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 300 million pound deal in principle ( subject to acceptable EPC) with the environmental and waste management company Bee'ah to build a thermal energy-from-waste facility in Sharjah, UAE. If the project proceeds, the deal is expected to create around 200 British jobs and secure another 650. On November 18, 2015, Chinook Sciences was honoured to win the Power/Energy category at the Institute of Engineering and Technology Awards in London. Chinook Sciences Chinook Sciences is a US and UK based technology company that specializes in waste to energy and metal recovery. Chinook Sciences holds many patents for its non-incineration "ultra clean