Kamov Ka-60

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The Kamov Ka-60 Kasatka (Russian: "Касатка": "Orca") is a Russian Air Force helicopter that first flew 24 December 1998.

Design and development

Ka-60 at the MAKS Air Show, 2009

The Ka-60 has an estimated local military market of 200 units (Army aviation units, Border Police and Ministry of Internal Affairs).^{[citation needed]} Intended as a replacement for the Mil Mi-8, the Ka-60 is to be used for reconnaissance, for transporting air-assault forces, radio-electronic jamming, for special-operations missions and for various light-transport missions. Variations for foreign sale are expected. Manufacture is to take place at Ulan-Ude.

A civil version, the Ka-62, was initially proposed when the Ka-60 programme was launched, but no production followed owing to development problems with the Ka-60's Saturn RD-600V engines. Instead, an agreement was signed in April 2011 to use the 1,306 kW (1,751 hp) Turboméca Ardiden 3G turboshaft for a revised Ka-62. A five-bladed main rotor will be driven via a new transmission, while the helicopter will have a revised cabin with larger windows and new avionics. First flight of the Ka-62 is planned for May 2013, with certification in 2014. Four prototypes and an initial batch of 16 Ka-62s for the Russian Ministry of Defence are currently planned.^[3]

Variants

Kamov Ka-60 at MAKS 2005

Ka-60 : Basic multi-role model.
Ka-60U : Training.
Ka-60K : Naval version.
Ka-60R : Reconnaissance.
Ka-62: Civil model for the Russian domestic market. It will be equipped with Turboméca Ardiden 3G engines.^[4]
Ka-64 Sky Horse : Export model. Western certified, equipped with two General Electric T700/CT7-2D1 engines and five-blade main rotor.

Operators

Russia

Russian Air Force (100 on order)^[5]^[6]

Brazil

Atlas Taxi Aereo (7 on order)^[7]

Colombia

Vertical de Aviación (5 on order)^[8]

Specifications

Data from Jane's All The World's Aircraft 2003–2004^[1]

General characteristics

Crew: Two
Capacity: **Up to 14 infantry troops or 6 stretchers (Ka-60)
- 14 passengers (Ka-62)
- 2,000 kg (4,409 lb) (internal), 2,750 kg (6,062 lb) (external- Ka 60)
Length: 15.60 m^[9] (51 ft 2¼ in)
Rotor diameter: 13.50 m (44 ft 3½ in)
Height: 4.60 m (15 ft 1 in)
Disc area: 143.10 m² (1,540.3 sq ft)
Loaded weight: 6,000 kg (13,228 lb)
Max. takeoff weight: 6,500 kg (14,330 lb)
Powerplant: 2 × Rybinsk RD-600V turboshafts, 956 kW (1,282 shp) each

Performance

Maximum speed: 300 km/h (162 knots, 185 mph)
Cruise speed: 275 km/h (148 knots, 171 mph)
Range: 615 km (332 nmi, 382mi)
Service ceiling: 5,150 m (16,900 ft)
Rate of climb: 10.4 m/s (2,050 ft/min) at sea level

References

↑ 1.0 1.1 Jackson 2003, pp. 373–374.
↑ Андрей Фомин (2012-05-17). "Новинки HeliRussia 2012" (in Russian). Журнал «Взлёт». Archived from the original on 2013-02-02. Retrieved 2013-01-29.
↑ Butowski Air International September 2012, pp. 66–67.
↑ "Russian Helicopters buys Ardiden engines for Ka-62 | Business | RIA Novosti". En.rian.ru. 2011-04-27. Retrieved 2013-11-16.
↑ Kamov Ka-60, warfare.ru, Russian Military Analisis. Retrieved on September 8, 2008.
↑ "World Air Forces 2013". flightglobal.com. Retrieved 10 March 2013.
↑ "Brazil’s Atlas Taxi Aereo becomes first export customer for the Ka-62". Flightglobal. 2012-12-19. Retrieved 22 March 2013.
↑ "MAKS: Russian Helicopters grows backlog for Kamov Ka-62". Flightglobal. 2013-08-29. Retrieved 2013-08-29.
↑ overall length

Butowski, Piotr. "Russia's Resyled Helicopter". Air International, Vol. 82 No. 3. pp. 66–67. ISSN 0306-5634.
Jackson, Paul. Jane's All The World's Aircraft 2003–2004. Coulsdon, UK:Jane's Information Group, 2003. ISBN 0-7106-2537-5.
"Nezavisimaya Gazeta", №241 (1812), 25 December 1998. translation

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