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How to Identify Hirobo Helicopters

Hirobo Limited was founded in Hiroshima, Japan in 1949 as a company specializing in fabric spinning. In 1973, Hirobo began manufacturing radio-controlled modeling equipment. Today, Hirobo is known as a manufacture of R/C helicopters. Hirobo sponsors many helicopter flyers, as well as the yearly Hirobo Cup. Hirobo helicopters come in many models; from small lightweight performance models, to decorated realistic models of military and civilian helicopters. A Hirobo helicopter can be identified by examining the decals, colors, windows and placement of the rotors.

Instructions

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  Look to see if the helicopter has only one window. If the single window is all black, it is a Turbulence D3. If the helicopter has one window and three stars on the side, it is an SST-Eagle Freya Evolution. If it has orange and red decals, it is a ShuttlePlus. If the frame is black and the decals are purple, pink and red it is a Lepton EX. If the decals are red and the frame is white, it is an SDX.
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  Look to see if the helicopter has more than one window and it is camouflaged. If the camo is brown and black, it is a Eurocopter AS 565 Panther. If the camo is only in shades of brown, it is a Supercobra 0404-990. If it is camouflaged and features two rotors, one behind the other, it is a CH-47 Chinook.
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  Look to see if the helicopter has two rotors, one behind the other, but no camouflage. If id does, it is a CH-46 Vertol.
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  Look to see if the helicopter has more than one window, and what colors it is painted. If it is painted all black, it is a Eurocopter 0404-980. If it is all green, it is a Tow Cobra 0404-989. If it is purple, it is a Long Ranger. If it is blue with three windows on the side, it is a Bell 222. The Bell 222 also comes in brown and green. If it is blue or white with a blue tail and has two windows on the side it is a JetRanger. If there is a red cross on the side, it is a 30 Lama. If the helicopter is white and red with the words "Coast Guard" or "Police" on the side, or if it is all yellow, it is a Eurocopter AS365 Dauphin2. If the letters and numbers "EC 135" are painted on the side, it is a Eurocopter 135. If the front and sides are all clear glass windows and the helicopter has two large propellers, one on top of the other, it is an XRB.

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