CMV-22B Osprey ``VRM-30 2024'' 1:72 Hasegawa 02492

Plastic model airplane for assembly: CMV-22B Osprey "VRM-30 2024" 1:72 Hasegawa 02492

The plastic model for assembly: CMV-22B Osprey "VRM-30 2024" in 1:72 scale from Hasegawa is an excellent proposition for aviation and modeling enthusiasts. This detailed set allows for the recreation of one of the most innovative military aircraft, which combines the features of a helicopter and a turboprop airplane.

Model features:

• Scale: 1:72
• Manufacturer: Hasegawa
• Catalog number: 02492
• The set includes resin parts and photo-etched components
• The set includes a display stand for the model

Set components:

• Resin components: portholes increasing the capacity of the side sponsons of the fuselage
• Photo-etched parts: "towel bar" type antenna
• Decals with markings for aircraft from the 30th Fleet Support Squadron, a multi-role air squadron stationed at Iwakuni base in 2024. Markings for aircraft: "73/9460", "71/9456", "72/9459"

History and use of the CMV-22B Osprey: The Bell Boeing V-22 Osprey is an American multi-role transport aircraft with tiltrotors that combines vertical takeoff and landing (VTOL) and short takeoff and landing (STOL) capabilities. Designed to combine the functionality of a conventional helicopter with the long-range, high-speed capabilities of a turboprop airplane. The V-22 is operated by the United States and Japan, and its unique design represents a new type of aircraft that entered service in the 2000s.

The origins of the project date back to the 1980s when the failed Eagle Claw operation during the Iran hostage crisis in 1980 highlighted the need for a new type of transport aircraft. In 1981, the U.S. Department of Defense initiated the JVX program aimed at developing an innovative long-range transport aircraft with high speed and vertical takeoff capability. In 1983, the partnership of Bell Helicopter and Boeing Helicopters received a contract to develop the V-22 aircraft.

The first flight of the V-22 took place in 1989, and after years of testing and modifications, in 2007 the aircraft entered service with the United States Marine Corps, replacing the Boeing Vertol CH-46 Sea Knights. In 2009, the U.S. Air Force introduced its version of the tiltrotor, the CV-22B. Since entering service, the Osprey has been used in transport and medical operations in Iraq, Afghanistan, Libya, and Kuwait. In 2021, the U.S. Navy began using the CMV-22B for carrier onboard delivery missions.

Assembly and painting kit. Does not include paints or glue. Assembly requires separately sold modeling tools (including cutters, files, tweezers), paints, brushes, and plastic model glue (e.g., Tamiya Extra Thin Cement). The photo shows a professionally assembled and painted model.