Corgi Aviation Archive Collector Series AA33412
Westland Sea King HAS.Mk 1 Diecast Model
ETPS, XV370, MOD Boscombe Down, England, 1987

1:72 Scale		Length		Width
Westland Sea King HAS.Mk 1		12.25"		10.25"

Built by Westland for the Royal Navy, under license from Sikorsky, the Sea King HAS.MK.1 had twice the capability of the Wessex HAS.3, flying sorties of four hours, covering a search area four times greater. New features included an automatic power-folding five- blade main rotor, retractable undercarriage and boat-type hull with sponsons. Mission equipment included the Echo A391 search radar, Plessey 196 medium frequency sonar, Marconi Doppler navigation system and a Louis Newmark MK.31 Automatic Flight Control System (AFCS) which allowed the aircraft to be flown into and out of a hover, over the sea at night. The Royal Navy ordered 56 Sea King HAS MK.1s on 27 June 1966, with the first production Royal Navy HAS MK.1 flying on May 7, 1969. In order for Westland to build the Sea King under license from Sikorsky, they received four Sikorsky-built Sh-3D Sea Kings, which were transported by sea to Avonmouth for Westlands to examine. They reassembled the Sea Kings with this machine being flown as G-ATYU on 11th October 1966, before being given the military serial XV370 shortly after. It served all its life on tests and trials, initially with the Westlands at Yeovil, before being transferred to the Empire Test Pilot's School at Boscombe Down, Wiltshire for helicopter test pilots to train on. It was painted in the familiar 'raspberry ripple' livery in the late '70s and remained at Boscombe Down until August 1989 , when it was withdrawn from use and transferred to Gosport, Hants., where it currently serves as an instructional airframe with HMS Sultan.

Westland Sea King HAS.Mk 1

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Corgi's 1:72 scale Sea Kings are quite large, with each release featuring a variety of transparent window configurations on the port side. These models feel surprisingly heavy for 1:72 scale. Two sets of rotor blades are included, one with drooping blades for ground display and another with blades that are curved upwards for in-flight display. The "green-house" canopy with a variety of tinting is large, allowing for easy viewing of the cockpit interior and crew figures. Each release highlights one of many engine intake configurations and radar domes. The sliding cargo door opens effortlessly to expose an expansive cargo-hold.

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Corgi Aviation Archive Collector Series

The Corgi "Aviation Archive" range presents highly-detailed, ready-made diecast models of military and civilian aircraft. The vast Aviation Archive range has become the standard by which all other diecast airplane ranges are judged. Each Corgi model is based on a specific aircraft from an important historical or modern era of flight, and has been authentically detailed from original documents and archival library material. Famous airplanes and aviators from both military and commercial airline aviation are all honored.

Corgi "Aviation Archive" diecast airplanes feature:

• Diecast metal construction with some plastic components.
• Realistic panel lines, antennas, access panels and surface details.
• Pad printed markings and placards that won't fade or peel like decals.
• Interchangeable extended/retracted landing gear with rotating wheels.
• Poseable presention stand to display the aircraft "in flight".
• Many limited editions with numbered certificate of authenticity.
• Detailed, hand-painted pilot and crew member figures.
• Authentic detachable ordnance loads complete with placards.
• Selected interchangeable features such as speed-brakes, opened canopies and access panels.
• Selected moving parts such as gun turrets, control surfaces and swing-wings.