Chinook can carry up to 28,000 lbs. (12.7 metric tons) externally

Yeah, we lift. Did you know the #Chinook can carry up to 28,000 lbs. (12.7 metric tons) externally, depending on how the cargo is loaded? Check out the video to see some H-47 slingloads as we count down to six decades of the Chinook in flight later this year! #GlobalForceNext pic.twitter.com/sghb7N3gOZ

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