Description
The Eurocopter Tiger is an attack helicopter manufactured by the Eurocopter Group. In Germany it is known as the EC-665,and in France it is called the PAH-2.
In 1984 the French and German governments issued a requirement for an advanced multi-role battlefield helicopter, program beginning late. The EUROCOPTER Group, owned 70% by AEROSPATIALE France and 30% by Daimler Aerospace (DASA) of Germany , Due to high costs, the program was canceled in 1986, but was relaunched during 1987. Subsequently, in November 1989, Eurocopter received a contract to build 5 prototypes. Three were to be unarmed testbeds and the other two armed prototypes: one for the German anti-tank variant and the other for the French escort helicopter variant.
Kit Features:
- Scale : 1:72
- Item Type : Static kit
- Model Dimension : Length: 219.5mm (rotor rotating) Rotor diameter: 178.7mm
- Total Plastic Parts : 97 pcs
- Total Sprues : 4 sprues
- Camouflage Scheme : French Army Eurocopter EC-665 Tigre HAP, F-ZVLJ.H257
- More Features : The kit consists of 95 parts in light grey plastic,2 clear parts for canopy
- Left and right fuselage are slide-moulded w/fine detail