AGUSTA WESTLAND EH-101 MERLIN HM.1

1/144th Scale Model: Agusta Westland EH-101 Merlin HM.1 Royal Navy
Kits: F-Toys (Modified) Decals: Sweet decal No.1
Model By: Supawat  Putthitornworasit MAR 2013

    The AgustaWestland AW101 is a medium-lift helicopter used in both military and civil applications. It was developed by joint venture between Westland Helicopters in the UK and Agusta in Italy and was named the EH101 until 2007. It is manufactured at factories in Yeovil, England and Vergiate, Italy. It has replaced many older helicopters such as the Sikorsky S-61 for roles such as medium-sized transport and anti-submarine warfare.

General characteristics

• Crew: 3–4
• Capacity: 8 troops or 4 stretchers (with sonar removed)
• Length: 19.53 m-fuselage length (64 ft 1 in)
• Rotor diameter: 18.59 m (61 ft 0 in)
• Height: 6.62 m (21 ft 8¾ in)
• Disc area: 271.51 m² (2,992.5 ft²)
• Empty weight: 10,500 kg (23,149 lb)
• Max. takeoff weight: 14,600 kg (32,188 lb)
• Powerplant: 3 × Rolls-Royce Turbomeca RTM322-01 turboshafts, 1,566 kW (2,100 shp) (take-off power) each

Performance

• Never exceed speed: 309 km/h (167 knots, 192 mph)
• Cruise speed: 278 km/h (150 knots, 167mph)
• Range: 833 km (450 nmi,^[158] 863 mi)
• Endurance: 5 hours
• Service ceiling: 4,575 m (15,000 ft)

Armament

• Bombs: 4× Sting Ray homing torpedoes or depth charges

Avionics

• Smiths Industries OMI 20 SEP dual-redundant digital automatic flight control system
• Navigation systems:
  • BAE Systems LINS 300 ring laser gyro, Litton Italia LISA-4000 strapdown AHRS
• Radar:
  • Selex Galileo Blue Kestrel 5000 maritime surveillance radar
• ECM
  • Racal Orange Reaper ESM
• Sonar
  • Thomson Marconi Sonar AQS-903 acoustic processor
  • Active/passive sonobuoys
  • Thomson Sintra FLASH dipping sonar array

1:144 Static Scale model 

 Begin work shop

 Epoxy resin

Deccorate & Scuff to finished

Final checked and before primer

Progress to primer