Kamov Ka-18
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The Kamov Ka-18 (NATO reporting name Hog) was a Soviet four-seat utility helicopter that first flew in 1955. It was a development of the Kamov Ka-15, with a lengthened fuselage and more powerful engine - the 255 hp Ivchenko AI-14V radial. About 200 were built.
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Specifications (Ka-18)
Data from Soviet Transport Aircraft since 1945[1]
General characteristics
- Crew: one, pilot
- Capacity: 3 passengers
- Length: 7.03 m (23 ft 0¾ in)
- Rotor diameter: 9.96 m (32 ft 8 in)
- Height: 3.34 m (10 ft 11½ in)
- Disc area: 155.8 m² (1,677 ft²)
- Empty weight: 1,060 kg (2,436 lb)
- Max. takeoff weight: 1,480 kg (3,262 lb)
- Powerplant: 1 × Ivchenko AI-14VF nine-cylinder air-cooled radial engine, 209 kW (280 hp)
Performance
- Maximum speed: 150 km/h (81 knots, 93 mph)
- Cruise speed: 120 km/h (65 knots, 75 mph) at 490 m (1,610 ft)
- Range: 165 km (89 nm, 102 miles)
- Service ceiling: 3,250 m (10,670 ft)
See also
- Related development
- Related lists
- List of military aircraft of the Soviet Union and the CIS
- List of helicopter models
References
- ↑ Stroud 1968, pp. 139–140.
- Stroud, John. Soviet Transport Aircraft since 1945. London: Putnam, 1968. ISBN 0-370-00126-5.
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