COBI Building Set VW Bell UH-1 Huey "IROQUOIS" (COBI-2423)

Product detailed description

Building set of the American multi-purpose helicopter nicknamed Huey in army green color. The main and tail rotors can be easily rotated, the side doors are sliding, and the cockpit doors open to comfortably seat a figure. The helicopter is equipped with a rotary machine gun M134 Minigun. The package also includes a pilot and soldier figure. The set is manufactured under the official license of the brand holder Bell and Huey, Textron Innovations Inc.

Scale: 1:32
Number of figures: 2 pcs
Dimensions after assembly: 39 x 9 x 13.5 cm
Box dimensions (packaging): 45 x 30 x 6 cm
Number of blocks: 656 pcs
Package weight: 870 g
Recommended age: 9+
Blocks can be combined with another well-known brand: Yes
Contains glowing blocks: No
Material: Plastic
Collection: Vietnam War

Interesting facts:
» The prototype designated XH-40 first flew on October 22, 1956.
» From the original name of the machine HU-1, the nickname Huey was created, and therefore it was later renamed by swapping letters to UH-1. The official name Iroquois never caught on.
» The first Bell helicopter, designed by engineer Arthur Young, flew as early as 1943.
» More than 16,000 units of this most successful helicopter were produced in various versions.
Huey was the first helicopter to be equipped with a turbine instead of a piston engine.
» The HU-1A version was equipped with dual controls and instruments for blind flight.
» Bell helicopters were produced in many versions and with various armaments, with notable mention of Killer Hawks equipped with a powerful xenon light for night searching for enemies around the base.
» The US Air Force later forced the production of version F with a more powerful GE T58 engine.
» Helicopters were also produced under license by the Japanese company Fuji as UH-1J.
» Some machines were equipped with French SS-11 missiles, which the operator guided to the target using a joystick, but the shooting accuracy was very low.
» During the Vietnam War, more than 4,000 were destroyed.

Technical parameters of the original:
Crew: 2 (transport up to 9 people)
Empty weight: 1720 kg
Maximum takeoff weight: 3266 kg
Fuselage length: 12.08 m, rotor diameter 13.41 m
Turboshaft engine: Lycoming T53-L-II with power 820 kW
Cruising speed: 177 km/h
Maximum speed: 204 - 227 km/h
Climb rate: 10.7 m/s
Range: 4389 m 
Armament: 3x 7.62 mm rotary machine gun M134 Minigun
Fuel tank capacity: 522 l