Mil Mi-17 (Hip-H) vs Boeing CH-47 Chinook

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SUBJECTS

Mil Mi-17 (Hip-H)
Medium-Lift Transport Helicopter / Gunship

Boeing CH-47D Chinook
Medium-Lift, Tandem Rotor Transport Helicopter

BASICS

ORIGIN
Soviet Union

ORIGIN
United States

YEAR
1981 [Diff.+19 yrs]

YEAR
1962 [Diff.-19 yrs]

CREW
3

PRODUCTION
12,000 units [Diff.+10,800]

PRODUCTION
1,200 units [Diff.-10,800]

DIMENSIONS

LENGTH
60.5 ft (18.5 m) [Diff.+9.5 ft]

LENGTH
51.0 ft (15.6 m) [Diff.-9.5 ft]

WIDTH/SPAN
69.7 ft (21.3 m) [Diff.+9.7 ft]

WIDTH/SPAN
60.0 ft (18.3 m) [Diff.-9.7 ft]

HEIGHT
15.6 ft (4.8 m) [Diff.-3.3 ft]

HEIGHT
18.9 ft (5.8 m) [Diff.+3.3 ft]

RELATIVE SIZE COMPARISON

NOTES: 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.

Mil Mi-17 (Hip-H)

Boeing CH-47D Chinook

WEIGHTS

EMPTY WT.
16,535 lb (7,500 kg) [Diff.-6,867 lb]

EMPTY WT.
23,402 lb (10,615 kg) [Diff.+6,867 lb]

M.T.O.W.
29,762 lb (13,500 kg) [Diff.-20,238 lb]

M.T.O.W.
50,001 lb (22,680 kg) [Diff.+20,238 lb]

INSTALLED POWER

2 x Klimov TV3-117MT/VM OR VK-2500 turboshaft engines developing 2,100 shp or 2,700 shp respectively while driving five-bladed main rotor and three-bladed tail rotor.

2 x Lycoming (Honeywell) T55-L-712 turboshaft engines developing 3,750 horsepower each while driving 2 x three-bladed main rotors.

PERFORMANCE

SPEED
158 mph (255 kph) [Diff.-22 mph]

SPEED
180 mph (290 kph) [Diff.+22 mph]

RANGE
360 miles (580 km) [Diff.+96 miles]

RANGE
264 miles (425 km) [Diff.-96 miles]

CEILING
19,685 ft (6,000 m) [Diff.+11,237 feet]

CEILING
8,448 ft (2,575 m) [Diff.-11,237 feet]

RATE-OF-CLIMB
1,575 ft/min [Diff.+53 feet]

RATE-OF-CLIMB
1,522 ft/min [Diff.-53 feet]

ARMAMENT

Typically none unless outfitted for gunship/armed transport role: Missiles (Shturm-V), rockets (S-8), rocket pods, 23mm cannon pods, and 7.62mm gun pods across underwing hardpoints when fitted wingstubs; 7.62mm machine guns at doors and / or rear of aircraft. Optional nose machine gun and fuel tanks.

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.

GOING FURTHER

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