BOEING / HELICOPTER

Boeing CH-47D Chinook

A heavy transport helicopter whose two large rotors remove the need for a tail rotor.

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Type designatorsH47Models & sources ↓

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PropulsionTwin turboshaft
ConfigurationTandem rotors · Rear loading ramp
Simulator ecosystemsMSFS · X-Plane
YOUR AIRCRAFT COMPANION

Start here

A few places to begin, from the aircraft’s story to the people who fly it.

Introduction

Meet the aircraft

The Chinook's tandem-rotor arrangement places one rotor above each end of a long cargo cabin. The opposing rotor systems provide the lifting configuration, leaving the rear available for a loading ramp. Vertol originated the design before it became part of Boeing. The CH-47 family has evolved through several major versions and specialised derivatives. The D model in this catalogue has its own systems and cockpit identity.

Aircraft background

Wikipedia contributors · Read more ↗
Pilot account

A spare part arrives with a familiar crew

Wookey remembered the Chinooks’ work bringing people from locations outside Kabul airport into the evacuation system. Keeping that operation moving meant dealing with crowded ramp space, changing security conditions and a fuel supply that could no longer be replenished normally. The flying depended on a much larger coordination effort than the journeys themselves suggested.

Edited Pilot Project Podcast interview in Vertical · September 2026. Canadian exchange pilot with the U.S. Army during the August 2021 Kabul evacuation; exact Chinook variant is not specified.

Vertical / The Pilot Project Podcast · Read more ↗
Simulator systems

Control hardware has a configuration choice

The documented AFCS supports both self-centring and non-centring joysticks. The package also lists a four-axis autopilot and VOR, TACAN, ADF and GPS navigation, with custom control panels.

Boeing CH-47D Chinook · X-Trident · X-Plane 11 · X-Plane 12

X-Trident · Read more ↗
WATCH & EXPLORE

Into the cockpit

YouTube
Flight video

Earl Watters · 16 min ·

CH 47D Start Up Procedures

A CH-47D crew starts the helicopter before departing on a firefighting task.

Real aircraft · Boeing CH-47D Chinook

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THE AIRCRAFT

Meet Boeing CH-47D Chinook

The Chinook's tandem-rotor arrangement places one rotor above each end of a long cargo cabin. The opposing rotor systems provide the lifting configuration, leaving the rear available for a loading ramp. Vertol originated the design before it became part of Boeing.

The CH-47 family has evolved through several major versions and specialised derivatives. The simulator product represents the D model, with controls and loading arrangements for its tandem-rotor layout.

Research-based aircraft backgroundWikipedia contributors · Boeing CH-47 Chinook ↗
FAMILY, MODELS & VARIANTS

Boeing CH-47D Chinook

Boeing → · Explore the family →

AIRCRAFT IDENTITY

Aircraft type designators

Use the code for the model you are flying. The linked authority lists the applicable aircraft.

HOW IT CAME TO BE

History & design

The Chinook has a civilian working branch

Columbia’s Model 234 work in Head’s account includes logging and construction. The operator also flew the smaller Model 107-II, so activities described across its whole fleet should not automatically be assigned to the Chinook.

Vertical · Riding Shotgun ↗

Civilian family context reported in 2011

Canada’s F model is a distinct configuration

The 2014 report describes the CH-147F’s long-range fuel installation, digital cockpit and Canadian equipment changes. These explain the setting of Townsend’s account while remaining separate from the CH-47D represented by the simulator listings on this page.

Vertical · Not Your Grandfathers’ Chinook ↗

Canadian variant context

FROM THE COCKPIT

Pilot accounts

A spare part arrives with a familiar crew

Ian Wookey

Wookey remembered the Chinooks’ work bringing people from locations outside Kabul airport into the evacuation system. Keeping that operation moving meant dealing with crowded ramp space, changing security conditions and a fuel supply that could no longer be replenished normally. The flying depended on a much larger coordination effort than the journeys themselves suggested.

