A heavily armed Chinook conversion used experimentally and operationally as a large helicopter gunship in Vietnam.
Development
Boeing Vertol ACH-47A gunship was developed by Boeing Vertol in United States as a gunship. The family first flew in 1965 and entered service in 1966. Its recorded airframe configuration is rotorcraft, with the family classified in the archive as core combat-aircraft scope.
Operational History
Operationally, Boeing Vertol ACH-47A gunship is represented primarily in the gunship role. The sourced variant records include service with United States Army. Its documented combat-history coverage includes Vietnam War. Role tags attached to the family include counterinsurgency.
Variants and Lineage
Major variants represented in the structured record include ACH-47A.
Variants
| Designation | Type | Role | Recorded operators |
|---|---|---|---|
| ACH-47A | Conversion | Gunship | United States Army |
Representative specifications
Configuration-specific profiles are shown separately so values from different variants are not blended into one false “standard” aircraft.
ACH-47A — C015 baseline technical profile
- Crew
- 5
Powerplant: 2 × Lycoming T55 turboshafts
Armament: Multiple machine guns, cannon, grenade launchers, and rockets in gunship configuration.
Sources and further reading
Structured references supporting this aircraft family, variants, specifications, and narrative sections.
- American Combat Planes — Doubleday · Tier 3