Chinook CH-47

Chinook CH-47

Role Heavy-lift Transport Manufacturer Boeing Defense RL First Flight 21 September 1961 RL Introduction 1962 SL First Flight October 2017 SL Introduction 03 May 2018 GTFO Code KSCHINOOK

This virtual CH-47D is a reproduction of the Boeing Chinook tandem rotor heavy-lift helicopter. Work on the Chinook began by Vertol in 1957 with the first helicopters entering service in 1962. With a tripple hook cargo system, the CH-47D can carry external payloads up to 26,000 pounds. The CH-47D is also ideal for carrying cargo or personel.

This virtual CH-47 from Shergood Aviation has the most advanced systems model of any helicopter in Second Life. Features include:

Shergood Flight System Compatible with GTFO OnBoard system allows crew to walk around cabin in flight Fully functioning cockpit Nearly 100 functioning switches/knobs Start sequence based on (and nearly identical to) the RL Chinook Six fuel tanks with both gravity and single-point refueling systems Five transmission systems with independent fluid tracking and monitoring instruments

Three separate hydraulic systems with independent fluid tracking and monitoring instruments Functioning maintenance panel Three hook external cargo system Rescue hoist system Simulated failures AFCS (Autopilot) GPS Navigation Instrument Approaches

Master Contents

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General Systems Avionics Mission Limits Weight and Balance

Normal Procedures Emergency Procedures Servicing SL Features Appendices Painting Resources

Video Tutorials

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Preflight	Start-Up/Shutdown	Transponder & GPS	Cargo/Hoist

Known Bugs

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• Selecting "Set All" in @Realism will cause fluids to burn very quickly. Use "Clear All" to fix the issue and select the desired realism options individually.

Credits

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• Aircraft research, model parameter tuning, SL aircraft feature design and curation, aircraft testing - Tsukino Usagi
• Sounds - Lorin Tone
• Tutorial Videos - JC Pax
• Mesh, Textures, Scripting - Kelly Shergood

Links

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• Release Notes
• Known Bugs and Planned features