Boeing CH-47D Chinook
Vertical rate at touchdown
Up to 100fpm
Full marks for the vertical rate at touchdown up to 100 fpm, on the rotorcraft curve; no note for a soft touchdown.
- G-force
- 1.20Gfull marks, the general curve
Not part of this aircraft's grade: an approach-speed target, a tail-strike check and a touchdown-zone window.
Tandem-rotor heavy-lift helicopter from Vertol and Boeing, powered by two Lycoming T55 turboshafts, the CH-47D upgrade entering US Army service in 1982.
Roundout scores this aircraft with the Rotorcraft (Helicopter) category's curves. The figures it uses are below.
How its touchdown is scored.
The score at each point of its curves. Between the points, scores fall in a straight line; the full method is in the scoring methodology.
No shared landings or board for this aircraft yet. Its figures appear once pilots with a public profile have shared 5 graded landings in it, and a board once at least 5 opted-in pilots have flown it 10 or more times each. See the boards there are.
For reference.
Aircraft data
- Manufacturer
- Boeing
- Model
- CH-47D
- Variant
- Chinook
- FAA approach category
- A
- MTOW
- 22,680 kg (50,001 lbs)
- Vref in flight
- Not used
- MSFS source
- Default Premium
- Category
- Rotorcraft (Helicopter)
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