Vintage NAVY HELICOPTER- Bell Th-57 Sea Ranger -Diecast Metal-Factory Mint condition! Maisto Toys-Great Gift for Collectors & Veterans!
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Vintage NAVY HELICOPTER- Bell Th-57 Sea Ranger -Diecast Metal-Factory Near Mint
condition! Maisto Toys-Great Gift for Collectors & Veterans!Awesome! NAVY HELICOPTER- Bell Th-57 Sea Ranger. Adult collector model-constructed of heavy die cast-made metal by Maisto Toys. Highly sought-after, hard to find vintage model! Scale= 1/72 prox-measures 5"L x 1 1/4 "W x 3"H (mounted). Rotor blades measure 5 1/2" tip to tip. Beautiful/NM condition model-never handled or displayed (until today for our photos). Has small factory blemish in red paint on back (see photo3). Sold loose-comes in collectors bag with desk-top mounting stand. Perfect gift for military aircraft/vintage toy collectors, Veterans, and fans of aviation history (like me)! We ship fast & safe worldwide every day! Read Aircraft bio below...
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•Purchases totaling $35 and above qualify for FREE shipping to USA! Add more items to your Etsy shopping cart to save $$$.NOTE: My dad owned a Diecast toy store for 30 years. I inherited the store inventory when he passed away many years ago. I am just now, beginning to sell the mint condition vintage models. All are store-inventory is new-old-stock, models have never been "played with". Please visit often-as I am adding more cool stuff every day!Description The TH-57 is a derivative of the commercial Bell Jet Ranger 206. Although primarily used for advance training in the rotary-wing (helicopter) pilot syllabus; these aircraft are also used for photo, chase and utility missions.Features The Jet Ranger was initially designed to compete in a U.S. Army light observation helicopter competition. Bell lost that competition but the 206 was commercially successful. The TH-57 Sea Ranger provides basic helicopter training and advanced Instrument Flight Rules training to several hundred aviation students a year at Naval Air Station Whiting Field in Milton, Florida. The current TH-57B was introduced in 1981 and the TH-57C was introduced in 1982. The TH-57 sundown will begin in fiscal year 2022 and conclude in the fiscal year 2024 timeframe. Its replacement is the TH-73 Advanced Helicopter Training System. General Characteristics Contractor: Bell Helicopter Textron Date Deployed: First flight: 1961; Operational: 1968 Propulsion: One Rolls Royce Allison 250-C20J turbofan engine Length: Fuselage - 31 feet (9.44 meters); Rotors turning - 39 feet (11.9 meters) Height: 10 feet (3.04 meters) Rotor Diameter: 35 feet 4 inches (10.78 meters) Weight: empty: 1,595 pounds (725 kg); takeoff maximum: 3,200 pounds (1,455 kg) Airspeed: 138 miles (222 km) per hour maximum; 117 miles (188 km) per hour cruising Ceiling: 18,900 feet (5,761 meters) Range: 368 nautical miles (420 statute miles, 676 km) Crew: Four (instructor pilot, three student pilots) Armament: None
condition! Maisto Toys-Great Gift for Collectors & Veterans!Awesome! NAVY HELICOPTER- Bell Th-57 Sea Ranger. Adult collector model-constructed of heavy die cast-made metal by Maisto Toys. Highly sought-after, hard to find vintage model! Scale= 1/72 prox-measures 5"L x 1 1/4 "W x 3"H (mounted). Rotor blades measure 5 1/2" tip to tip. Beautiful/NM condition model-never handled or displayed (until today for our photos). Has small factory blemish in red paint on back (see photo3). Sold loose-comes in collectors bag with desk-top mounting stand. Perfect gift for military aircraft/vintage toy collectors, Veterans, and fans of aviation history (like me)! We ship fast & safe worldwide every day! Read Aircraft bio below...
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•FOR A LIMITED TIME
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•Purchases totaling $35 and above qualify for FREE shipping to USA! Add more items to your Etsy shopping cart to save $$$.NOTE: My dad owned a Diecast toy store for 30 years. I inherited the store inventory when he passed away many years ago. I am just now, beginning to sell the mint condition vintage models. All are store-inventory is new-old-stock, models have never been "played with". Please visit often-as I am adding more cool stuff every day!Description The TH-57 is a derivative of the commercial Bell Jet Ranger 206. Although primarily used for advance training in the rotary-wing (helicopter) pilot syllabus; these aircraft are also used for photo, chase and utility missions.Features The Jet Ranger was initially designed to compete in a U.S. Army light observation helicopter competition. Bell lost that competition but the 206 was commercially successful. The TH-57 Sea Ranger provides basic helicopter training and advanced Instrument Flight Rules training to several hundred aviation students a year at Naval Air Station Whiting Field in Milton, Florida. The current TH-57B was introduced in 1981 and the TH-57C was introduced in 1982. The TH-57 sundown will begin in fiscal year 2022 and conclude in the fiscal year 2024 timeframe. Its replacement is the TH-73 Advanced Helicopter Training System. General Characteristics Contractor: Bell Helicopter Textron Date Deployed: First flight: 1961; Operational: 1968 Propulsion: One Rolls Royce Allison 250-C20J turbofan engine Length: Fuselage - 31 feet (9.44 meters); Rotors turning - 39 feet (11.9 meters) Height: 10 feet (3.04 meters) Rotor Diameter: 35 feet 4 inches (10.78 meters) Weight: empty: 1,595 pounds (725 kg); takeoff maximum: 3,200 pounds (1,455 kg) Airspeed: 138 miles (222 km) per hour maximum; 117 miles (188 km) per hour cruising Ceiling: 18,900 feet (5,761 meters) Range: 368 nautical miles (420 statute miles, 676 km) Crew: Four (instructor pilot, three student pilots) Armament: None
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