SEMINAR
1/35 VIETNAM WAR US ARMY BELL UH-1B IROQUOIS HUEY HELICOPTER GUNSHIP / MEDEVAC
DUST OFF PLASTIC MODEL KIT ASSAULT HELICOPTER COMPANY AHC
+FEATURES 4 CREWMEMBER FIGURES
+FEATURES SM-21 WEAPONS SYSTEM
with M21 ARMAMENT SYSTEM
LISTED AS USED ONLY BECAUSE BOX
IS OPEN
INTERIOR PLASTIC BAGS REMAIN
SEALED.
NOT BUILT & NOT STARTED
100% INVENTORIED COMPLETE
1:35-scale KIT No. 8000 (1990)
INCLUDES INSTRUCTIONS &
DECALS (U.S. ARMY 57TH MEDICAL DETACHMENT “DUST OFF” NHA TRANG 1962,
USAR US ARMY EUROPE BERLIN BRIGADE 1964 COLD WAR HIGH VISIBILITY MARKINGS)
SUPER BARGAIN FOR THE BUYER WHO
IS GOING TO BUILD
SEE ATTACHED IMAGES – THIS IS
THE KIT THAT YOU WILL RECEIVE
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Additional Information from
Internet Encyclopedia
The Bell UH-1 Iroquois military
helicopter, first introduced in 1959, is the first production member of Bell
Helicopter's prolific Huey family of helicopters, and was itself developed in
over twenty variants.
The HU-1B was an improved model
that was equipped with the Lycoming T53-L-5 engine of 960 shp (720 kW), revised
main rotor blades of 44-foot (13 m) diameter and 21-inch (530 mm) chord, 13
inch higher rotor mast and a longer cabin that could accommodate seven
passengers. This version was redesignated UH-1B in 1962.
Later production UH-1Bs were
equipped with Lycoming T53-L-9 and L-11 engines of 1,100 shp (820 kW). Gross
weight was 8,500 lb (3,900 kg) and the standard empty weight was 4,513 lb
(2,047 kg).
Army testing of the
"B" model started in November 1960 with first production aircraft
arriving in March 1961. A total of 1010 "Bravo" models were delivered
to the US Army. First deployment was in November 1963 when eleven were sent to
Vietnam to join the "Alpha" models already in use by UTTCO.
Bell certified a civil version
of the UH-1B incorporating some minor safety improvements, such as improved
door locks. The aircraft was marketed as the Bell 204B.
Later on as the "long
cabin" Hueys supplanted the Bravo in the transport role, the UH-1B became
increasingly used in a "gunship" role equipped with machine guns and
rockets. However, it had insufficient power to maintain full capability when
used with the heaviest armament subsystems, leading to the UH-1C.
