UH-34 UH-34D Choctaw Helicopter - French and 50 similar items

1:72 Scale Diecast metal and plastic parts ? Sikorsky UH-34D Choctaw Helicopter - French Naval Aviation, 1964 - Length: 7.75" (from tip tail to tip of rotor at the front) Rotor span: 8.75? This model does not include a pilot/crew figures. The cockpit can not open. A stand where the model can be attached for display is included. The display stand has the model's info such as country, flag and scale. The blades for the main rotor need to be attached. Although they are supposed to be snap/friction fit, it seems that it will be better is a tiny (very tiny) drop of super glue is applied just to keep things secure. The assembly for the rotor and the blades are very fragile, so one needs to be very careful when attaching the blades since it is very easy to bend or break things out of shape. This is not a toy. Recommended for 15 and older. The Sikorsky H-34 (company designation S-58) is an American piston-engined military helicopter originally designed by Sikorsky as an anti-submarine warfare (ASW) aircraft for the United States Navy. It has seen extended use when adapted to turbine power by the British licensee as the Westland Wessex and Sikorsky as the later S-58T. This type had a variety of names depending on the role and timing, but included the aforementioned Wessex, Seahorse, Seabat, and Choctaw. Most of the H-34 (S-58) used radial aviation engines, though other powerplants were employed, and the Wessex used predominantly twin gas turbines. Individual versions often had unique names, the type including everything from the U.S. Coast Guard HH-34F Seahorse was used for search and rescue, to the commercial Winnebago Heli-Home, to Canada's CH-126 (an H-34B for the military), the USMC it often went by "HUS" after its original designation in that service.