Lucke.stz
Senior Airman
Hello Guys,
I did this project on last month, but I don´t post it here, so I´ll post some pics and comments about the building.
About the SA330
The SA.330 Puma was originally developed by Sud Aviation to meet a requirement of the French Army for a medium-sized all-weather helicopter. The helicopter also had to be capable of operating by day and night as well as in a wide variety of climates.
In 1967, the Puma was also selected by the Royal Air Force (RAF) and given the designation Puma HC Mk.1. As a result of this decision, the SA 330 was included in a joint production agreement between Aerospatiale and Westland Helicopters of the UK.
The first of two Puma prototypes flew on 15 April 1965. Six pre-production models were also built, the last of which flew on 30 July 1968.
The first production SA 330 Puma flew in September 1968. Two years later, in 1970, Sud Aviation merged with Nord Aviation and SÉREB to form Aérospatiale, and the helicopter has been associated with that name ever since, though it still retained the "SA" (for "Sud Aviation") model designator.
On 25 April 1978, the SA 330J Puma achieved the distinction of becoming the first helicopter outside the (then) Soviet Union to be certified for all-weather operations, including icy conditions.
Production of the SA 330 Puma by Aérospatiale ceased in 1987, by which time a total of 697 had been sold.
The Puma was then replaced by an upgraded and improved version, the Eurocopter AS332 Super Puma.
Here what it could do:
View: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=roPrE_NJcoo
The kit:
The kit have two tress on grey and one clear
Decal Sheet
Instructions Sheet
This is the "real" thing:
Some reference pics:
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This is the model Finished, I´ll post pics about all the building process
I did this project on last month, but I don´t post it here, so I´ll post some pics and comments about the building.
About the SA330
The SA.330 Puma was originally developed by Sud Aviation to meet a requirement of the French Army for a medium-sized all-weather helicopter. The helicopter also had to be capable of operating by day and night as well as in a wide variety of climates.
In 1967, the Puma was also selected by the Royal Air Force (RAF) and given the designation Puma HC Mk.1. As a result of this decision, the SA 330 was included in a joint production agreement between Aerospatiale and Westland Helicopters of the UK.
The first of two Puma prototypes flew on 15 April 1965. Six pre-production models were also built, the last of which flew on 30 July 1968.
The first production SA 330 Puma flew in September 1968. Two years later, in 1970, Sud Aviation merged with Nord Aviation and SÉREB to form Aérospatiale, and the helicopter has been associated with that name ever since, though it still retained the "SA" (for "Sud Aviation") model designator.
On 25 April 1978, the SA 330J Puma achieved the distinction of becoming the first helicopter outside the (then) Soviet Union to be certified for all-weather operations, including icy conditions.
Production of the SA 330 Puma by Aérospatiale ceased in 1987, by which time a total of 697 had been sold.
The Puma was then replaced by an upgraded and improved version, the Eurocopter AS332 Super Puma.
Here what it could do:
View: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=roPrE_NJcoo
The kit:
The kit have two tress on grey and one clear
Decal Sheet
Instructions Sheet
This is the "real" thing:
Some reference pics:
******************************
This is the model Finished, I´ll post pics about all the building process
