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AH-64A eApache AP103 This Apache helicopter fuselage is sure to be another big hit following the first eCobra fuselage with the electric helicopter market. Scale pilots previously had very few choices in scale fuselages in the current trend of 500 class electric models. Approach Engineering has creatively reproduced this fuselage for electric models like the Swift 16 and the Logo 10. See the specifications at the bottom of the page to see if your model will fit. AP103  AH-64A eApache Scale Fuselage Assembly Kit  $311.96

There are few manufacturers who take on this fuselage. From a modeling stand point it is more complicated with engine nacelles but Approach Engineering has subdivided each component down into a simple step by step process with precision laser cut parts that assemble together. This has significant advantages over fiberglass, as fitting the mechanics can be monitored over the enter build process and any fit problems can be creatively solved instead of the fit/no fit problem common to fiberglass fuselages.

In 1972, after experience with the Huey Cobra in the Vietnam conflict, the US Army changed its position in the role of the armed attack helicopter with addition pressure from the Air Force. This led to a requision for a new attack helicopter that was to be designed as an integrated weapons system. The top three goals of the design were to provide anti-armor attack capabilities, fly in all weather and terrain conditions and be powered by twin General Electric T-700 turboshaft engines. Field testing began in the spring of 1986 and by mid 1990 it had been deployed to Saudi Arabia as a part of Operation Desert Shield. The A version was deployed throughout the Middle East and flew combat missions in the first Gulf War, merely 6 months later.

This AH-64A model has been designed for the Swift 16 and Logo 10 with a rotorspan up to 50" [127cm] but due to its light weight at 20oz [568g], it can accept similar sized electric mechanics. While each modeler decides how much detail is added, each kit already includes a truely awesome amount of detailing that is almost never included with scale fuselages. New modelers should be aware that between receiving your new AH-64A eApache fuselage kit and finishing the model can take between 2 to 6 weeks, depending on how much time you can commit to building and finishing.