Kamov
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| Type | Joint stock company |
| Founded | 1929 |
| Headquarters | Moscow, Russia |
| Industry | Aerospace |
| Products | Military aircraft |
| Website | Official Website |
Nikolai Il'yich Kamov started building his first rotor-winged aircraft in 1929, together with N. K. Skrzhinskii. Up to the 1940s, they created more autogyros, including the A-7-3, the only armed one in the world that saw (limited) combat action.
Since then, the Kamov Design Bureau (design office prefix Ka) has specialised in compact helicopters of coaxial rotor design, suitable for naval service and high-speed operations.
Kamov is merging with Mil and Rostvertol to form Oboronprom Corp. in 2006. The Kamov brand name will be retained, though the new company will drop overlapping product lines.
[edit] Kamov designs
- KaSkr-I Gyrocraft
- 25 September 1929. The first Soviet autogyro, designed by Kamov and Skrzhinskii. Based on Cierva models.
- A-7
- 1934. An autogyro primarily used for observation duties.
|A Ka-15 with a large fuselage and a 280 hp Ivchenko AI-14VF engine. Could carry 4 passengers. 200 units built ( approx. )
- V-50
- An attack helicopter project with tandem rotors. Cancelled.
- Ka-37
- An unmanned coaxial helicopter developed with Daewoo of South Korea initially designed for agricultural tasks. Performances are a max weight of 250 kg ( 50 payload ), speed of 110km/h, and a flight duration about 45 minutes.
- Ka-40
- Replacement for the Ka-27. In development.
- V-100
- A heavy attack helicopter project with a pusher propeller to exceed the speed of 400 km/h. Not built.
- Ka-118
- A NOTAR development.
- Ka-90
- High-speed attack helicopter project
- Ka-92
[edit] Gallery
 Kamov projects, 1999 |
 Ka-22 |
 Ka-27 |
 Ka-60 |
 Ka-226 |
 Ka-32 |
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