The $96 million Chinook CH-47F Block II finally made its first flight

Boeing’s latest version of the Chinook twin-rotor transport helicopter in the CH-47F Block II has taken flight. The CH-47F Block II improves payload and range compared to previous Chinooks.
The CH-47F Block II Chinook for the US Army just had its first flight on April 8, but the helicopter has been in development since the late 2010s, with a first test flight on March 28, 2019. The CH-47F Block II is not the same CH-47 Chinook for which the renowned author and speaker Liz “Chinook Chick” McConaghy was a crew chief in Britain’s Iraq and Afghan wars.