แต่เมอร์ลินนั้นมิได้รับการคัดเลือก ซึ่งโครงการนี้จบลงด้วยโดยทาง ทอ.ได้เลือกรุ่น S-92 Superhawk
ของยูไนเต็ด ซิคอร์สกี้ ประเทศสหรัฐอเมริกา เข้าประจำการเมื่อไม่นานที่ผ่านมานี้
Project graciously offered His Majesty's helicopter to the Royal Flight , The program is offered to the Royal Thai Air Force. But Merlin has not been selected,The project ends by the way RTAF Chosen the S-92 Superhawk by United Sikorsky, USA. Active in fleet total 3 units.
EH-101 H-RTAF in Scale model
Kits:F-toys (Heliborn4)
Repainted by Supawat Putthitornworasit
NEW IMAGE 25 AUG 2011
SPECIAL EDITION
VH-71 Kestrel / Marine One
The VH-71 contract was terminated on 1 June 2009. Due to increased cost and schedule growt the Secretary of Defense and USD (AT&L) directed cancellation of the current VH-71 program. President Barack Obama said he ordered a review of plans to replace the fleet of decades-old presidential helicopters at a cost of about $11 billion. Mr. Obama made the announcement after his one-time presidential rival, Arizona Senator John McCain, questioned the need for the costly program when the government is trying to curb spending. The president responded that he thinks his current helicopter seems "perfectly adequate," and he said the costly military program is "an example of the procurement process gone amok."The VH-71 program was the replacement helicopter for the VH-3D and VH-60N. In order for the VH-71 to be available to most effectively assume Presidential vertical lift mission by FY10, two Increments were to be developed. Increment 1 was to provide an initial limited capability to fulfill the immediate need Presidential lift requirement. Three (3) test article aircraft, system design and development (SDD) efforts, maintenance trainers, and associated logistics were initiated in 2005 for Increment 1. Included in the SDD contract were five (5) Increment 1 pilot production aircraft to support Initial Operational Capability (IOC). Increment 2 was to be developed to complete all of the Presidential support requirements. Two test articles were to be procured in FY09 to accommodate air vehicle structural differences between Increment 1 and 2 (main gear box, drive train, engines, tail unit and main rotor blades). The second test vehicle was to be procured instead of pursuing the planned modifications to one of the Increment 1 test vehicles due to the extent of the air vehicle structural differences.
VH-71 Marine One in Scale Model
Kits: F-toys (Heliborn4) Repainted & Remake Modify fold to tail - converted to decals from sweet's seaking kits, Multi built to etc parts.
Model by Supawat Putthitornworasit
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