4 MH-47D/E flew through SoCal the other day. Unfortunately, I didn't have a radio, so I didn't get a call. I'm thinking they might have been from the new Det up in WA, and flew down here.
It got me thinking about the G model though, and I found a photo this guy has of the new avionics suite in the rebuild. Wow... That's a lot of glass. I don't think the C-17 even has that much CRT area.
Bottom of the page: http://www.chinook-helicopter.com/model_comparison/comparison.html
Dave
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