In 1955 Piasecki became Vertol and work started on a new medium lift tandem rotor helicopter first dubbed the Vertol 107 which first flew in 1958. In 1960 Boeing acquired Verol and the company became Boeing Vertol. The 107 was then developed for the Marines as the CH-46 Sea Knight and has that distinctive "banana" type fuselage with the rear landing gear housed in two nacelles jutting out from the fuselage
CH-46 Sea Knight
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The Army wanted a heavy lift transport helicopter and ordered the larger spin-off of the Vertol 107, the Model 114, which eventually became the CH-47 Chinook As you can see this most closely resembles the toy version in that it has the two pods extending about 3/4 the length of the fuselage. The box art would lead you to believe the helo has a rear loading ramp, but in fact there is none. The entire fuselage bottom up to where it meets the tp of the fuselage near the rear motor housing is a one-piece stamping with no provisions for a door. The toy measures 14" (35.56cm) L x 3 1/8" (7.93cm) W x 6 5/8" (16.82cm) H. The rotor span of 10 1/2" (26.67cm) adds additional length - actually from front rotor to rear rotor it's about 18 1/2" (46.99cm) L. Enjoy! Opa Fritz and Oma Bettina
CH-47 Chinook
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