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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. Jump to: navigation, search Image File history File links Kamov_projects. ...
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Mikolai Ilyich Kamov Nikolai Ilyich Kamov (Russian: Ðиколай Ильич Камов) was leading constructor of the Soviet/Russian Kamov helicopter design bureau. ...
Jump to: navigation, search // Events and trends The 1940s were seen as a transition period between the radical 1930s and the conservative 1950s, which also leads the period to be divided in two halves: The first half of the decade was dominated by World War II, the widest and most...
Jump to: navigation, search An autogyro (only an autogiro when produced by the Cierva Autogiro Company or one of its licensees (see below), sometimes called a gyroplane or Gyrocopterâ„¢) is an aircraft supported in flight by an unpowered rotary wing, or rotor. ...
Since then, the Kamov bureau (design office prefix Ka) has specialised in compact helicopters of coaxial design, suitable for naval service and high-speed operations. Jump to: navigation, search The Bell 206 of Canadian Helicopters Robinson Helicopter Company (USA) R44, a four seat development of the R22 A helicopter is an aircraft which is lifted and propelled by one or more horizontal rotors (propellers). ...
Kamov designs - The name designations (beginning with H) belong to NATO. Jump to: navigation, search The NATO flag NATO 2002 Summit in Prague The North Atlantic Treaty Organisation (NATO), sometimes called North Atlantic Alliance, Atlantic Alliance or the Western Alliance, is an international organisation for defence collaboration established in 1949, in support of the North Atlantic Treaty signed in Washington, D...
| Date | Model | Comments | | September 25, 1929 | KaSkr-I Gyrocraft | The first Soviet autogyro, designed by Kamov and Skrzhinskii. Based on Cierva models. | | 1934 | A-7 | An autogyro primarily used for observation duties. | | 1944 | Ka-8 Vertolet | With his first true helicopter, Kamov introduced the coaxial scheme that the bureau still uses. The Ka-8 was a single-seat helicopter with a 27 hp motorcycle engine, boosted to 45 hp by using alcohol for fuel. The rotor blades were made of reinforced wood. Three units built. Jump to: navigation, search Juan de la Cierva (September 21, 1895--December 19, 1936) was a Spanish aeronautical engineer and pilot. ...
Kamow Ka-8 The Kamov Ka-8 Иркутянин was a Soviet a tiny helicopter that first flew in 1947. ...
| | September 1949 | Ka-10 Hat | The Hat was an improved Ka-8 with a 55 hp Ivchenko engine that can reach 90 km/h. The twin - tail was introduced in the Ka-10M. 12 units built. The Kamov Ka-10 (NATO reporting name Hat) was a Soviet single-seat observation helicopter that first flew in 1950. ...
| | 1952 | Ka-15 Hen | A two-seat multi-purpose helicopter designed primarily for the Soviet Navy that became known outside the USSR in 1955. The civilian version was the Ka-15M.
Engine: 1 Ivchenko of 225 hp Speed: 150 km/h Service Ceiling: 3050 m Jump to: navigation, search The Kamov Ka-15 (NATO reporting name Hen) was a Soviet two-seat utility helicopter with coaxial rotors. ...
| | 1955 | Ka-18 Hog | A Ka-15 with a large fuselage and a 280 hp Ivchenko AI-14VF engine. Could carry 4 passengers. 200 units built ( approx. ) The Kamov Ka-18 (NATO reporting name Hog) was a Soviet four-seat utility helicopter, development of the Kamov Ka-15 with a lengthened fuselage and more powerful engine. ...
| | 1960 | Ka-20 Harp | First seen in the Soviet National Aviation Day of 1961, it was considered the Ka-25 prototype. Was very similar to the Ka-15 and Ka-18. The Kamov Ka-20 (NATO reporting name Harp) was a Soviet twin-engine antisubmarine helicopter prototype. ...
| | 1960 | Ka-22 Hoop Vintokryl | This convertiplane achieved several records but only one unit was produced.
October 14, 1961 : The Ka-22 reaches 337 km/h on 100 km circuit Jump to: navigation, search The Kamov Ka-22 Vintokyrl (Cyrillic:Камов Ка-22 Винтокрыл) (Russian:screw-wing) (NATO reporting name: Hoop) was a rotorcraft developed by Kamov for the Soviet Air Force. ...
| | 1965 | Ka-25 Hormone | Ship-borne helicopter for the Soviet Navy. Near 500 built up to 1975
Ka-25BSh Hormone - A : ASW variant
Ka-25OTH Hormone - B : Targeting variant for feeding guidance data to cruise missiles launched by surface warships and submarines
Ka-25PS Hormone - C : SAR variant
Ka-25K : Civilian Crane variant
Rotor diameter: 15.74 m Length: 10 m Height: 5.37 m Weight: 4770 kg - Max: 7500 Engine: 2 Glushenkov GTD-3F of 900 hp Speed: Max: 220 km/h Range: 400 km Service Ceiling: 3500 m Jump to: navigation, search Kamov Ha-25 with Yugoslav Air Force insignia The Kamov Ka-25 is a Russian naval helicopter. ...
| | 1966 | Ka-26 Hoodlum-A | A typical Kamov design, a multi-purpose helicopter widely used by Aeroflot and exported to several countries. More than 600 units built. The Kamov Ka-26 (NATO reporting name Hoodlum) was a Soviet light utility helicopter with the co-axial rotor configuration. ...
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| | 1969 | V-50 | An attack helicopter project with tandem rotors. Cancelled. | | 1978 | Ka-27 Helix | Replacement for the Ka-25 Hormone. First spotted on an Udaloy type destroyer | | 1981 | Ka-28 /
Ka-32 Helix | Civilian derivative and export variants of the Ka-27 | | July 27, 1982 | Ka-50 Hokum-A | Also known as V-80, Werewolf & Black Shark
Ka-52 twin-seat Alligator
Ka-40 Hokum export variants The Kamov Ka-27 is a military helicopter developed for the Soviet Navy and currently in service in Russia, Ukraine, Vietnam, South Korea, China and India. ...
Jump to: navigation, search The Ka-50 is a Russian single-seat military helicopter, designed as a gunship. ...
The Kamov Ka-52 (NATO reporting name Hokum), nicknamed the Alligator is a Russian attack helicopter. ...
| | 1986 | Ka-116 Hoodlum-B | Turbine engine development of the Ka-26 | | Middle of the 80s | V-100 | A heavy attack helicopter project with a pusher propeller to exceed the speed of 400 km/h. It was to be armed with 3000 kg of bombs/rockets, two guns, and two anti-radar/anti-ship missiles. Not built. | | 1990 | Ka-118 | A NOTAR ( No TAil Rotor ) development. | | 1993 | Ka-128 | A Ka-126 development with an added intermediate gearbox, and Bendix King avionics. | | 1998 | Ka-60 | Single main rotor operational helicopter by Kamov | | 1994 | Ka-62 | Single main rotor operational helicopter by Kamov | | 1994 | Ka-226 | Twin engine development of the Ka-126 | | 90s | 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. The Kamov Ka-60 КаÑатка is a Russian army helicopter that first flew 24 December 1998. ...
The Kamov Ka-226 (NATO reporting name Hoodlum) is a Russian utility helicopter aircraft that first flew in 2000. ...
Daewoo (meaning Great Universe) is a major South Korean chaebol (conglomerate). ...
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