Amphibious helicopter The HUP-2 was able to taxi forward or backward on water, regardless of wind direction. The CH-46 Sea Knight and its Canadian variant, the CH-113 Labrador, can land on water and rest for up to two hours in calm water. The rear sponsons hold two of the three landing gear units as well as self-sealing fuel tanks. The helicopter began service with the United States Marine Corps in 1962, and with the Canadian military in 1963, and is used to carry cargo and combat troops. The Boeing CH-47 Chinook was made sufficiently watertight to allow it to land on water
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