Panzerkampf Royal Navy Sikorsky S-61A Sea King Medium Lift Helicopter (1:72 Scale)

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Royal Navy Sikorsky S-61A Sea King Medium Lift Helicopter (1:72 Scale)

Panzerkampf Royal Navy Sikorsky S-61A Sea King Medium Lift Helicopter

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Product Code: PZK14008PA

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Panzerkampf PZK14008PA Royal Navy Sikorsky S-61A Sea King Medium Lift Helicopter (1:72 Scale)

"Obsolete weapons do not deter."
- British Prime Minister Margaret Thatcher

The Sikorsky SH-3 Sea King (company designation S-61) is an American twin-engined anti-submarine warfare (ASW) helicopter designed and built by Sikorsky Aircraft. A landmark design, it was the world's first amphibious helicopter and one of the first ASW rotorcraft to use turboshaft engines.

The Sea King has its origins in efforts by the United States Navy as a means of counteracting the growing threat of Soviet submarines during the 1950s. Accordingly, the helicopter was specifically developed to deliver a capable ASW platform; in particular, it combined the roles of hunter and killer, which had previously been carried out by two separate helicopters. The Sea King was initially designated HSS-2, which was intended to imply a level of commonality to the earlier HSS-1; it was subsequently re-designated as the SH-3A during the early 1960s.

Introduced to service in 1961, it was operated by the United States Navy as a key ASW and utility asset for several decades prior to being replaced by the non-amphibious Sikorsky SH-60 Seahawk in the 1990s. In late 1961 and early 1962, a modified U.S. Navy HSS-2 Sea King was used to break the FAI 3 km, 100 km, 500 km and 1000 km helicopter speed records. The Sea King also performed various other roles and missions such as search-and-rescue, transport, anti-shipping, medevac, plane guard, and airborne early warning operations. Several Sea Kings, operated by the United States Marine Corps's HMX-1 unit, are used as the official helicopters of the President of the United States, for which the call sign 'Marine One' would be used.

The Sea King has also proved to be popular on the export market with foreign military customers, and has also been sold to civil operators as well. As of 2015, many examples of the type remain in service in nations around the world. The Sea King has been built under license by Agusta in Italy, Mitsubishi in Japan, and by Westland in the United Kingdom as the Westland Sea King. The major civil versions are the S-61L and S-61N.

Pictured here is a 1:72 scale replica of a Royal Navy Sikorsky S-61A Sea King Medium Lift Helicopter. Price and ship date to be determined.

Dimensions:
Length: 8-3/4-inches
Rotor Span: 7-1/4-inches

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