well I just got a 1/72 scale Helicopter in today

I've got the Fujimi KV-107. Nice kit. At least you can model it with the tail ramp down. I'll probably use mine for a RCAF CH-113 as the Hobbycraft CH-113 I've got has the tail moulded into the fusalage.

Rich

PHROGS PHOREVER!

so does anyone know if cargo nets were attached to the cabin walls above the seats? I have a huge roll of lead foil I can use to make the nets. and the entry door can also be assembled opened closed or the upper hatch left open.

Mikeym_us wrote:

so does anyone know if cargo nets were attached to the cabin walls above the seats? I have a huge roll of lead foil I can use to make the nets. and the entry door can also be assembled opened closed or the upper hatch left open.

Bwhahahaha!

Sorry, I wasn't laughing at you, I was just thinking about the idea of '46s ever having anything other than basic seating in the cabin interior. None of the birds I crewed or worked on and none of the other '46s I had ever seen in the FMF or Navy had any "netting" above the cabin seats.

 

HTH

Jonathan Primm

so how do the passengers avoid upper body injuries while sitting in the jump seats between the ribbing.

Mikeym_us wrote:

so how do the passengers avoid upper body injuries while sitting in the jump seats between the ribbing.

I'm not quite sure I am understanding your question. The troop seats in CH-46s didn't have any backs to them. On CH-47s the troops seats have adjustable seat backs but neither design is going to prevent upper body injuries. It isn't as if there is armor plate nor are they 'crash attenuating' seats...

Both types are of a very simple construction consisting of nylon material stretched over aluminum tubing. The lower support legs fit into recepticles in the cabin floor and can be disengaged in order to fold the seats up along the cabin interior to allow for the loading of vechicles, pallets of cargo and other oversized equipment.

well they did gain the reputation as "trampoline" seats. Because in rough weather you would have a tendancy of bouncing around in your seat which is probably why there were cushions on the cabin roof. though looking at that photo I'll have to do alot of work to get the cabin to look right since the seats that come with the CH-46 are pretty much square blocks and it doesn't come with molded on ribbing.

Mikeym_us wrote:

it is the Fujimi 1/72 scale CH-46D Skyknight Hotel California I got it for 5 bucks on Ebay. And I should be getting another 1/72 scale helo in the next few days a CH-53E Super Stallion a Revell/Monogram kit which I also suspect as a Fujimi rebox which I don't mind at all.

You have a 1/72nd Marine Air Wing going.  Yeah, I've never seen any netting in a 46 or a 53 unless it was all wrapped up and on a pallet.  53's often have a cloth covering on the cabin walls for "sound insullation."  It didn't work, helicopters are loud. 

If you need any reference pics for your upcoming CH-53E build you can check out my photobucket album at

http://smg.photobucket.com/albums/v491/ridleusmc/

Semper Fi,

Chris