Here Comes the New MH-47G Chinook Helicopter 

Thank you for not having a robot voice narration

The new Chinook is soooo stealthy, a lance has been fitted on the front to poke insurgents in the eye!!!

50-year old and still getting built. Best helo ever!!!

These excellent machines and excellent troops fly over my house frequently for navigation training. Thank you to the 160th for your dedication and bravery 👍

Flights of three of those beasts (CH47) fly over our area every now and then, you start to hear them about 10 minutes before you see them. Love the Chinook.

I wish I was equipped with two m134's for self-defense.

Chinook is a great piece of kit. We had them for years in Canada, then they were dropped from our inventory. Newer models came back into service for SW Asia ops. Incredible feeling flying knap-of-earth (contour) flight in them

"Twin bladed helicopter" How quaint. It's a tandem rotor helicopter. There are three blades on each rotor. You rube!

The MH-47G Block II is a beautiful helicopter, I want it to remain operational for many decades to come, and never need to be replaced unnecessarily.

I worked on the drive train on the previous models and these helicopters are simply BADASS !

Thanks for keeping the music waaaay in the background. It still does the job of creating mood (of some kind). But the excellent narration isn’t overwhelmed. Great vid.

Love that Hind-snatching mission at 4:48! Along with the pure sound of the choppers from 7:08 on.

I had a few Chinook jumps back in the 80's at Ft. Bragg. Stepping off the rear ramp was a different feeling than exiting out the side doors of a C-130.

The Chinook has come along way since my days as a crew member on an A model in Vietnam. MH47 is very impressive. What an awesome work horse they are.

Sweet ride! After talking to one of the crews of the glass cockpit version, they no longer can land them in the water due to the new avionics, but it sounds like they rarely used that tactic except for a few rare spec ops mission. They reserve the remaining steam gauge models for that tactic now. This is definitely still one of my fav helos.

My dad was army aviation special operations in Panama ❤️ love the Chinook 🙏

It’s not a “twin bladed” helicopter, that would be like the original UH-1. It is a dual rotor copter however.

They should make a Chinook Gunship, like a spectre that has cannons and 30 mm bush master guns for close air ground support.

This is why the US Army is so strong they are self sustainable they are literally every other branch in one. The other branches have their own role and rely on the others for assistance yes the army as well. But literally the army is built in full spectrum operations on its own is mind blowing the enablers they have 🤯. They fought in two theaters in WWII at the same time 👏👏👏

I was talking to one of the crew chiefs for one of these before we took off. I asked him what all can one of these lift? He smiled and said, well we could pick up almost anything, the rotor blades are the only limiting factor. We could pick up a tank if the blades could take it. I could tell he liked his 47.

The hangar shown early in the video is the same one from which the first MH47E was delivered to the 160th. A lot of people pulled a lot of all-nighters to get it done. Glad to see it''s still going strong.

I am a Navy veteran and retired Army 1SG. I was stationed with the 160th in the mid 90’s. Loved the duty but, not very keen on Clarksville. Once we moved on post (Gardner Hills), life was much better. Still a long drive by the airfield. Great helicopters and I re-upped in one. 🫡🫡🫡

A & B Model Flight Engineer here. This platform still to this day amazes me with its capabilities.

The Chinook simply cannot be replaced. It is that incredible.

Nice, I flew in the OH-6A in 1969 - 1971 in RVN. The little bird was the BEST. Flew as a Scout. Try border area.

Remember everyone deployed. God bless America.

I was excited when they came out with the C model. The fuel tanks were the first thing I noticed. This is like the USAF B-52 amazing designs last forever. A friend a mine flew hooks in the 160th. They are the best of the best squared.

25 million is a huge difference compared to 150 million for the new CH-53 !

I did a front flip out of the back of a 47. Of all the shit I’ve done in my life, I’ll remember that the most. Also, the 160th is the most professional group of human beings I’ve ever met.

The Chinook has always been one heck of a workhorse!

Thank you for your service MH-47g Chinook

Ex 242nd ASH (PhuLoi),1967-68 A and B models. Wonderful to see the much improved Chinook program continue well into the future.

Very good presentation !! I've since become a huge huge fan of the Chinook, as mentioned it's a proven design that is not only reliable and does the job, it's very very cost effective which is something that has become a major consideration in the world of aviation procurement. Boeing has been very smart about not incorporating too many new upgrades at once, because that is something that to me drives up cost, not too mention reliability and true performance. There indeed is something to be said about the old way of doing things, and I for one am glad that Boeing has more or less stuck to the original design here. One thing I would like to know is - gosh that refueling probe is awfully long - can I assume it is fixed as opposed to telescoping ?? I'd also be curious as to how much travel at the tip end there is in flight, and how much vibration it is subject to from the rotor downwash - which I assume diminishes in fwd flight... Again, great video which describes another great new Chinook variant/upgrade - winner winner chicken dinner :) :) :)

6:24 listen. Am I the only one who hears a repeat in the narration?

I remember seeing the old versions of that helicopter when I was still in school and during the integration of Central High School in Little Rock, AR and they passed by our grandparents home going there. I have seen some since being in the Air Force and they are weird looking on the inside and I remember also seeing some while in South Korea and we loaded cargo on them which went to the troops up at the DMZ.

The Energizer bunny of helicopters. It just keeps going and going.

I wish I was able to be a pilot in the Army, but back then they had eye sight restrictions. If I could, I would have loved to fly this chopper. My favorite of all helo's!

This helicopter went past our house following the San Antonio River

Awesome machine and now upgraded with more power and two mini guns. I rode in the early model many times in Nam. Wow, it's like a flying bus.

