![]() ![]() In an apples-to-apples comparison, it calculates that ‘CH-47F aircraft cost is about half the CH-53K.’ The higher price-tag for King Stallion could be justified if it were a markedly better fit for German and Israeli performance requirements, or more reliable and maintainable, but Boeing doubts that a case for either claim could be made convincingly.” “Boeing contends that the cost of procuring and operating the latest version of Chinook is far below that of King Stallion. Boeing ignores that the block upgrade that they offer in thier medium lift Chinook is a development and not production program.īut the core point of comparison highlighted by Boeing is the question of cost. Then Thompson highlights that Boeing believes that the “CH-53K is so new that its future reliability and maintainability are not yet proven.” And associated with this is that there is a higher level of risk in buying a new helicopter and in the potential challenges of customization of the aircraft for Israeli and German needs. Marine Corps, Boeing figures that the greater external lifting power of King Stallion isn’t worth the additional cost to either country.” In fact, it says that due to weight limits on the CH-53K’s wheels, the CH-47F can “oftentimes carry more weight internally than the CH-53K.” Since Germany and Israel do not conduct the kind of ship-to-shore maneuvers practiced by the U.S. “Although King Stallion is a bigger aircraft than Chinook, Boeing notes that the size of their cabins is virtually identical. But putting aside that point, the argument boils down to the notion that the CH-53K is built to support unique Marine Corps missions which the Germans will not need, and that Chinook is more than adequate for German needs. We should note at the outset that the CH-53K is a heavy lift helicopter the Chinook is not-it is a medium lift helicopter, based on weight that each can carry. It thinks it can displace the CH-53 from both the German and Israeli markets by offering an upgraded version of its own heavy lifter that meets all customer performance requirements at considerably less cost.” Thompson noted that “Boeing, builder of the rival CH-47F twin-rotor Chinook, has other ideas. Army modernization and for the German armed forces.įor example, Loren Thompson wrote a piece published on Jfor Forbes which is entitled, “Why Boeing Believes it Will Win the competition to Supply Heavy-Lift Helicopters to Germany and Israel.” Recently, there have been a number of articles which have directly raised the question of how the Chinook compares with the CH-53K which suggested that the venerable though legacy Chinook is good enough to consider treating the CH-53K as an outlier to both U.S. ![]()
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