When one helicopter needed a component, the spare was in Kuwait and there was no dedicated flight to bring it back. Wookey contacted a Canadian colleague, and the part arrived on an evacuation aircraft. Going aboard to thank its crew, he discovered that the commander was an old classmate from military college and pilot training. That unexpected meeting became a lasting personal memory within the difficult final days of the operation.

Edited Pilot Project Podcast interview in Vertical · September 2026. Canadian exchange pilot with the U.S. Army during the August 2021 Kabul evacuation; exact Chinook variant is not specified.

Read the full account · Vertical / The Pilot Project Podcast ↗

A clipboard earns its place in the cockpit

Elan Head

Head joined Columbia as an employee and completed its copilot training before taking part in a Nebraska power-line reconstruction job. Studying the manuals, learning the systems and passing a check ride gave the assignment a seriousness beyond a visiting journalist’s flight. Once on site, experienced command pilots handled the precise placement of the replacement towers.

In the other seat, Head recorded weights and times, monitored fuel and instruments, watched for traffic and used the radios. She also flew between sites when the command pilots needed a break. The work could look modest beside the long-line flying outside the window, but it supported every lift.

Vertical · February 2011. Actual employment and copilot training with Columbia Helicopters, followed by August 2010 Nebraska work in civilian Model 234UT C-FHFB; this is not a CH-47D equipment description.

Read the full account · Vertical ↗

New aircraft arrive faster than trained crews

Duart Townsend

Townsend had been the last pilot trained on Canada’s earlier CH-147C before its retirement. Returning to the Chinook programme brought him to a much more extensively equipped aircraft and the task of building a squadron around it. Deliveries were progressing well, but training the people to use the new helicopters could not happen at the same pace.

He found the CH-147F stable, including beneath its layers of automation, and valued what it could carry. Yet its sophistication also explained why the transition needed time. Pilots, loadmasters and flight engineers had to develop compatible ways of working, supported by instructors and maintainers.

Vertical interview · May 2014. Commanding officer of 450 Tactical Helicopter Squadron at Petawawa, discussing Canada’s CH-147F after earlier CH-147C experience.

Read the full account · Vertical ↗
VIRTUAL VERSIONS

In your simulator

Systems, equipment and documentation for each developer’s aircraft.

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MSFS 2024

CH47D Chinook

Microsoft Flight Simulator · Released

MSFS 2024Included / first-party

Aircraft

Edition / package Premium Deluxe

Career configuration changed in Sim Update 4

Microsoft’s release notes removed passenger and flightseeing specialisations and recorded fixes for cargo and construction checks. These are changes documented for version 1.6.32.0.

Microsoft Flight Simulator Team · MSFS 2024 Sim Update 4 release notes ↗

MSFS 2024 Sim Update 4 · CH-47D subsection

Loading into flight received a specific fix

The same update added saved-flight collective values to address immediate descent when loading or skipping into flight. It also revised the GNS530 connection to the HSI and corrected altimeter issues.

Microsoft Flight Simulator Team · MSFS 2024 Sim Update 4 release notes ↗

MSFS 2024 Sim Update 4 · CH-47D subsection

X-Plane 11 · X-Plane 12

Boeing CH-47D Chinook

X-Trident · Released

X-Plane 11 · X-Plane 12Third-party add-on

Aircraft

Products and variants
ProductSimulatorProduct type
CH47-D Chinook ↗ReleasedX-Plane 11 · X-Plane 12 Aircraft

External work includes a supporting ground scene

The X-Trident listing includes external loads, cargo dropping, animated ground crew and a custom fuel truck. Load configurations can be saved and recalled, giving the package activities beyond transporting passengers.

X-Trident · CH47-D Chinook ↗

X-Plane.org developer listing · captured September 2026

Control hardware has a configuration choice

The documented AFCS supports both self-centring and non-centring joysticks. The package also lists a four-axis autopilot and VOR, TACAN, ADF and GPS navigation, with custom control panels.

