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Boeing Looks At Future Block II Chinook, Advanced Systems

Wednesday, October 24th, 2012

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Boeing [BA] and BAE Systems are working on an Active Parallel Actuator System (APAS) that will provide pilots more control and tactile cueing so they know they’re approaching the edge of the envelope on their CH-47F Chinook, a Boeing official said. “Our expectation is that APAS would be retrofittable into existing aircraft,” Patrick Donnelly, director of U.S. and Foreign Military Sales Chinook programs at Boeing, said. The APAS is the next generation Digital Advanced Flight Control System (DFACS) now integrated…

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