AH-64 Apache Longbow

Picked up a 1:48 scale AH-64D Apache Longbow from Franklin Mint, was contemplating a 1:72 one to be in scale with my other planes, but unfortunately there are no decent manufacturers from 1:72 apaches yet! You have Forces of Valor, but the details are icky and the paint jobs weird.

Strangely, for such a popular attack chopper, not many people make decent versions of this; i sure hope Witty or HM does make one though!

Opened the packaging to take a peek, thing is heavy! Packaging is real secure too. Details are nice, i guess there's enough room on a 1:48 chopper for all the teeny bits!

Well, actually i saw the Megafactories Documentary on the Apache, which kinda spurred me on to get this hehe! :p

Some stats :

General characteristics

• Crew: 2 (pilot, and co-pilot/gunner)
• Length: 58.17 ft (17.73 m) (with both rotors turning)
• Rotor diameter: 48 ft 0 in (14.63 m)
• Height: 12.7 ft (3.87 m)
• Disc area: 1,809.5 ft² (168.11 m²)
• Empty weight: 11,387 lb (5,165 kg)
• Loaded weight: 17,650 lb (8,000 kg)
• Max. takeoff weight: 23,000 lb (10,433 kg)
• Powerplant: 2 × General Electric T700-GE-701 and later upgraded to T700-GE-701C (1990–present) & T700-GE-701D (AH-64D block III) turboshafts, -701: 1,690 shp, -701C: 1,890 shp, -701D: 2,000 shp (-701: 1,260 kW, -701C: 1,490 kW, -701D: 1,490 kW) each
• Fuselage length: 49 ft 5 in (15.06 m)
• Rotor systems: 4 blade main rotor, 4 blade tail rotor in non-orthogonal alignment

Armament

• Guns: 1× 30 × 113 mm (1.18 × 4.45 in) M230 Chain Gun with 1,200 rounds
• Hardpoints: Four pylon stations on the stub wings. Longbows also have a station on each wingtip for an AIM-92 ATAS twin missile pack.
• Rockets: Hydra 70 70 mm, and CRV7 70 mm air-to-ground rockets
• Missiles: Typically AGM-114 Hellfire variants; AIM-92 Stinger may also be carried.