This injection-moulded kit contains 35 parts and 7 clear parts (the cockpit canopy and the fuselage windows). A comprehensive instruction leaflet and a decal sheet are included.
Colour schemes included in the kit:
1) Sikorsky (assembled by Mitsubishi Heavy Industries) HSS-1N (SH-34J), c/n 58-1529, White 101-8568/68, 101st Helicopter Anti-submarine Squadron (HAS-101, 101 Kokutai), 21st Fleet Air Wing (FAW, Kōkūgun), Japan Maritime Self-Defense Force (JMSDF, Kaijōjieitai), Tateyama Naval Air Base, mid-1960s
2) Sikorsky (assembled by Mitsubishi Heavy Industries) HSS-1N (SH-34J), c/n 58-1543, Black 8569/White 69, 101st Helicopter Anti-submarine Squadron (HAS-101, 101 Kokutai), 21st Fleet Air Wing (FAW, Kōkūgun), Japan Maritime Self-Defense Force (JMSDF, Kaijōjieitai), Ōmura Naval Air Base, 1971
3) Sikorsky UH-34D, s/n 63-13139 (c/n 58-1744), White 139, Search and Rescue (SAR), 505th Search and Rescue Group (SRG), Philippine Air Force (Hukbong Himpapawid ng Pilipinas), Villamor Air Base, the 1970s
4) Sikorsky H-34 (HSS-1N/SH-34J), s/n 60-5424 (c/n 58-1293), Black 8550/50, 3rd Squadron “Esquadrão Puma”, 8th Air Group (3°/8° GAv), Brazilian Air Force (Força Aérea Brasileira, FAB), Afonsos Air Force Base, Rio de Janeiro, Brazil, mid-1960s
The Sikorsky UH-34 or H-34 (another designation: S-58) was a single-engine, multi-purpose helicopter of American production, with a metal, half-shell structure in a classic configuration with a main rotor and a tail rotor on the beam. The drive was provided by a single Wright R-1820-84 radial engine with 1525 hp. The flight of the first prototype took place in 1954, and serial production in the USA was carried out in the years 1954-1970. In Great Britain, the H-34 was manufactured by Westland under the name Wessex. It is estimated that about 2,100 copies of the ego helicopter were built.
The H-34 was created as a very far-reaching development of the Sikorsky UH-19 helicopter. First of all, the shape of the hull was completely changed, but the layout with the engine in the nose, in front of the transport compartment, was kept. The engine and the main rotor were also changed. The avionics were also modified. The result was a machine that resembles the UH-19 externally, but has greater lifting capacity and performance. Many development versions were created in the course of serial production. The basic version was the H-34A, which was a strictly transport machine. Later, a version of the HSS-1 Seabat was created, created for the US Navy for anti-submarine warfare (ZOP). A special version was also created for the US Coast Guard, designated HUS-1G. The Sikorsky H-34 turned out to be a successful machine, which enjoyed great interest among foreign buyers. The machine was exported to, among others, Argentina, Brazil, Belgium, France, Israel and Germany. The Sikorsky H-34 took part in, among others, the war in Algeria (1954-1962) and the Vietnam War (1964 / 1965-1975).
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