Indian Air Force inducts four Chinook heavy-lift choppers
TIMESOFINDIA.COM | Updated: Mar 25, 2019, 10:41 ISTHighlights
- A multi-mission heavy-left transport helicopter, Chinook will be used to move troops, artillery, ammunition, barrier materials, supplies and equipment on the battlefield
- The first 4 of the 15 CH-47F Chinooks, ordered from Boeing in the Rs 8,048 crore deal inked in Sept 2015, will be commissioned into IAF on Monday.
Image courtesy: Indian Air ForceNEW DELHI: Air Chief Marshal BS Dhanoa inducted four CH47 Chinook heavy-lift choppers into the Indian Air Force in Chandigarh on Monday. India has paid close to $ 1.5 billion for 15 of these helicopters which would be also used for deploying troops and machinery at high altitude locations.
Here is a look at the salient features of the chopper.
* A multi-mission heavy-left transport helicopter, Chinook will be used to move troops, artillery, ammunition, barrier materials, supplies and equipment on the battlefield.
CH47 Chinook: Born in US, made in Chandigarh, all set to rule the sky
* It is highly manoeuvrable, which makes it suitable for operating in tough, dense terrain.
* Its 24X7, all-weather operational capabilities are crucial for India Air Force, which operates in some of the most hostile terrains in the world.
* Apart from military operations, they can also be used for medical evacuation, disaster relief, search and recovery, fire-fighting and civil development.
* It is capable of transporting fully-equipped infantry soldiers for specialised operations. It has fully integrated digital cockpit management system.
* The Chinook has the capacity to carry a maximum payload capacity of 11 tonnes and 45 troops. It has an additional capacity to lift underslung load of up to 10 tonnes.
* Once inducted, the choppers will help to lift M-777 ultra-light howitzers of the Indian armed forces.
* The first four of the 15 CH-47F Chinooks, ordered from Boeing in the Rs 8,048 crore deal inked in September 2015, will be commissioned into IAF’s 126 Helicopter Unit at Chandigarh on Monday.
* The entire fleet of 15 Chinooks are expected to arrive in India by March 2020. The second unit of the Chinooks will come up at Dinjan (Assam) and will fortify the eastern borders.
In big boost to airlift capability, IAF to get Chinooks next week
Chinook is one of the two helicopters other than the Apache attack choppers for which India had signed deals in 2015-16. The supplies of Apaches will also start by September this year when they start arriving at the Pathankot airbase.
Here is a look at the salient features of the chopper.
* A multi-mission heavy-left transport helicopter, Chinook will be used to move troops, artillery, ammunition, barrier materials, supplies and equipment on the battlefield.
CH47 Chinook: Born in US, made in Chandigarh, all set to rule the sky
* It is highly manoeuvrable, which makes it suitable for operating in tough, dense terrain.
* Its 24X7, all-weather operational capabilities are crucial for India Air Force, which operates in some of the most hostile terrains in the world.
* Apart from military operations, they can also be used for medical evacuation, disaster relief, search and recovery, fire-fighting and civil development.
* It is capable of transporting fully-equipped infantry soldiers for specialised operations. It has fully integrated digital cockpit management system.
#Chinook: First Flight - In July 2018, CH-47F (I) Chinook helicopter for Indian Air Force completed its first fligh… https://t.co/oCOzTsytNm
— Indian Air Force (@IAF_MCC) 1553342329000* The Chinook has the capacity to carry a maximum payload capacity of 11 tonnes and 45 troops. It has an additional capacity to lift underslung load of up to 10 tonnes.
* Once inducted, the choppers will help to lift M-777 ultra-light howitzers of the Indian armed forces.
#Chinook: CH-47F (I) Chinook is an advanced multi-mission helicopter that will provide Indian Air Force with unmatc… https://t.co/n0Tnv08xtz
— Indian Air Force (@IAF_MCC) 1553320715000* The first four of the 15 CH-47F Chinooks, ordered from Boeing in the Rs 8,048 crore deal inked in September 2015, will be commissioned into IAF’s 126 Helicopter Unit at Chandigarh on Monday.
* The entire fleet of 15 Chinooks are expected to arrive in India by March 2020. The second unit of the Chinooks will come up at Dinjan (Assam) and will fortify the eastern borders.
In big boost to airlift capability, IAF to get Chinooks next week
Chinook is one of the two helicopters other than the Apache attack choppers for which India had signed deals in 2015-16. The supplies of Apaches will also start by September this year when they start arriving at the Pathankot airbase.
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