Blimpyboy Posted May 31, 2020 Share Posted May 31, 2020 Hiya all, Does anybody out there have any ideas/experience on turning the Cyber Hobby UH-1N (https://www.cyber-hobby.com/products/1-35-uh-1n-gun-ship) into a UH-1J? I've gone through the kit trees and I'm reasonably sure that there are enough bits and bobs to make a UH-1J. To my eye, from an external point of view, it looks like the UH-1J has a UH-1H main body and (slightly modified) upper-works, and a UH-1N-type nose. Does anybody have any ideas or thoughts? Thanks in advance for any advice Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
thorfinn Posted May 31, 2020 Share Posted May 31, 2020 14 minutes ago, Blimpyboy said: Does anybody have any ideas or thoughts? If I recall accurately the UH-1J was based on the single-engine -H. Since the -N was a twin-engine variant, I'm supposing the upper works might require more than just "slight modification," for one. Agreed that the nose looks right, but I'm not enough of an authority to advise on cabin dimensions and so forth. Cheers Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Blimpyboy Posted May 31, 2020 Author Share Posted May 31, 2020 (edited) 11 minutes ago, thorfinn said: Since the -N was a twin-engine variant Yeah, I did think that was going to be a problem. However the kit has both sets of upper works, so I think there's a get out of jail card there (maybe)... Do you know of any other J-specific mods that would need to be added (apart from the air filter cover and IR countermeasures box on the upper works)? Edited May 31, 2020 by Blimpyboy Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
thorfinn Posted May 31, 2020 Share Posted May 31, 2020 2 hours ago, Blimpyboy said: However the kit has both sets of upper works, so I think there's a get out of jail card there (maybe)... I am embarassed to admit that I did the Panda version of that same UH-1N kit less than a year ago...even posted it here...and completely forgot that it had the alternate engine/cowling configuration. That should, indeed, make the job easier. 2 hours ago, Blimpyboy said: Do you know of any other J-specific mods that would need to be added (apart from the air filter cover and IR countermeasures box on the upper works)? Seems to me the -J originally had the same tail rotor as the AH-1S -- slightly larger in diameter than the -N's production rotor. Over the next day or so I'll take a quick toddle through my files, and let you know if I come up with anything else that might serve. Since you've fixed on a particular model, do you have a particular a/c or scheme in mind? 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sydhuey Posted May 31, 2020 Share Posted May 31, 2020 UH-1J is the upgraded version of the UH-1H , with nose, tail boom , tail rotor and main rotor blades from the 212 (UH-1N). Graft the nose from a UH-1N onto a UH-1H fuselage , and fit MR Blades from the UH-1N , and whole tail boom and T/R from the UH-1N and you will have a UH-1J , also called the Huey II or Huey + under skin differences are the T-53-17 (From AH-1S)replacing the -13 engine , Glass cockpit and other small things. 1 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Blimpyboy Posted May 31, 2020 Author Share Posted May 31, 2020 Hiya again all, thanks for your replies and assistance- I think I can confidently scrape together a J variant with the info you’ve all provided. Much appreciated 👍 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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