Comanche RAH66 Model Helicopter

Comanche RAH66 Model Helicopter: Top-Notch Quality with Precise Details

About the RAH-66 Comanche

The Comanche will replace obsolete AH-1 and OH-58 attack and observation helicopters. The Comanche has capabilities demanded of a smaller force structure, such as: improved mobility, increased survivability and dramatically reduced costs.  The RAH-66 Comanche is reconnaissance attack helicopter manufactured by Boeing Helicopters and Sikorsky Aircraft Corporation.  The RAH-66 was intended for reconnaissance role.

The RAH-66's maiden flight was on January 4, 1996.  The RAH-66 can operate at night and in bad weather for its sophisticated detection and navigation systems.  The primary user of the RAH-66 was the United States Army.  In 2004, the first RAH- 66 entered service with the US Army and planned to purchase almost 1,300 Comanches to fill the scout and light attack roles.  On February 23, 2004, the US Army decided to cancel the Comanche helicopter program because they to provide funds to renovate the existing helicopter fleet of aging attack, utility and reconnaissance aircraft. Another reason is the growing popularity of Unmanned Aerial Vehicles (UAVs) for reconnaissance purposes.  Technology developed for the Comanche will be integrated into the Apache and other US military helicopter developments.

Warplanes brings and introduces you a finely handcrafted Comanche RAH66 Model Helicopter made of the finest grade materials which underwent stages of meticulous and careful sanding, carving and modeling. Our highly skilled master craftsmen painstakingly and passionately worked on the RAH66 Comanche helicopter model's details, ensuring exactness and precision based on the original helicopter. The Comanche RAH-66 wood scale model aircraft's paint scheme and markings are extremely accurate and precise, depicting the original RAH-66 Comanche.