SUPER PUMA AS 332M1 HELLER The AS 332 Super Puma is a modern multi-role medium helicopter produced by the Eurocopter Group consortium (now part of Airbus Helicopters). The prototype flight took place in 1978, and the machine entered service in the same year. The helicopter - in the SA 332 L1 version - has a fuselage length of 16.79 meters and a rotor diameter of 16.2 metres. Drive is provided by two Turbomeca Makila 1A2 engines with a capacity of 1845 KM each. The helicopter has a classic layout with a single main rotor and a propeller on the tail boom. The AS 332 Super Puma helicopter was developed by the French aviation company Aerospatiale as a far-reaching development of the highly successful SA 330 Puma machines, intended for both the military and civilian markets. Compared to its predecessor, the machine received a completely new power unit, an almost completely redesigned hull (although outwardly very similar to the SA 330), a new chassis, and the whole structure was clearly strengthened. Finally, a machine was created, outwardly similar to the SA 330, but offering much greater combat capabilities and better performance. Numerous development versions were made during production, including: AS 332 B 1 (the first mass-produced military version), AS 332 C 1 (maritime version intended for search and rescue tasks) or AS 332 F 1 (maritime version of the helicopter intended for combat duties). The AS 332 machine has gained a lot of popularity and in various versions it has been or is still being used by countries such as: Brazil, Canada, Germany and Norway.
BELL UH-1D IROQUOIS ITALERI 1:72 Bell UH-1 Iroquois (commonly known as Huey) is an American-made multi-role helicopter of the Cold War and modern times. The prototype flight took place in 1956 and the machine entered service in 1959. The helicopter - in the UH-1D version - has a total length of 17.4 m, and the diameter of its main rotor is 14.6 meters. Drive is provided by a single 1100 HP Lycoming T-53-L-11 engine. Its maximum speed in horizontal flight reaches 220 km/h. The helicopter has a classic layout with a single main rotor and a propeller on the tail boom. Work on the Bell UH-1 machine, commonly known as the Huey, began in the early 1950s when the US Army reported a need for a new transport, medical evacuation (MEDAVAC), and multi-role helicopter. The emphasis is on the simplest and most classic design and high reliability. Bell UH-1 helicopters performed very well during the Vietnam War (1964 / 1965-1975), where they underwent their baptism of fire. Due to their indiscriminate use in this conflict, they have almost become a symbol of this war. In the course of production, many development versions of this helicopter were made, among which we can indicate: UH-1 C (version adapted to accommodate small arms and unguided rockets and with a more powerful engine than the A and B versions), UH-1 D (basic, transport, production version) or UH-1H (an improved D version with a more powerful engine unit). It is worth noting that the UH-1Y Venom version was also created, but due to the number of updates and improvements, it should rather be seen as a separate helicopter model. The Bell UH-1 helicopter has gained enormous popularity and in various versions has been or is still used by countries such as: Argentina, Brazil, Bolivia, Chile, Georgia, Japan, Germany and Italy.
Sikorsky SH-60B Seahawk The Sikorsky SH-60 Sea Hawk is a US-made, metallic-framed multi-role and anti-submarine (ZOP) marine helicopter in a classic main rotor and tail rotor arrangement on the beam. The transmission is provided by two General Electric T-700-GE-401-C engines with a capacity of 1714 KM each. The first prototype flew in December 1979 and series production, which started in 1982, is still ongoing. It is estimated that more than 900 copies of this helicopter were built by 2017. The Sikorsky SH-60 was created in response to a US Navy request for a new shipboard helicopter to replace the SH-2 Seasprite machines. The new helicopter was to carry elements and work together with the LAMPS Mk. II. About 80% of the SH-60 B machine is similar to the UH-60 helicopter, but differs from it in that it is adapted for operation in sea conditions, a different chassis, a more robust hull, new engines, avionics, two pylons added for external weapons - in fact we can speak of two different helicopters having many common characteristics. During the serial production of the SH-60, many development versions of this very solid and successful helicopter were created. The basic version is the SH-60B, an on-board helicopter dedicated to US Navy vessels (destroyers and cruisers), intended for ZOP operations and the destruction of surface vessels. A version of the SH-60F (Ocean Hawk), intended only for aircraft carrier operations, intended only for ZOP operations, was also developed. The HH-60H Rescue Hawk was later developed for search and rescue purposes. SH-60 machines have been exported to many countries, including Australia, Brazil, Denmark and Japan. BY Italeri | No. 011 | 1:72
OH-13S SIOUX Description Although the OH-13 was not the first real operational helicopter in the world, it was certainly the best known in Western culture in the 1950s and 1960s and became “the helicopter par excellence. Originally used by the American army for evacuation during the Korean war, the Sioux was used in later versions also for observance, but already at the beginning of the conflict in Vietnam in the mid-60s it was given away for training and only a few dozens of aircraft were used operationally in that war. In Europe they were made under license in Italy and England and were distributed to practically all the armed forces of NATO countries and later appeared massively among civilian operators and the police of numerous nations, laying the foundations for the use of modern rotary wing vehicles .ITALERI 1:72
ITALERI 159 AH - 64 APACHE 1/72 SCALE. Plastic kit to assemble, does not contain glue or colours. This American combat helicopter is the most sophisticated offensive vehicle that has ever been designed for ground troops. Among the weapons supplied, there is also a 30 mm caliber cannon. repeating, as well as the following missiles: Hellfire Anti-Tank, Sidewinder and 70 mm rockets. This helicopter is equipped with 2 General Electric turbine engines.
This helicopter conceived at the end of the 1950s, and still in service in the versions it subsequently evolved, is certainly the most widespread and well-known rotary wing machine in the world. The Huey was extensively used during the Vietnamese conflict by the US Army mainly in escort and attack roles.
