Kamov Ka-52
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The Kamov Ka-52 (also known as Ka-50-2, NATO reporting name Hokum), nicknamed the Alligator is a Russian attack helicopter.
It is a side-by-side two-seat aircraft designed as air-to-air attack helicopter, intended to eliminate enemy frontline helicopters. The two sets of coaxial, contra-rotating rotors eliminate the need for a tail rotor. The Ka-52 was designed with an emphasis on being small, quick, and agile to improve survivability. The Ka-52 is equipped with ejection seats and jettisonable rotor like the Ka-50, an unusual feature for helicopters. The fall of the Soviet Union prevented the Ka-52 from going into full scale production; currently only a handful of them exist. Like most other Soviet aircraft of the time, it is believed to have superior flight characteristics but inferior avionics to its Western counterparts- the AH-64 Apache and Eurocopter Tiger.
There is also the more prevalent single seat version designated Kamov Ka-50 "Black Shark" or "Werewolf." And the most modern version, Ka-50-2 Erdogan.
Later aircraft were designated Ka-136.
Twelve "Ka-52" are planned for purchase to 2015 [1].
[edit] Specifications (Ka-52)
General characteristics
- Crew: Two
- Length: 13.50 m (44 ft 3 in)
- Rotor diameter: 2x 14.50 m (47 ft 7 in)
- Height: 4.90 m (16 ft 1 in)
- Disc area: 330.3 m² (3,555 ft²)
- Empty weight: 7,800 kg (17,200 lb)
- Loaded weight: 9,800 kg (21,610 lb)
- Max takeoff weight: 10,400 kg (22,930 lb)
- Powerplant: 2× Klimov TV3-117VMA turboshafts, 1,638 kW (2,195 hp) each
Performance
- Maximum speed: 300 km/h (187 mph)
- Range: 1,160 km (723 miles)
- Service ceiling: 5,500 m (18,000 ft)
- Rate of climb: 60 m/s (1,970 ft/min)
- Disc loading: 30 kg/m² (6 lb/ft²)
- Power/mass: 0.33 kW/kg (0.20 hp/lb)
Armament
- 1x 30 mm Shipunov 2A42 cannon
- 2,000 kg (4,400 lb) of disposable stores on four pylons, including bombs and rockets
[edit] References
The initial version of this article was based on material from aviation.ru. It has been released under the GFDL by the copyright holder.
[edit] External links
- Ka-52 Alligator Attack Helicopter
- http://www.aviation.ru/Ka/#136
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Designation sequence
Ka-35 - Ka-37 - Ka-50 - Ka-52 - Ka-56 - Ka-58 - Ka-60
