This helicopter is so damn cool. I love the design, its large cockpit, the massive exhausts and the downward tailfins. Its all very Gerry Anderson. Do you agree?
Its the XZ-7 by ASI of Japan but beyond that I know nada.
Do you know more?
This helicopter is so damn cool. I love the design, its large cockpit, the massive exhausts and the downward tailfins. Its all very Gerry Anderson. Do you agree?
Its the XZ-7 by ASI of Japan but beyond that I know nada.
Do you know more?
It looks a bit like the Spectrum helicopter in New Captain Scarlet.
ReplyDeleteI agree Kev, it does.
DeleteMy guess would be it is based, rather loosely, on the Kaman H-43 Huskie search-and-rescue helicopter of the 1950s. The engine pods at the sides are the main difference.
ReplyDeleteThe twin fins are also very similar to the Soviet Kamov Ka-25 Hormone and the later Ka-27 Helix helicopters. But the engines are again at the side rather than being on top, and the fins are set lower. There is also only one set of rotor blades, Kamov favour a twin-rotor counter-rotating layout.
Great insights Paul, thanks.
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