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Today I invite you to know what one of the commercial helicopters is like biggest in the world that will operate again Ecuador for the strategic sectors of the country.
At Quito airport I was able to visit one of the largest helicopters operating in the world, emphasizing that being a commercial civil service, Vertol 234 he is bigger, but in general size and for exclusive military use the Russian Mil Mi-26 is the largest of all.
Having clarified this point, thanks to the invitation of Airplanes, I was able to visit the classic Chinook operated by Columbia Helicopters from the USA.
Chinook Vertol 234, one of the largest helicopters
Without further ado, I am going to tell you about some of the surprising characteristics of this great helicopter that among its functions, for instance, there are fire fighting tasks, But this is not all:
Don't miss this new Aero Report, where Jorge Montalvo, Ecuadorian commander of this aircraft, tells us many details and curious facts about the Chinook.
The Chinook 234 Columbia is a tandem rotor helicopter, with a turbine engine for transport with a helicopter category originally certified by Boeing in 1981 before the FAA. The type certificate was transferred from Boeing to Columbia Helicopters in 2006.
This is the commercial civil use version of the military CH-47 Chinook.
Operated by Columbia, has the ability to be configured for multiple uses, including passenger transport, internal and external freight transport, aerial firefighting operations, charter, support operations, helicopter registration, oil and gas exploration, and infrastructure support.
Characteristics
- Maximum weight: 51,000 lbs o 23,133 kgs
- Rank (Max Fuel): 560 nm o 1,037 km
- fuel capacity: 2,000 rooster 7,571 liters
- Consumption: 400 gal/hr o 1,514 litros / hr
- Maximum speed: 150 naked or 278 km / hr
- cruise speed: 120 naked or 222 km / hr
- service ceiling: 18500 pies
- Crew: two pilots and a mechanic
- rotor diameter: 15.9 m x 25.6 m
- fuselage size: 16 m long x 5 Wide
- Height: 6 meters
- passenger capacity: until 44 people with a cabin crew
- engines: of Honeywell AL5512 engines of 3.750 HP
After doing some tasks in Mexico, the helicopter will return to the country to start its work for oil and mining companies in the country, plus the possibility of additional leasing of other equipment with similar characteristics as demand warrants..
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