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          86-01662
          (86-1662)

 

 

         
As of today, this airframe is 59.47 years old.

 

 

         
86-01662 on the flightline at Knox Army (KFHK) heliport, Fort Rucker, Alabama.

             28 March 2005: 86-01662 on the flightline at Knox Army (KFHK) heliport, Fort Rucker, Alabama. Click-N-Go Here to view a larger image.

 

 

             86-01662, Boeing D model kit number M3167, was a CH-47D helicopter. The U.S. Army acceptance date was 29 May 1987. As of 22 June 1998, 86-01662 had accumulated 1,483.9 D model hours and 6,108.4 total aircraft hours.

   86-01662 was a conversion from the original A model Chinook 64-13142.

   On 4 June 1986, 86-01662 was inducted into the D model program, converted, and initially scheduled for assignment to Fort Hood, Texas.

   At some point, 86-01662 was transferred to Fort Rucker, Alabama, assigned to the U.S. Army Aviation Center (USAAVNC) supporting the flight training of student pilots undergoing the CH-47D Aircraft Qualification Course (AQC), as well as the CH-47D Maintenance Test Pilot Course (MTPC).

   As of 1 January 2002, this aircraft was 36.4 years old.

   As of 28 March 2005, the last known location of 86-01662 was at Knox Army Heliport, Fort Rucker, Alabama.

   Aircraft status: Flyable.

 

 

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Last updated: 09/16/2017 16:14:46