Boeing CH-47 Chinook Vs Boeing Vertol CH-46 Sea Knight

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Your selected aircraft are compared in side-by-side arrangement below. You can always go back and Compare any two aircraft in our database. Some entries contain '0', 'not available', or an 'NA' value. This is more common with conceptual, experimental, and x-plane designs. Rotary-wing system (i.e. helicopters) values include main rotor diameter as part of width/wingspan measurement. UAV entries may display crew values as '0', not taking into account ground-based controllers. Subjects Boeing CH-47D Chinook Medium-Lift, Tandem Rotor Transport Helicopter Boeing Vertol CH-46E Sea Knight Medium-Lift, Tandem Rotor Transport Helicopter Basics ORIGIN United States ORIGIN United States YEAR 1962 [Diff.-2 yrs] YEAR 1964 [Diff.+2 yrs] CREW 3 CREW 3 PRODUCTION 1,200 units [Diff.+676] PRODUCTION 524 units [Diff.-676] Dimensions LENGTH 51.0 ft (15.6 m) [Diff.+6.2 ft] LENGTH 44.8 ft (13.7 m) [Diff.-6.2 ft] WIDTH/SPAN 60.0 ft (18.3 m) [Diff.+10.0 ft] WIDTH/SPAN 50.0 ft (15.2 m) [Diff.-10.0 ft] HEIGHT 18.9 ft (5.8 m) [Diff.+2.2 ft] HEIGHT 16.7 ft (5.1 m) [Diff.-2.2 ft] Relative Size Comparison Shapes below depict aircraft from wingtip-to-wingtip / nose-to-tail assuming aircraft are being viewed from overhead perspective (the nose pointing towards the top of the screen). Helicopter widths include main rotor diameter. If any dimensional values are "NA" in the database then the presented shapes may appear skewed. Boeing CH-47D Chinook Boeing Vertol CH-46E Sea Knight Weights EMPTY WT. 23,402 lb (10,615 kg) [Diff.+11,817 lb] EMPTY WT. 11,585 lb (5,255 kg) [Diff.-11,817 lb] M.T.O.W. 50,001 lb (22,680 kg) [Diff.+25,701 lb] M.T.O.W. 24,299 lb (11,022 kg) [Diff.-25,701 lb] Installed Power 2 x Lycoming (Honeywell) T55-L-712 turboshaft engines developing 3,750 horsepower each while driving 2 x three-bladed main rotors. 2 x General Electric T58-GE-16 turboshaft engines developing 1,870 horsepower and driving tandem three-blade rotor systems. Performance SPEED 180 mph (290 kph) [Diff.+14 mph] SPEED 166 mph (267 kph) [Diff.-14 mph] RANGE 264 miles (425 km) [Diff.-426 miles] RANGE 690 miles (1,110 km) [Diff.+426 miles] CEILING 8,448 ft (2,575 m) [Diff.-1,050 feet] CEILING 9,498 ft (2,895 m) [Diff.+1,050 feet] RATE-OF-CLIMB 1,522 ft/min [Diff.-193 feet] RATE-OF-CLIMB 1,715 ft/min [Diff.+193 feet] Armament OPTIONAL: 2 x 7.62mm General Purpose Machine Guns (GPMGs) or Miniguns on side pintle mounts. 1 x 7.62mm General Purpose Machine Guns (GPMGs) or Minigun on rear cargo ramp. Some models used in the delivery of napalm or other drop ordnance. None. Going Further View Entry (Boeing CH-47 Chinook) View Entry (Boeing Vertol CH-46 Sea Knight) Similar Boeing MH-47 Chinook

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