-47D Chinook cargo helicopter with the new 4,868-horsepower Honeywell T55-GA-714A engines, enabling it to reach speeds greater than 175 mph and transport payloads weighing more than 21,000 lbs. The cost of a new CH-47F is $32 million. These costs are reduced to $8.5 million per aircraft by remanufacturing CH-47Ds to CH-47Fs with the CH-47F improved cargo helicopter (ICH) Service Life Extension Program. The ICH program was initiated to extend the service life of the CH-47 airframe, while reducing operations and support costs.

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