Stingbat LHX Stealth Helicopter Concept

Testors  1/48 scale

By Ismael Gonzalez

Back in the late '80s,  research about incorporating stealth technology into helicopters was getting serious.  Testors did this concept based on the stealth technology elements of the day. This was part of a 3 model series of stealth concepts by Testors that also included the F19 stealth fighter and the Mig-37 Ferret Soviet Stealth concept. As far as I know, all 3 were purely design sketches by Testors, and not based in any specific project.  Although it is very possible they had access to more than just  imagination. The helicopter is the least common of the 3 models and have never been reissued.

As a teenager in the late 80's, I fell in love with this concept.  Stealth was the "IN" thing.  For whatever  reason I did not get this model when it was released in 1989 and it was then impossible to find. It has never been reissued.  For years, it was almost an obsession to find. Fast forward to early 2006, I finally found it on eBay.  It was build pretty much box stock.
Wow! This was my first aircraft built in 10 years, and my first helicopter in almost 12 years!

Just having some fun with Photoshop as a spy picture

created: 5/17/2007