WW 1 helicopter

[cobraman]

This is a PKZ-2 tethered observation helicopter . It was a failure and crashed to the ground . This is a 1/72 scale kit and pretty tiny . These small kits are getting harder and harder to work on . 

[DPNM]

Very fine job on an unusual subject Ray. I had to look the thing up. Pretty interesting reading. I learned something. Thank you.

I hear you about the small kits being harder to work on. I've got old eyes.

[cobraman]

Thank you. This thing is tiny. I should have placed a quarter or something in the photo to show the scale.

[DPNM]

You can always post another pic with a quarter in it.

I guess if you wanted/needed to "bail" you better be able to jump out a good distance to clear the props. They would pretty much be double sided scissors. Ouch. You'd probably be better off laying on the basket floor (in the fetal position) and hope for the best.

[cobraman]

Wanted to show how tiny this thing is . Shown by a .357 bullet to show scale .

[Classicgas]

Very cool. How big is the .357 round?

[Jim N]

Very cool looking!

[Mike999]

Great job! I've had the 1/48 scale Eduard kit of that thing for years, and still haven't gotten up the nerve to build it.

Bailing out of the PKZ-2 would be interesting.  The observer better have very good co-ordination to jump thru those spinning blades.

As dangerous aircraft go, the PKZ-2 is right up there with the Royal Aircraft Factory BE-9 "Pulpit." You'll notice the gunner stands in FRONT of the spinning prop and roaring engine. One on-line article said, "The pilot wouldn't know there was a problem until he was hit in the face with pieces of the gunner."

 

 

[DPNM]

I can see why you chose the .357 Ray. If you would have put in a .22 instead the model would look bigger. I'd guess if you put a quarter on the base it would cover half of the P and most (if not all) of the hyphen. Yes, it is a small model.

5 hours ago, Classicgas said:

Very cool. How big is the .357 round?

Not having one here to check anymore I searched it. A .357 cartridge is approximately one and a half inches long. The case is 1.29" or just a tad over 1-1/4".

[cobraman]

There is a 1/48 scale kit of this ? That would have been a bit better for these old eyes.

[Mike999]

1 hour ago, cobraman said:

There is a 1/48 scale kit of this ? That would have been a bit better for these old eyes.

Yes, it came out back in 1996.  I checked eBay. None are for sale right now, but 3 have sold this year, so it looks pretty easy to find.  It's Eduard kit number 8015. Here's the box art.

 

[cobraman]

Thanks for the info.