BV-347 Chinook - Fort Rucker, AL - Static Aircraft Displays on Waymarking.com

The BV-347 Chinook, the "Winged Chinook" is a modified CH-47A fitted with a 100" fuselage plug, four bladed rotors, a raised rear mast, retractable landing gear, a fly-by-wire system, a gondola which could be lowered from the cockpit where a pilot (facing to the rear) could fly the Chinook and, most remarkably, a variable geometry fixed wing. The wings could be removed and stored inside the aircraft.

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Type of Aircraft: (make/model): BV-347 Chinook Tail Number: (S/N): 65-7992 Construction:: original aircraft Location (park, airport, museum, etc.): U. S. Army Aviation Museum inside / outside: outside Other Information:: The aircraft is part of the outdoors display of the U. S. Army Aviation Museum at Ft. Rucker. Access restrictions: The aircraft is displayed outside. There is no fence. Daylight hours would be best for visiting. The aircraft is located on an active Army base.

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Photo of aircraft (required - will be interesting to see if the aircraft is ever repainted or progress if being restored)
Photo of serial number (required unless there is not one or it is a replica)
Photo(s) of any artwork on the aircraft (optional but interesting)

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