After years of dreaming, the moment is finally here—I bought a real CH-46 Sea Knight helicopter, also known as the 'Baby Chinook'! Once used in military missions around the world, this twin ...

(Matt York/AP) SANTIAGO, Chile — The Boeing CH-46 medium-lift helicopter, retired from service in the U.S. Navy and Marine Corps, may get a new lease on life, this time with the Argentine Air Force.

Both Bell and the Royal Canadian Air Force (RCAF) are celebrating a milestone as they kick off a major upgrade program for the CH-146 ... meters) helicopter with a rotor span of 46 feet (14 ...

“It was a frustrating day, but a special day,” recalled Ret. Col. Gerry Berry, who flew a CH-46 helicopter for 18 hours and 20 minutes over those two days to extricate people, including U.S ...

Under the Griffon Limited Life Extension (GLLE) contract, Bell will modernize the RCAF's CH-146 Griffon Fleet to sustain its capabilities through the 2030s. Bell Announces First Flight of the ...

Bell has performed the first flight of a CH-146 Griffon utility helicopter it has upgraded under a modernisation programme for the Royal Canadian Air Force. The sortie was performed from the ...

Bell will complete modernisation work on the first nine Canadian Armed Forces CH-146s, with the remainder of the 85 aircraft upgraded by Alpine Aerotech and Heli-One Canada. Bell Textron Canada has ...

Two pre-modification Bell CH-146s. The full RCAF fleet of 85 Griffons is to be upgraded to C standard. (Bell Helicopter Textron) Bell Textron Canada has flown the first upgraded CH-146C Griffon ...

Last year, the CH-146 Griffon fleet reportedly surpassed half a million flight hours. “As Canada’s only helicopter manufacturer in-country, Bell is a proud partner of the Canadian Armed Forces.