I love these helicopters. Have for a long time so happy about hearing that they are making a new one.. they are badass to see flying in real life..

5:05 That's some pretty serious pitch on that one rotor...

This is so beautiful do you know if it can operate on helicopter carriers such as the Izumo and Wasp class.

What a machine!! Awesome and beautiful!!

Great plane, and I remembered this great Helicopter during VNW I love for a rides

3:19 And here the MH-47G can be seen dropping hot brass down the shirts of opponents on the ground.

The USMC CH-53K costs $150M, this costs $25M. Staggering difference.

Great vid! Fantastic chopper. The real human-voice made me sub. Greets, T.

I was in so long ago, during the cutbacks, we had little bicycle pedals in the cargo bay floor and we had to pedal like PHu@k to keep the rotors up to speed so that we had enough fuel to get there and back.

Ooooooooh goddamn that's a sexy looking heli

They would be next to us every deployment. Would dump rounds all over the taxi way lmao

CH-47 D/F Models center hook is able to carry 26000 lbs, fore and aft hooks(dual hooks) can carry up to 25000, so its a slight inaccuracy when they say the carry capacity is 22000 lbs.

A great upgrade for the Chinook, but I noticed the narrator said "maximum load of 22,000 lbs"... The CH-54B TARHE, also known as the Skycraine, would lift 25,000 lbs back in Vietnam and is still the only American helicopter capable of lifting a D9 Catapillar bulldozer!

I sincerely hope Boeing took more care converting these than it did designing and building the 737 max and the 787

That's hot

The good Ole Chinook. Still lifting its weight in gold.

That looks like quite a capable machine !

Chinook is ❤️

2:51 I’m pretty sure that’s not an m60. Looks a lot like an m240 with a spade trigger.

That's a big girl you don't mess with. I love Chinooks!

Excellent, informative video.

Now they can find more of the bin ladan family.

I wonder if they figured a way to make them easier on the ears🙉 than the older ones😉 ???

During total assault, hearing Chinook and Apache is a fucking awesome relief you'll ever experience. Not forgetting Warthog A10.

One CH-47 is a legend in the UK, Bravo November was one of the first bought for the RAF and became known for always bringing troops back in the harshest of conditions and has only just been retired

That long refuelling probe looks like a hindrance in certain circumstances. Could it be redesigned to fold underneath the fuselage until needed?

This Chinook looks like the same helicopter that was used by the 160th SOAR where they retrieved the MI-24 (Hind/Alligator) out of Libya *Edit:* they call themselves the _"Night Stalkers"_ and their Chinook kinda matches the description of this new Chinook

great report!

The older samples have some minor flaws, but because of it rugged design, it still manage to soldier on. Also thanks to some of those who flew who also made some reinforcements to like its flooring where it was done with flush riveting that they themselves with the help of their crews who manage to refit it with bolt screws that also being address in later models. But the best version of the Chinook went to those made in Japan.

2:50 thats a M240, we gave up the M60 a long time ago

2:52 Saying an M240D is an M60, we're back in Vietnam, boys.

Saw 3 of these fly over me at the beach, best part is all of them had the ramps down and 3 fully equipped troops were sitting on the edge dangling there feet above the beach.

I'm sure like many might say, this would look monster with retractable landing gear ! But I get it and it still looks great !

Good thing I bought $BA at $90 per share

That's a flying barrel, good for RPGs target practice.

Man I'm glad that's an American chopper and on our side. Awesome aircraft.

I love this helicopter! I always have since i was a kid.

I just hope it can't be shot down so easily. Seems like a big slow target.

"my reloading pipe is longer than yours"

I was Air Sergeant 3 Star Seal Team Sniping Scuba Piloting the DH4 mark 2 on detachment to the Space Force Mars colony Nucleur Security Forces in Vietnam, I can confirm this is a helicopter.

I see CH-47s fly over my house a lot, i've even seen a UH-60 and AH-64d fly over! Living by an airport and national guard is great.

USA💪🏼🇺🇸💪🏼USA

Hope they’re quieter than the earlier versions. You can hear them coming 5 miles away. NO element of surprise! The V-22 Osprey is much quieter.

AWESOME !!!!!

A work of art.

WOW $25M isn't bad, sounds pretty cheap

Ok that wasn’t an m60 and there’s no way anyone in the army especially sof is using a m60 lol.

The Chinook seems like an ideal helicopter platform for a flying gunship, like a smaller version of an AC-130 gunship, but I wonder if it's stable enough(?). It could have more Gatling guns, or possibly a 30 or 40mm chain gun. A tube mounted sideways could hold a battery of side-firing 2.5" rockets.

Good to see and hear this.. This is a real and proved platform and should be used by more of the services, especially the Navy and Marines.. The guns could be heavier like a 40mm grenade launcher for WP/Smoke application or a pair of 30mm chain guns that the Apache uses.

Can u cover the F-35’s gun, there are some problems

Can carry 3 dozen troops and the enemy will hear you coming 5 miles out.

I loved this while I was with 24 airmobile in the 90's

I remember these being faster than any other rotorcraft at the time we had to back off on a cpl instances cause we were leaving the two blades behind. Cobras then couldn't stay with us on high speed flights.

6:20 There is a glitch in the Matrix.

i like how its has a jousting stick, it can now do battle with other helicopters. and sure, i know what it really is, its a giant pee pee,

Chinook is such a fun word to say!

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He repeated an entire paragraph of the narrative.

ONE OF THE BEST UTILITY CHOPPERS EVER BUILT AND LONGEST IN PRODUCTION

Cool looking!

The performative charade of mask-wearing ( @3:42 ) is getting extremely annoying and farcical at an exponential rate. Obey and conform or you're "literally murdering grandma!".