Boeing engine started in 1943 and Boeing's gas turbines were designated models 502 (T50), 520 (T60), 540, 551 and 553. Boeing built 2,461 engines before production ceased in April 1968. Many applications of the Boeing gas turbine engines were considered to be firsts, including the first turbine-powered helicopter and boat. Vertol Aircraft Corporation was acquired by Boeing in 1960, and was reorganized as Boeing's Vertol division. The twin-rotor CH-47 Chinook, produced by Vertol, took its first flight in 1961. This heavy-lift helicopter remains a work-horse vehicle to the present day. In 1964, Vertol also began production of the CH-46 Sea Knight.
Chinook Sciences 2014 that Chinook Sciences had been honoured in the 20th Annual Environment and Energy Awards. Chinook won as the most innovative company in the Energy from Waste Category for its patented End Stage Recycling® Technology with Renewable Energy generation. Chinook Sciences was named winner of the Queen’s Award for Enterprise in Innovation on the 21st of April 2014. Published on that date to mark the Queen's birthday. Chinook Sciences won for their development of thermal heat treatment plants for recovering recycled metal and generating renewable energy from waste. On May 23, 2014 Chinook Sciences announced that it had secured a