[About MH-47 HC.1]
--The Royal Air Force is one of the most deployed Chinook units except the US Army.
--In 1967, the United Kingdom ordered the CH-47B from Boeing Bartle as the successor to the Royal Air Force's Bristol Belvedere HC.1.
--The name in the British Army is [Chinook HC.1], which is an abbreviation for [Helicopter (H) Cargo (C) Mark 1 (1)].
――However, the order was canceled in November of that year due to the defense budget.
--The desire to acquire British-spec Chinooks reignited in 1978 as an alternative large next-generation transport aircraft to Westland Wessex, with 30 Chinooks ordered for $ 2 million.
--These helicopters were designed as HC.1 to rival the CH-47C with the Lycoming T55-L-11E engine and were deployed in December 1980.
--The HC.1 with eight more Lycoming T55-L-712 turboshaft engines was deployed between 1984 and 1986.
--In 1982 during the Falklands War, five HC.1s were mounted on the RORO container ship Atlantic Conveyor, which was recruited by the Royal Navy, but four were destroyed by the Argentine Navy's Super Etandard, but [Bravo. The November ZA718] escaped bad luck because it was dispatched to the destroyer Glasgow for supply.
――The only surviving ZA718 eventually transported 95 killed in action, 650 prisoners of war and 550 tons of supplies, was given the nickname [Savior] and received the Distinguished Service Cross.
[Product Specifications]
――You can enjoy watching it as it is with the window package and transparent protective sleeve that give you a sense of reality.
--The pedestal is made of plastic, and the side of the box is made of ABS resin to ensure strength.
--The pedestal is printed with resin in the image of a helipad.
--The lower part of the machine is made of die-cast, which is full of weight.
--The front and rear blades can be rotated and removed (common to all types).
--The rear lamp can be opened and closed and held at each position.
--Minimal precision printing marking that can be read up to about 1 mm.
-Reproduced every detail from the engine to the interior.
--More than 100 painting processes including weathering (* The number of processes varies depending on the model).
-Comes with a clear pedestal that imagines the flight condition.
--Retrofit parts and accessories that are convenient for moving and storing.
[Series features]
--The Metal Proud (R) Standard Series aims to achieve a new collector's grade standard by pursuing material durability in consideration of rigidity and flexibility, manual painting process, and readable ultra-fine markings by high-precision tampo printing. Furthermore, it is a next-generation finished hobby series that can be enjoyed by decorating it as it is in the window package (inner box) with a realistic display base and background image, or by taking it out, touching it, and moving it.
[material]
--ABS, PS, die-cast, PVC, etc.
[Product form]
--Painted finished product, window box (paper, PET, ABS), transparent sleeve (made of polypropylene)
[remarks]
* The photo is a prototype before mass production.
* Target age 15 years and over
* Polypropylene sleeve is for protection.
( This is a machine translation. Please allow for possible misinterpretations in the text. )