CH-47 Makes Inaugural Flight With T408 Engine

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NCH-47 Chinook equipped with the GE Aviation T408 engine.
Credit: U.S. Army
The U.S. Army conducted its first flight of a NCH-47 Chinook equipped with the GE Aviation T408 engine, which is the same turboshaft engine outfitting the CH-53K King Stallion. The flight demonstration, consisting of hover and pedal turn testing, is part of a research project assessing how the...

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