Helicopter flight controls blades collectively ("i.e.," all at the same time) and independent of their position. Therefore, if a collective input is made, all the blades change equally, and as a result, the helicopter increases or decreases its total lift derived from the rotor. In level flight this would cause a climb or descent, while with the helicopter pitched forward an increase in total lift would produce an acceleration together with a given amount of ascent. The collective pitch control in a Boeing CH-47 Chinook is called a "thrust control", but serves the same purpose, except that it controls two rotor systems, applying
Chinook Health Mennonites live in the Chinook Health region. Numbers vary as groups migrate between home communities in Central America and the region. Chinook Health operates 12 hospitals, 15 community health centres, and 5 continuing care facilities in 14 communities. The health region employs more people in Lethbridge than any other single organization. Employees include 3,500 staff and 200 physicians. Chinook Health provides the following services throughout the region: Chinook Health Chinook Health is part of Alberta Health Services, the governing body for healthcare regulation in the Canadian province of Alberta. Chinook Health administers public health services in southwestern Alberta, Canada; the