X-Trident · CH47-D Chinook ↗

X-Trident listing · developer-described behaviour

The X-Plane 12 update adds weather effects

The listed version 2.0 introduced the X-Plane 12 build and windscreen rain, ice and de-icing effects. The earlier 1.1 history describes VR interaction changes and stored fuel settings.

X-Trident · CH47-D Chinook ↗

Version history · v2.0, 2 April 2023; v1.1, 9 June 2021

MSFS 2020; MSFS 2024

CH47D Chinook

Miltech Simulations · Released

MSFS 2020; MSFS 2024Third-party add-on

Aircraft

Products and variants
ProductSimulatorProduct type
CH47D Chinook ↗ReleasedMSFS 2020; MSFS 2024 Aircraft
THE NUMBERS

Aircraft specifications

Published figures for the named real-aircraft variant. Simulator equipment and performance can differ.

Specifications (CH-47F)Boeing CH-47 Chinook · Specifications (CH-47F) · real aircraft; source units retained
SpecificationPublished value
Length98 ft 10.7 in (30.142 m)
Height18 ft 7.8 in (5.685 m)
Empty weight24,578 lb (11,148 kg)
Gross weight54,000 lb (24,494 kg)
Powerplant2 × Lycoming T55-GA-714A turboshaft engines, 4,733 shp (3,529 kW) each
Main rotor diameter2 × 60 ft (18 m)
Main rotor area5,600 sq ft (520 m² )
Maximum speed170 kn (200 mph, 310 km/h)
Cruise speed157 kn (181 mph, 291 km/h)
Range400 nmi (460 mi, 740 km)
Service ceiling20,000 ft (6,100 m)
Rate of climb1,522 ft/min (7.73 m/s)
Wikipedia contributors · Boeing CH-47 Chinook ↗
GO TO THE SOURCE

Manuals & resources

Find your next read

Choose a topic for a short introduction and a link to the original source. Simulator references identify the developer and edition they cover.

Simulator documentation

Control hardware has a configuration choiceBoeing CH-47D Chinook · X-Trident · X-Plane 11 · X-Plane 12

The documented AFCS supports both self-centring and non-centring joysticks. The package also lists a four-axis autopilot and VOR, TACAN, ADF and GPS navigation, with custom control panels.

X-Trident listing · developer-described behaviour

X-Trident · Read the source ↗
Career configuration changed in Sim Update 4CH47D Chinook · Microsoft Flight Simulator · MSFS 2024

Microsoft’s release notes removed passenger and flightseeing specialisations and recorded fixes for cargo and construction checks. These are changes documented for version 1.6.32.0.

MSFS 2024 Sim Update 4 · CH-47D subsection

Microsoft Flight Simulator Team · Read the source ↗
Loading into flight received a specific fixCH47D Chinook · Microsoft Flight Simulator · MSFS 2024

The same update added saved-flight collective values to address immediate descent when loading or skipping into flight. It also revised the GNS530 connection to the HSI and corrected altimeter issues.

MSFS 2024 Sim Update 4 · CH-47D subsection

Microsoft Flight Simulator Team · Read the source ↗
External work includes a supporting ground sceneBoeing CH-47D Chinook · X-Trident · X-Plane 11 · X-Plane 12

The X-Trident listing includes external loads, cargo dropping, animated ground crew and a custom fuel truck. Load configurations can be saved and recalled, giving the package activities beyond transporting passengers.

X-Plane.org developer listing · captured September 2026

X-Trident · Read the source ↗
The X-Plane 12 update adds weather effectsBoeing CH-47D Chinook · X-Trident · X-Plane 11 · X-Plane 12

The listed version 2.0 introduced the X-Plane 12 build and windscreen rain, ice and de-icing effects. The earlier 1.1 history describes VR interaction changes and stored fuel settings.

Version history · v2.0, 2 April 2023; v1.1, 9 June 2021

X-Trident · Read the source ↗

Pilot account

A spare part arrives with a familiar crewEdited Pilot Project Podcast interview in Vertical · September 2026. Canadian exchange pilot with the U.S. Army during the August 2021 Kabul evacuation; exact Chinook variant is not specified.

