Uploaded by smike 19/03/2009 08:29:12

Finally its finished..
This is the very first chinook produced and bought by usa (4) and send to vietnam modified to gunships (the very first in the world)...
and i most admit that this was a big work and took a long time to make.
just to make the textures i used 2 days...
i wanted this one to be exactly like the original so i ended up having to make a completly new helicopter and use parts from the other.
the back end and the cargo door is changed and now they have the right mesaures as the original chinook..
the top of the back end over the cargo door was most of the time open but some times they were covered..
i have let them be open with no covers but on a hidden layer is the covers to be used in animations..
also the cargo door and side door can be open or closed by using the hidden layers.
the cockpit is as close to the original as i could come with armoured chairs and all controls..
i removed the copilot and the 4 gunners in the sides since the file size was getting high..
one of the things i didnt like on the others was the big cockpits until i discovered that there was a big gap between the cockpit and the cargo bay.
this gap is filled with all the electronics called the aviations and adding this to the cockpit changed the pilots space a lot..
Also note that this one has two crane/hooks mounted on the bottom which is made just like the real ones..
And also note that the engine hatch on the side of the back engine is open to alloow people to se the rotor engine room.
can be opent and closed using the hiddenlayers.

The A/ACH-47A was originally known as the Armed/Armored CH-47A (or A/ACH-47A). 
It was officially designated ACH-47A by US Army—Attack Cargo Helicopter—and 
unofficially "Guns A Go-Go"). 
Four CH-47A helicopters were converted to gunships by Boeing Vertol in late 1965. 
Three were assigned to the 53rd Aviation Detachment in South Vietnam for testing, with the remaining one retained in the U.S. 
for weapons testing. By 1966, the 53rd was redesignated the 1st Aviation Detachment 
(Provisional) and attached to the 228th Aviation Support Helicopter Battalion of the 1st Air Cavalry Division. 
By 1968, only one gunship remained, and logistical concerns prevented more conversions. 
It was returned to the United States, and the program stopped. 
US Army Guns-a-go-go, "Birth Control", (A/ACH-47A)
The "Birth Control" was conceived as a helicopter gunship for use in Vietnam.
Initially the US Army ordered eleven from Boeing-Vertol, but due to budget constraints only four were ever produced.
The aircraft were assigned to the 53rd Aviation Detachment, known as "Guns-A-Go-Go," from mid 1966 until 1968 and saw action with the 1st CAV, 25th CAV, the Royal Australian Task Force and the IV Corps among others. "Stump Jumper," "Co$t of Living," and "Birth Control" were all lost during combat operations, with only "Easy Money" surviving. She currently resides on Redstone
In late 1965, the first Armed/Armored Chinook was officially rolled out and testing was begun. 
The ACH-47A carried five M60D 7.62x51 mm machine guns or M2HB .50 caliber machine guns, 
provided by the XM32 and XM33 armament subsystems, 
two M24A1 20 mm cannons, 
The Armed/Armored Chinook used its payload capability to advantage by mounting an extensive array of armament, as well as armor to protect the crew and vital parts of the aircraft against heavy caliber ground fire.

Mounted on the nose was an M-5 40mm Automatic Grenade Launcher. 
This turret-mounted weapon was controlled by the copilot, who was able to cover an extensive area on either side of the flight path. 
Complementing this nose turret, pylons on each side of the aircraft carried fixed forward- firing weapons including a 20mm gun and either a 19-round 2.75 inch rocket pod, or a 7.62mm high-rate-of-fire Gatling machine gun. (Ed. "mini-gun")
The flanks of the aircraft were protected by four gunners stationed two to either side of the cabin. 
Each of these gunners was provided with either a 7.62mm or 50 caliber machine gun on flexible mounts. 
Another gunner was stationed aft with the same type weapons mounted on the rear loading ramp. 
From this vantage point, the gunner could protect the aircraft from ground fire after the aircraft had passed, 
a capability not present in previous armed helicopters. 
This aircraft carried a ton of expendable munitions.
The Armed/Armored Chinook was provided with a new type of steel armor plate which was built into the crew seats
 and protected their torsos. 
 Other steel plates protected components of the aircraft. 
 The rugged components of the Chinook and extensive dualization of systems, combined with over a ton of armor plate, 
 assured a high degree of survivability for the aircraft.
The all-weather, medium-lift CH-47A Chinook entered service in Vietnam about 1966. 
The CH-47A was powered initially by Lycoming T55-L-5 engines rated at 2200 shp (1,640 kW) 
but then replaced by the T55-L-7 rated at 2650 shp (1,980 kW) engines or T55-L-7C engines rated at 2,850 shp. 
The CH-47A had a maximum gross weight of 33,000 lb. 349 built.