Question: Consider the following statements and choose the correct option:
1) Indian Air Force (IAF) inducted the four heavy-lift Chinook CH-47F(I) helicopters on 25th March 25, 2019
2) The induction ceremony held at Air Force base in Chandigarh
3) The CH-47 Chinook choppers are multi-mission heavy-lift transport helicopters
4) The Boeing CH-47 Chinook is an American twin-engine helicopter developed by US company Vertol and developed by Boeing Rotorcraft Systems
Options:
(a) 1, 2 and 3
(b) 2 and 3 only
(c) 1 and 4 only
(d) All of the above.
Answer: (d)
Related facts:
- Air Chief Marshal BS Dhanoa formally inducted four Heavy-lift Chinook CH-47F(I) helicopters on 25th March, 2019 at a ceremony held at Air Force base in Chandigarh.
- The Boeing CH-47 Chinook is an American twin-engine helicopter. It is developed by US Company Vertol and Boeing Rotorcraft Systems.
- These choppers are multi-mission heavy-lift transport helicopters. It will be used to transport troops, artillery, supplies, equipment on the battlefield, ammunition and even barrier materials. It can also be used for disaster relief, search and recovery operations, medical evacuation, fire-fighting and civil development.
- Chinook will help lift the M-777 ultra-light howitzers of the Indian armed forces.
- The Chinook helicopter has fully integrated digital cockpit management system and is capable of transporting fully-equipped infantry soldiers for specialized operations.
- The maximum payload of Chinook chopper is 11 tonnes and 45 troops. It can carry under slung load of up to 10 tonnes additionally.
- India signed a deal of 15 Chinook Choppers at a cost of $1.5 billion with Boeing in September 2015. It includes production, training and support. The total fleet is expected to be inducted in the Air Force by March 2020.
Links:
https://www.businesstoday.in/current/economy-politics/indian-air-force-inducts-four-ch-47-chinook-all-need-know-heavy-lift-choppers/story/330717.html
https://www.thehindu.com/news/national/iaf-inducts-4-combat-ready-chinook-helicopters/article26632144.ece
http://ddnews.gov.in/national/iaf-inducts-first-four-heavy-lift-chinook-helicopters
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Boeing_CH-47_Chinook