Wookey remembered the Chinooks’ work bringing people from locations outside Kabul airport into the evacuation system. Keeping that operation moving meant dealing with crowded ramp space, changing security conditions and a fuel supply that could no longer be replenished normally. The flying depended on a much larger coordination effort than the journeys themselves suggested. When one helicopter needed a component, the spare was in Kuwait and there was no dedicated flight to bring it back.

Ian Wookey

Vertical / The Pilot Project Podcast · Read the source ↗
A clipboard earns its place in the cockpitVertical · February 2011. Actual employment and copilot training with Columbia Helicopters, followed by August 2010 Nebraska work in civilian Model 234UT C-FHFB; this is not a CH-47D equipment description.

Head joined Columbia as an employee and completed its copilot training before taking part in a Nebraska power-line reconstruction job. Studying the manuals, learning the systems and passing a check ride gave the assignment a seriousness beyond a visiting journalist’s flight. Once on site, experienced command pilots handled the precise placement of the replacement towers. In the other seat, Head recorded weights and times, monitored fuel and instruments, watched for traffic and used the radios.

Elan Head

Vertical · Read the source ↗

Read the original documentation from the people who created it. Manuals open on their publisher’s website.

Manual

↗Microsoft Flight Simulator aircraft manualsMicrosoft / aircraft developers

Aircraft background

↗Boeing CH-47 ChinookWikipedia contributors · Research background · Wikipedia revision 1373883548 · retrieved 2026-09-12

Resource

↗MSFS 2024 FAQ and edition aircraft inventoryMicrosoft

Product

↗CH47-D ChinookX-Trident · Official developer / designated store catalogue · checked 2026-09-12 ↗CH47D ChinookMiltech Simulations · Official catalogue reviewed 15 September 2026

Type designator

↗ICAO Doc 8643 — aircraft type designatorsInternational Civil Aviation Organization · Public search data retrieved 2026-09-14; authority update 2026-09-03

Developer documentation

↗MSFS 2024 Sim Update 4 release notesMicrosoft Flight Simulator Team · Version 1.6.32.0
AIRCRAFT AND FEEL

Built-in force-feedback profiles

Read the documentary basis, editable starting settings and remaining questions for the aircraft you fly. Each explanation refers to the exact profile revision shown.

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FFB-BRIDGE BUILT-IN PROFILE

Miltech CH-47D Chinook

Free and ProRevision 2Inherited starting point

Miltech CH-47D Chinook: The cyclic spring and damping accompany the selected tandem-rotor rendition.

Aircraft and simulator scope

  • Miltech CH-47D Chinook · Miltech Simulations · MSFS 2020 · Add-on starting point
  • Miltech CH-47D Chinook · Miltech Simulations · MSFS 2024 · Add-on starting point

The simulator model and controls

The Chinook's tandem-rotor arrangement places one rotor above each end of a long cargo cabin. The opposing rotor systems provide the lifting configuration, leaving the rear available for a loading ramp. Vertol originated the design before it became part of Boeing.

This profile selects Miltech CH-47D Chinook for MSFS 2020, MSFS 2024.

How this profile feels

The cyclic spring and damping accompany the selected tandem-rotor rendition. The spring stays independent of airspeed. Directed aerodynamic loading is omitted. Cyclic damping adds resistance to hardware motion.

AFCS trim and controller-centering choices are separate from rotor-throttle regulation. Local force trim is off. Autopilot following is off.

Controls and trim

The Chinook’s tandem three-blade rotors and fixed wheels surround a heavy-lift cabin. X-Trident and MSFS products have separate AFCS and controller-centering strategies. Cyclic trim, governor-controlled rotor throttle and ground-wheel swivel serve different systems.

The selected implementation

Miltech’s MSFS CH-47D is a separate implementation from X-Trident’s X-Plane Chinook, retaining its own tandem-rotor systems and cockpit functions.

