1:48 Hasegawa 07564 AH-64E Apache Guardian – Limited Edition – American Attack Helicopter Plastic Model kit

The 1:48 Hasegawa 07564 AH-64E Apache Guardian - Limited Edition - American Attack Helicopter is a plastic model kit for modellers who want to build a modern and impressive combat helicopter. The AH-64 Apache was developed as a highly efficient attack helicopter and received the Apache name in 1981. With its powerful appearance, two-person crew, advanced targeting systems and heavy armament, this scale model is a strong choice for fans of modern military aviation.

This Hasegawa Limited Edition in 1:48 scale offers extra build options and refined details. The pointed rotors and upward-facing engine pod exhaust ports are recreated with special parts, while the exhaust fins and cooling vent covers are reproduced using photo-etched parts. You can build the kit as the AH-64E Apache Guardian or as the AH-64D Block II late model, with decals for three U.S. Army versions. Order today from Most-Models.com and benefit from fast delivery, excellent customer service and a wide range of Hasegawa plastic model kits, attack helicopters and modern military scale models.

Features:
– Plastic model kit in 1:48 scale of the Hasegawa 07564 AH-64E Apache Guardian Limited Edition, presented as an American attack helicopter with a modern military appearance
– Can be assembled as the AH-64E Apache Guardian or as the AH-64D Block II late model, giving you multiple interesting finishing options in one kit
– Completed dimensions: 36.7 cm long and 30.5 cm rotor width, giving the Apache strong presence in your helicopter collection
– Pointed rotors and upward-facing engine pod exhaust ports are recreated with special parts for a recognisable AH-64E appearance
– Exhaust fins and cooling vent covers are reproduced using photo-etched parts for extra refinement and a clean finish
– Decals included for three versions: U.S. Army model 290927 of the AH-64E and U.S. Army models 77028 and 77029 of the AH-64D Block II late model
– Historical background around the McDonnell-Douglas Boeing AH-64, selected in December 1976 as the winner in the competition against Bell’s YAH-63
– Equipped with four-blade rotors and two General Electric T700-701 turbine engines rated at 1696 hp, with stub wings, conventional trailing-edge flaps and a slab tail to improve longitudinal control
– Two-person crew in an armoured cockpit, with the pilot seated at the rear and the weapon operator or gunner seated at the front
– TADS systems at the gunner’s station and PNVS systems for the pilot support the helicopter’s versatile use with target tracking, laser rangefinding and infrared observation
– PNVS is an advanced FLIR system that allows the helicopter to be flown close to the ground to avoid or delay detection by enemy air defence
– Apache helicopters took part in operations in Panama in 1989, Desert Storm in 1991 and the Iraq conflict in 2003
– New version from late 1990 with Martin/Westinghouse Longbow millimetre radar mounted above the rotor for weapon control, including Rockwell AGM-114 Hellfire anti-tank missiles
– Technical data from the Apache context: top speed 300 km/h, climb rate 12.7 m/s and maximum range without external tanks 689 km
– Armament consists of a fixed 30 mm Hughes M230A1 Chain Gun and external weapons, usually Hellfire missiles

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