1/72 CH-136 Canadian Forces Italeri

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1/72 CH-136 Canadian Forces Italeri

 I built this one about half a week ago. This is Italeri's small C-136 Kiowa helicopter model in 1/72 scale. The model is supposed to have an observational bubble above the rotors but Canada never had that kind of thing back in the 80's when these were operated.

It was a fairly easy model to build despite being smaller than a humvee. The overall colour is Nato Green with Green camo. The interior is mostly Neutral Grey with the panel being Flat Black. The rotors are Black with Silver mounts. I used decals from the Leading Edge 1/72 helicopter's of Canada set.

 Canada had these aircraft as training vehicles from the 70's on. They also provided artillery and fighter strike spotting when deployed in the field just like they do now in fire teams with America's Apache Longbow Helicopters.

That's basically it for this little helicopter. In case you didn't notice, they are basically military versions of the Bell Jet Ranger, a popular helicopter for civilian users.

Specifications:
Rotor Span: 10.77 m
Length: 12.49 m
Height: 2.90 m
Weight, Gross: 1,360 kg
Maximum Speed: 222 km/h
Service Ceiling: 5,791 m
Hover Ceiling: 1,829 m
Range: 573 km
Power Plant: Allison 250 C-18 turbine, 350 s.h.p
(Specs provided by the Canadian Air & Space Museum)