About the values

The gains are normalized profile settings. They describe the chosen effect balance; hand force depends on the device and its output limits. IAS references are tuning values rather than operating limits. Physical acceptance of this revision remains pending.

Documentary review and sources

These decisions describe the documentary basis and remaining gaps for this revision. Aircraft documentation and a starting setting describe different kinds of evidence.

Aircraft and variant
Inherited

This profile selects Miltech CH-47D Chinook for MSFS 2020, MSFS 2024.

Flight controls
Inherited

The Chinook’s tandem three-blade rotors and fixed wheels surround a heavy-lift cabin. X-Trident and MSFS products have separate AFCS and controller-centering strategies. Cyclic trim, governor-controlled rotor throttle and ground-wheel swivel serve different systems.

Trim
Inherited

AFCS trim and controller-centering choices are separate from rotor-throttle regulation. Local force trim is off. Autopilot following is off.

Autopilot and stability
Inherited

Autopilot following is off; the configured spring and load retain the hardware feel.

Equipment
Inherited

Miltech’s MSFS CH-47D is a separate implementation from X-Trident’s X-Plane Chinook, retaining its own tandem-rotor systems and cockpit functions.

Speeds and limits
Inherited

The indicated-speed references set the profile response scale; they are separate from aircraft operating limits.

Simulator integration
Inherited

The profile targets msfs2020, msfs2024. Add-on-specific controls use only the supported references configured by this profile.

Force-feedback settings
Inherited

The settings define the profile’s effect balance. Device output limits affect physical hand force.

Starting settings and their rationale

These configured values are starting estimates. The explanations describe what each setting controls; physical validation appears separately below.

Estimated starting settings · revision 2
SettingStarting valueWhat it controls and why
Spring strengthStarting value0.17 What it controls and whyThe cyclic spring and damping accompany the selected tandem-rotor rendition. The baseline spring is 0.17. Low-speed spring blending is off.
Master force gainStarting value0.65 What it controls and whyScales overall profile strength while preserving effect balance, subject to device and output limits.
Profile force gainStarting value0 What it controls and whyThe 0 gain omits sustained directed airspeed loading. Spring resistance remains independent.
Force tuning speed/referenceStarting value130 ktWhat it controls and whySets the IAS reference for aerodynamic loading. It is an estimate, not published cruise TAS or a flight limit.
Spring response reference speedStarting value65 ktWhat it controls and whySets the IAS where the low-speed blend reaches baseline strength; high-speed stiffening also uses it.
Aileron force scaleStarting value0.72 What it controls and whyRoll and pitch aerodynamic scales are 0.72 and 1, respectively. These stored weights do not create directed aerodynamic loading while that term is inactive. No custom spring-travel curve is enabled.
Elevator force scaleStarting value1 What it controls and whyScales pitch aerodynamic loading; pitch spring travel and trim responses are separate settings.
Trim feelStarting valueDisabled What it controls and whyRetained for compatibility and group membership. Trim relief, rather than this flag, controls centre movement.
Trim reliefStarting valueDisabled What it controls and whyAllows trim relief with supported control law and valid telemetry. Axis authorities set its amount.
Autopilot followStarting valueDisabled What it controls and whyAutopilot following is off; the configured spring and load retain the hardware feel.
Autopilot neutral holdStarting valueDisabled What it controls and whyPermits centering hold during a supported AP state, separate from following a moving target.
Output force limitStarting value0.55 What it controls and whyCaps directed-force output. Native spring effects and device limits remain separate.
All 44 starting settings and their rationale

The settings define the profile’s effect balance. Device output limits affect physical hand force.

