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Posted: Sunday, November 25, 2018 - 10:17 AM UTC


Black Dog Models has released resin detail sets for the Academy 1/48 scale CH-46 Bull Frog.

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Posted: Monday, November 26, 2018 - 02:26 AM UTC
Looks lik a nice set.

Not sure where the name comes from though, maybe a translation thing or following Academy's mis-naming. The aircraft is actually a CH-46 Sea Knight. It is called "Phrog" (due to its squat, amphibian-like appearance and tendency to bounce when taxiing) by crewmen, not Bull Frog.
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Posted: Monday, November 26, 2018 - 02:46 AM UTC

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Looks lik a nice set.

Not sure where the name comes from though, maybe a translation thing or following Academy's mis-naming. The aircraft is actually a CH-46 Sea Knight. It is called "Phrog" (due to its squat, amphibian-like appearance and tendency to bounce when taxiing) by crewmen, not Bull Frog.


The bullfrog is a name used for the CH-46E (lets call it late model E) when it got the larger fuel tanks. Early E's still had the smaller A,D,F sponson tanks.

https://www.gpo.gov/fdsys/pkg/CREC-1994-07-19/html/CREC-1994-07-19-pt1-PgH42.htm

Most people I knew just called it a 46. I am sure some might have used phrog but never heard bullfrog. One of those things that has a life of its own I guess.
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