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Boeing Vertol 234 Chinook

The Chinook is an iconic dual-rotor helicopter built in the United States and often featured in movies. It is also widely used in Europe and Japan.

1980 – onwards

Purchase$1,634,580
Annual running cost$272,430/year
Capacity20
Speed269 km/h
Weight8,145 kg
Length30.869 m

Ratings

Longer bars mean better ratings for the selected year.

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Compatible cargo

Beverages, Books, Bricks, Cement, Chemicals, Clay, Clothes, Coal, Crude Oil, Dyes, Fabric, Fertilizer, Fish, Fuel, Furniture, Glass, Grain, Iron Ore, Logs, Machines, Meat, Paper, Passengers, Planks, Plastic, Rubber, Sand, Sawdust, Sheet Metal, Steel, Stone, Canned Food, Tires, Tools, Vegetables, Vehicles, Wool

Specifications

Capacity
20
Compartments
1
Length
30.869 m
Loading rate
2×
Purchase cost ($)
1,634,580
Annual running cost ($/year)
272,430
Speed
269 km/h
Thrust
210 kN
Weight
8,145 kg
Width
18.287 m
Height
5.788 m
Transport modes
Helicopter
Capacity by compartment and cargo choice

Each compartment has one shared capacity for its listed cargo types. Choose one load option per compartment; options joined by “or” are alternatives. Separate compartments can carry their loads together. A cargo maximum assumes every compatible compartment carries that cargo.

  1. 20 Beverages, Books, Bricks, Cement, Chemicals, Clay, Clothes, Coal, Crude Oil, Dyes, Fabric, Fertilizer, Fish, Fuel, Furniture, Glass, Grain, Iron Ore, Logs, Machines, Meat, Paper, Planks, Plastic, Rubber, Sand, Sawdust, Sheet Metal, Steel, Stone, Canned Food, Tires, Tools, Vegetables, Vehicles, Wool or 20 Passengers

Connections

Carries · 37
Network requirements and facilities · 3

Planning guides

Game data sources

Build 25754343 · Pack base

  • base/content/vehicle/helicopter/boeing_vertol_234_chinook.zip:boeing_vertol_234_chinook/boeing_vertol_234_chinook.mdl

Overview and native model detail views. Full detail is available in the image viewer.

  • Overview: source build 25533170
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Source values
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