Estimated starting settings · revision 2
SettingStarting valueWhat it controls and why
Spring strengthStarting value0.17 What it controls and whyThe cyclic spring and damping accompany the selected tandem-rotor rendition. The baseline spring is 0.17. Low-speed spring blending is off.
Spring deadbandStarting value0.02 What it controls and whySets travel around the centre before the baseline spring resists. Smaller values engage it sooner.
Profile force gainStarting value0 What it controls and whyThe 0 gain omits sustained directed airspeed loading. Spring resistance remains independent.
Master force gainStarting value0.65 What it controls and whyScales overall profile strength while preserving effect balance, subject to device and output limits.
QBlend EnabledStarting valueDisabled What it controls and whyAllows baseline spring strength to rise with indicated airspeed where the control law permits it.
QSpring Minimum FactorStarting value1 What it controls and whySets low-speed spring strength as a fraction of baseline when blending is enabled. One keeps full strength.
QSpring Start KnotsStarting value8 ktWhat it controls and whySets the IAS where the low-speed spring blend starts rising. This is a feel threshold, not a flight limit.
Spring response reference speedStarting value65 ktWhat it controls and whySets the IAS where the low-speed blend reaches baseline strength; high-speed stiffening also uses it.
Force tuning speed/referenceStarting value130 ktWhat it controls and whySets the IAS reference for aerodynamic loading. It is an estimate, not published cruise TAS or a flight limit.
Airspeed spring stiffening gainStarting value0 What it controls and whyAdds permitted spring resistance above the full-blend speed. Zero removes this high-speed increase.
Airspeed spring stiffening limitStarting value5 What it controls and whyLimits the squared airspeed ratio used for high-speed spring stiffening; it is not a device-force cap.
Aileron force scaleStarting value0.72 What it controls and whyRoll and pitch aerodynamic scales are 0.72 and 1, respectively. These stored weights do not create directed aerodynamic loading while that term is inactive. No custom spring-travel curve is enabled.
Elevator force scaleStarting value1 What it controls and whyScales pitch aerodynamic loading; pitch spring travel and trim responses are separate settings.
Output force limitStarting value0.55 What it controls and whyCaps directed-force output. Native spring effects and device limits remain separate.
Trim feelStarting valueDisabled What it controls and whyRetained for compatibility and group membership. Trim relief, rather than this flag, controls centre movement.
Trim reliefStarting valueDisabled What it controls and whyAllows trim relief with supported control law and valid telemetry. Axis authorities set its amount.
Elevator AuthorityStarting value0 What it controls and whyScales supported pitch-trim relief and permitted centre movement. Zero removes pitch response.
Aileron AuthorityStarting value0 What it controls and whyScales supported roll-trim relief and permitted centre movement. Zero removes roll response.
Force Trim EnabledStarting valueDisabled What it controls and whyAFCS trim and controller-centering choices are separate from rotor-throttle regulation. Local force trim is off. The stored latch parameters are inactive; the profile does not supply a local hold-where-left neutral.
GLoad EnabledStarting valueDisabled What it controls and whyAllows load-factor changes to modify permitted spring laws. Passive fly-by-wire feel can suppress it.
Rate Damping EnabledStarting valueDisabled What it controls and whyEnables rate damping with the configured coefficients and control law.
Autopilot followStarting valueDisabled What it controls and whyAutopilot following is off; the configured spring and load retain the hardware feel.
Autopilot follow authorityStarting value0.05 What it controls and whySets admitted AP-follow gain, not a percentage of travel. Runtime ownership and input limits still apply.
Autopilot neutral holdStarting valueDisabled What it controls and whyPermits centering hold during a supported AP state, separate from following a moving target.
Autopilot neutral hold strengthStarting value0.6 What it controls and whySets admitted AP neutral-hold strength; inactive while neutral hold is disabled.
EnabledStarting valueEnabled What it controls and whyEnables aerodynamic cues; each still needs nonzero strength and its simulator conditions.
GainStarting value0 What it controls and whySets stall-buffet strength. Zero removes the cue without changing simulator stalls or warnings.
GainStarting value0 What it controls and whySets high-Mach buffet strength; onset and full-strength thresholds are separate.
GainStarting value0 What it controls and whySets flap buffet at the configured position and speed gates. Flap movement texture is separate.
Maximum flap indexStarting value1 What it controls and whySets the final flap index for detent normalization. UP plus three detents uses maximum index3.
Minimum flap indexStarting value1 What it controls and whySets the first flap detent that admits buffet; this is a handle index, not degrees.
GainStarting value0 What it controls and whySets gear aerodynamic buffet; movement and ground-contact cues are separate.
