1/144 Westland Wessex HAS.1 'Early' - Mark I

  

1/144 Westland Wessex HAS.1 'Early' - Mark I  (LIMITED EDITION)

This injection-moulded kit contains 36 parts and 6 clear parts (the cockpit canopy and the fuselage windows). A comprehensive instruction leaflet and a decal sheet are included.

Wessex Wessex HAS.1 'Early' re-release, new decals. The Westland Wessex was a general purpose duties helicopter produced by Westland Aircraft Ltd. and represented a British licence development of the Sikorsky S-58. The initial production version, the Wessex HAS.1, first flew in June 1958 and the type began to be operated by the Royal Navy three years later.

The Wessex was designed for ASW, search and strike and air/sea rescue roles, with crew of one to three according to role and up to 16 passengers in main cabin. It was powered by a Napier Gazelle turboshaft engine. The fuselage was a light-alloy semi-monocoque structure, with steel tube support structure for the main rotor gearbox. The main and tail rotor each had four blades made of light-alloy. The landing gear was of a non-retractable tailwheel type. The HAS.1 was capable of carrying two torpedoes or depth charges on fuselage external stores pylons and it was equipped with a dipping sonar. In an assault role the aircraft could carry rocket pods and two missiles mounted on fuselage sponsons above the undercarriage wheels. Auxiliary drop fuel tanks could also be carried on aft fuselage pylons.

Deliveries of HAS.1s began in April 1960 to No.700H Sq. IFTU. Ultimately, HAS.1 equipped seven front-line ASW units in Fleet carriers and Ship's Flights in County Class destroyers and four training squadrons. In 1967 the HAS.1s were replaced in the ASW role by the more sophisticated HAS.3 version. The last HAS.1 was retired from RN service in August 1979. In total, 140 Wessex HAS.1 were produced.

Colour schemes included in the kit:

1) Westland Wessex HAS.1, XL727 (c/n WA1), Westland Aircraft trials a/c, Yeovil airfield, Somerset, and SBAC Air Show, Farnborough Air Base, Hampshire, U.K., August 1958

2) Westland Wessex HAS.1, XM330 (c/n WA11), trials a/c, Royal Aircraft Establishment (RAE), Ministry of Defence (MoD), Farnborough Air Base, Hampshire, U.K., mod-1970s

3) Westland Wessex HAS.1, XM330 (c/n WA11), 'Raspberry Ripple', trials a/c, Royal Aircraft Establishment (RAE), Ministry of Defence (MoD), SBAC Air Show, Farnborough Air Base, Hampshire, U.K., September 1976

4) Westland Wessex HAS.1, XM832/506 (c/n WA13), No.700H NAS, Intensive Flying Trials Unit (IFTU), Royal Navy, RNAS Culdrose (HMS Seahawk), Cornwall, U.K., April 1960-July 1961

Ref. No.: MKM144174L

360,- KČ (14,17 €)

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1/144 Hawker Sea Fury 'Special Schemes' x 1 kit new mould - Mark I Models

1/144 Hawker Sea Fury 'Special Schemes' x 1 kit new mould - Mark I Models
 
Code Number: MKM144164
Scale: 1:144
Item type: Aircraft kits (injection)
Price: £17.30 £15.57

[A] - 2nd Prototype, Hawker Aircraft Ltd, A&AEE, RAE, UK and HMS Illustrious 1946-47.
[B] - 'The Aerobats', Valkenburg Naval Airbase, The Netherlands, June 1953. 
[C] - German Aviation Advisory Service, Cologne/Bonn Airport, West Germany, 1964-1972
[D] - WEE, RCN RCAF Station Edmonton, Canada, 1948-1949.

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1/144 Hawker-Siddeley HS.748 Andover Military ‘Europe’ (RAF, RAE, Belgian AF) - Mark I

1/144 Hawker-Siddeley HS.748 Andover Military ‘Europe’ (RAF, RAE, Belgian AF) - Mark I

The HS.748 was a British short/medium-range twin-engined airliner designed during the late 1950s. It was originally developed and initially produced by A.V. Roe & Co., then-after its dissolution-by Hawker Siddeley Aviation and later by its successor, British Aerospace.

The 748 was a remarkably successful aeroplane and an effective DC-3 replacement in many parts of the world. The first prototype (G-APZV) first flew in June 1960. Initially, the Srs.1 version for 44 passengers was built (24 a/c), then production was switched to the 52-seat Avro 748 Srs.2, followed by the Srs.2A and 2B with further increases in power and maximum weight. A total of 350 HS.748s were built which also included 89 aircraft manufactured by Indian Hindustan Aeronautics and this type continued in production until 1988.

The HS.748 was a low-wing monoplane of an all-metal construction, fitted with a nose-wheel type tricycle undercarriage. The flight crew consisted of two members, while the cabin accommodated passengers or could be adjusted to mixed passenger/freight layout.

Powered by two Dart turboprop engines, it possessed a high level of performance, including short takeoff and landing (STOL) capabilities and overall ruggedness. In freight configuration the aircraft was capable of hauling payloads in excess of 10,000 lb (4,540 kg).

Significant military users included the RAF, the Royal Australian and the Royal Thai Air Forces. Lower numbers of the 748 were delivered to air forces of Belgium, Brazilia, Colombia, Ecuador and India, while the majority of the 748s were flown by various British and overseas airline operators.

Colour schemes included in the kit:
1) Hawker Siddeley HS.748 (Srs.2 Model 206) Andover CC Mk.2, XS789 (c/n 1561), No.32 Sq., Royal Air Force, Northolt Air Base, Greater London, U.K., early 1990s

2) Hawker Siddeley HS.748 (Srs.1 Model 107), XW750 (ex-Smiths Industries Ltd. G-ASJT, c/n 1559), ‘Raspberry Ripple’, Royal Aircraft Establishment (RAE)/ Defence Evaluation and Research Agency (DERA)/QinetiQ, Royal Air Force, Bedford/Farnborough/Boscombe Down Air Bases, Bedfordshire/Hampshire/Wiltshire, U.K., 1983-2004

3) Hawker Siddeley HS.748 (Srs.2A Model 288), CS-03 (c/n 1743), Yellow 43, 21e Esc. ‘Sioux’, 15 e Wing Transport Aérien, Belgian Air Force (Force aérienne belge/Belgische Luchtmacht), Brussels/Melsbroek Air Base, Belgium, 1978

This injection-moulded kit contains 51 parts. For modeller’s convenience a display base, made of pasteboard card, depicting tarmac section of the military airport is added. A comprehensive instruction leaflet and a decal sheet are included.

Note: There does not appear to be any glazing on this kit!

Price:£28.99

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