Kamov
Nicolai Kamov started build his first rotor-winged aircraft in 1929, together with N.K.Skrzhinskij .
Up to the 40s, they created few more autogiros, including the only (in the World) armed one (A-7-3) that saw (limited) combat action.
Since then, the Kamov bureau is specialized on compact
helicopters of coaxial scheme, suitable for naval service and high-speed operations.
The name designations (always begins with H) belongs to NATO
I want to thanks Roy ( From
Roy's Russian Rosources ) ,
Alex Sabine , Jno ( From
www.aviation.ru ) and Thomas Mueller
for their help in this section.
September 25, 1929 : KaSkr-I Gyrocraft
The
First Soviet Autogiro
was designed by Kamov and Skrzhinskii.
Based on Cierva models.
1934 : A-7
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An autogiro
primarily used
for observation duties.
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1944 : Ka-8 Vertolet
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With his first truly helicopter, Kamov introduced the coaxial scheme that
the bureau will still using up to present day.
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.
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September 1949 : Ka-10 Hat
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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.
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1952 : Ka-15 Hen
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A two-seat multi-purpose helo designed primarily for the soviet navy
that became knew 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
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1955 : Ka-18 Hog
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A Ka-15 with a large fuselage and a 280 hp Ivchenko AI-14VF engine.
Could carry 4 passengers
200 units built ( aprox. )
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1960 : Ka-20 Harp
First saw 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.
1960 : Ka-22 Hoop Vintokryl
This convertiplane reaches several records but only one
unit was produced.
October 14, 1961 :
The Ka-22 reach 337 km/h on 100 km circuit
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Kamov Helicopters - Part 2
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