Trumpeter 05106 1/35 Helicopter - AS365N2 Dolphin 2

:The Eurocopter SA 365/AS 365 Dauphin 2 is a medium-weight multipurpose twin-engine helicopter originally manufactured byAerospatiale, later byEurocopter(nowAirbus Helicopters). Several major variations of the Dauphin have been developed and entered production, including the military-orientedEurocopter Panther, theHH/MH-65 Dolphin, the Chinese-producedHarbin Z-9and the improvedEurocopter EC155.

The AS 365N (originally SA 365N) is the much improved version of the SA 365C Dauphin 2, the first prototype flying on 31 March 1979. This version introduced the uprated 492 kW Arriel 1C turboshafts, a retractabletricycle undercarriage, enlarged tail surfaces, and revised transmission, main rotor, rotor mast fairing and engine cowlings. The aircraft's initial M.T.O.W. of 3,850 kg was later raised to 4,000 kg. Deliveries of the production model began in 1982.