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Army Flies CH-47 Chinook With GE Aviation’s T408 Engine

By Matthew Beinart

Wednesday, September 23rd, 2020

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Army Flies CH-47 Chinook With GE Aviation’s T408 Engine

Army flies a CH-47 Chinook with GE Aviation's T408 engine. Photo: U.S. Army.

The Army has conducted its first flight of a CH-47 Chinook with GE Aviation’s [GE] T408 engines, the same one used on the Marine Corps’ CH-53K helicopter, with additional flight tests likely to take place through the end of the year. Army Combat Capabilities Development Command Aviation & Missile Center’s (CCDC AvMC) said the demonstration follows a five-year cooperative research effort with Boeing [BA] and GE to assess the potential for the T408 to expand mission capabilities for the Chinook…

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