Phu Bai Combat Base 1968

Plastic kit for a giant U.S. Sikorsky CH-54A Tarhe transport helicopter with pilots, maintenance personnel, M-121 bomb and M8A1 airfield plates

• Scale 1:35
• Dimensions (built): Length 78 cm / Rotor diameter 63 cm
• 8 figures
• Pilot helmets
• M-121 bomb
• many details such as winch, landing gear, transmission elements
• Helicopter and bomb markings
• not built, not painted
• Paint and glue not included

The Sikorsky CH-54A Tarhe is the military variant of the civilian Sikorsky S-64 Skycrane. It made its first flight in May 1962. It is over 21 meters long, almost 5.7 meters high and has a main rotor diameter of almost 22 meters. With its two shaft turbines, each with 3,400 kW (approx. 4,623 hp), it reaches a top speed of 202 km/h and a service ceiling of 2,750 meters. The crew consists of 3 men, with the third man being the "crane operator" facing backwards towards the winch. Loads of up to 12 tons are no problem for the Tarhe. It was used in Vietnam for various purposes including dropping bombs. His service in the U.S. Army ended in 1993, but machines of this type are still used today as cargo helicopters on large construction sites, oil fields, for forestry work and for firefighting operations.