Your browser does not support this video.Permalink: http://www.boeingimages.com/archive/Boeing-Vertol-YCH-1B-Taxi-Tests--1961-2JRSXLJFQBFE.htmlCopyright © Boeing. All Rights Reserved.View Photo/Video onlyConceptually similarBoeing Vertol YHC-1B Flight Demonstration, 1961Boeing Vertol YCH-1B Chinook Towing Tests, 1961Delivery of First CH-47A to US Army, 1962Boeing-Vertol Factory, 1965Boeing Vertol CH-47A Chinook in Action, 1960sBoeing CH-47F Chinook B-rollBoeing CH-147F First Flight B-rollBoeing CH-47D Chinook B-rollBoeing CH-47 Mk6 Chinook First Flight B-rollView AllBoeing Vertol YCH-1B Taxi Tests, 1961Select usageWhat Type of Order?Usage:In 1960, Boeing bought Vertol, a helicopter manufacturer in Philadelphia, Pa. The company had three tandem-rotor helicopters under production: the Chinook for the Army, the Sea Knight for the Navy and the Marines, and the commercial 107-II for the airlines.The first version of the CH-47 Chinook tandem-rotor military helicopter could lift more than seven tons. At peak production in 1967, the Boeing Vertol Philadelphia plant produced a new Chinook every 24 hours.BI45639 (BIV15_YHC-1B_02)Maximum size:1920px × 1080px (~448 MB)License type:Rights ManagedDuration:2m0sKeywords:1960s-Boeing-Boeing Vertol-day-flight lines-flight test livery-ground shots-historic production status-orange-outdoors-research/experimental-Ridley Park Facility-rotorcraft blades-runways-tandem-rotor helicopters-taxi tests-Vertol 144-YHC-1BRelated Photo/Videos:View AllRelated Virtual folders:YHC-1B ChinookYCH-1B