Shaker EnabledStarting valueDisabled What it controls and whyPermits shaker at supported warning conditions; the switch does not establish aircraft equipment.
Stick shaker amplitudeStarting value0.5 What it controls and whySets triggered shaker strength; inactive while the shaker feature is disabled.
EnabledStarting valueEnabled What it controls and whyEnables ground effects; each still needs its own strength and contact or motion telemetry.
GainStarting value0.15 What it controls and whySets rolling texture strength, modified by speed, surface and undercarriage configuration.
GainStarting value0 What it controls and whySets gear-bump texture during ground motion, separate from touchdown impact.
GainStarting value0.5 What it controls and whySets landing-impact strength; landing telemetry and response shape determine the pulse.
GainStarting value0 What it controls and whySets reverse-thrust vibration with valid reverser and engine conditions. Zero removes the cue.
EnabledStarting valueEnabled What it controls and whyEnables engine cues with nonzero settings and valid running-engine telemetry.
GainStarting value0 What it controls and whySets estimated engine vibration using configured telemetry and response, not measured cockpit vibration.
EnabledStarting valueEnabled What it controls and whyEnables accessory cues with configured strengths and observed accessory movement.
GainStarting value0 What it controls and whySets texture from observed flap movement; a command without movement does not establish the cue.
GainStarting value0 What it controls and whySets texture from observed gear movement, separate from aerodynamic and touchdown effects.
Limits and open questions
  • Miltech CH-47D Chinook; msfs2020, msfs2024. Previously observed titles and implementation identifiers are retained; installed matching remains deferred.
  • Powered tandem-rotor cyclic approximation. No tail-rotor torque or fixed-wing IAS force model is fabricated.
  • Aircraft AFCS/trim remains owner of its software references. No independent Bridge local trim datum until the aircraft mode is configured for hardware trim.
  • Custom AFCS requires appropriate controller settings; a2% deadzone instruction is not applied silently to user hardware. X-Trident modes/datarefs do not establish Miltech integration. AP servo-follow and neutral hold remain disabled; engagement indicators are not force-demand signals.
  • Two three-blade rotors and twin turbines, fixed wheels. Blade count is per rotor; six total blades must not be interpreted as one rotor frequency.
  • 130 KIAS is an estimated feel reference, not cruise TAS or a certified limit. No invented Mach, VNE or weight scheduling.
  • Read-only native telemetry for aircraft motion and accessory positions. Custom switches, display animations and mode lamps are not calibrated servo targets. No unverified LVars/datarefs or simulator writes.
  • Spring 0.17; lateral scale 0.72; trim authorities 0/0; per-axis output cap .55. Editable engineering estimates, not measured hand forces. No body-rate torque, surface following or fabricated hydraulic-failure loads.
  • New physical and installed-product checks deferred by owner. Existing separately recorded acceptance retains its original device, simulator, add-on and version limits. Source review does not broaden custom telemetry acceptance.
  • Only actual accessory position changes drive movement texture; static drag and command-triggered kicks are disabled. Select and save an aircraft default when telemetry lacks a discriminating developer/configuration identity.

Physical validation

No physical force validation is recorded in this public catalogue for this revision. Documentary review and software checks do not establish how a particular device feels.

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Spring response reference speed
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Force tuning speed/reference
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Airspeed spring stiffening gain
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Aileron force scale
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Elevator force scale
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Output force limit
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Trim feel
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Trim relief
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Elevator Authority
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Aileron Authority
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Force Trim Enabled
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GLoad Enabled
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Rate Damping Enabled
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Autopilot follow
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Autopilot follow authority
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Minimum flap index
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Gain
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Shaker Enabled
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Stick shaker amplitude
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