Boeing CH-47 Chinook forces. The CH-47JA, introduced in 1993, is a long-range version of the CH-47J, fitted with an enlarged fuel tank, an AAQ-16 FLIR in a turret under the nose, and a partial glass cockpit. Both versions are built under license in Japan by Kawasaki Heavy Industries, who produced 61 aircraft by April 2001. The Japan Defense Agency ordered 54 aircraft of which 39 were for the JGSDF and 15 were for the JASDF. Boeing supplied flyable aircraft, to which Kawasaki added full avionics, interior, and final paint. The CH-47J model Chinook (N7425H) made its first flight in January 1986, and it
Helicopter Heroes Helicopter Heroes Helicopter Heroes is a British daytime television series, following the lifesaving work of the Yorkshire Air Ambulance. The first episode aired on 3 September 2007 and a total of seven series have been made. In 2012–13 the team produced a 10 part series called "Helicopter Heroes Down Under", featuring the work of British medics working in Australia. A second, 15 part series is now in production for broadcast in the UK in January 2015. First screened on BBC One in 2007, its first presenter was "Top Gear"'s Richard Hammond. He agreed to front the show to thank the