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CH-47F Block II makes maiden flight
Boeing’s CH-47F Block II EMD Chinook has made its first flight at the company’s Philadelphia facility, marking a key milestone in a programme that has previously been at risk of cancellation.
The manufacturer used the exercise to test the aircraft’s hover abilities as well as ‘similarly basic ...
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