Tuesday, November 01, 2005

Fujimi Westland Seaking Mk.41 Helicopter 1/72 Scale


The Sea King HC Mk4 is an all weather, day and night amphibious medium support helicopter. It is cleared for operations from nearly all HM and many foreign warships and is equally at home providing support to ground forces when ashore. The aircraft can seat up to 27 troops and is fitted with an external cargo hook capable of carrying underslung loads weighing up to 6000lbs such as Land Rovers and Light Artillery. A rescue hoist is fitted as standard.

The aircraft is fitted with a Defensive Aids Suite which offers a high standard of protection from both Infra-Red (IR) and Radar guided anti-aircraft weapons. It is also armed with a cabin mounted 7.62mm General Purpose Machine Gun (GPMG) for self defence and limited fire support.

Other information:

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Westland_Sea_King

http://avia.russian.ee/helicopters_eng/sik_s-61-r.html

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