Final CH-147 Chinook delivered to Canada
Boeing has delivered the 15th and final CH-147F Chinook medium-to-heavy-lift helicopter to the Royal Canadian Air Force, bringing to a close the delivery period of the contract signed in 2009.
The final CH-147F will join the Royal Canadian Air Force’s 450 Tactical Helicopter Squadron based at CFB Petawawa.
Boeing will now provide in-service support to the CH-147F fleet over the next 20 years under a Performance-Based Logistics contract.
The Canadian CH-147F is a multi-mission helicopter that features a modernised airframe with a long-range fuel system allowing it to fly twice as far as standard range models. An upgraded electrical system provides additional power and redundancy, while a fully integrated Common Avionics Architecture System cockpit and Digital Automatic Flight Control System reduce pilot workload and provide greater situational awareness.
The aircraft also has an advanced Aircraft Survivability Equipment suite that includes a Directional Infrared Countermeasures system that increases crew safety while allowing operations to be conducted in a wider range of threat environments.
Steve Parker, vice president cargo helicopters and H-47 program manager, Boeing, said: ‘This was a complex aircraft programme, yet the partnership and collaboration between Boeing, the Canadian customer and our industry partners enabled us to deliver all 15 aircraft on or ahead of schedule.
‘And the advanced technology in the Canadian Chinook will meet the operational needs of the Royal Canadian Air Force well into the future, allowing them to move troops and equipment, and provide support to humanitarian relief efforts, anywhere in the world.’
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