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n rotor-winged aircraft manufacturing company that was founded by Nikolai Il'yich Kamov, who started building his first rotor-winged aircraft in 1929, together with N. K. Skrzhinskii. Up to the 1940s, they created more autogyro
s, 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 helicopter
s of coaxial rotor design, suitable for naval
service and high-speed operations.
Kamov merged with Mil
and Rostvertol
to form Oboronprom Corp.
in 2006. The Kamov brand name was retained, though the new company dropped overlapping product lines.
models. Please review and edit information on this topic and it's sub-topics by an expert or better informed person.
Kamov A-7 1934: An autogyro primarily used for observation duties.
Ka-8 Irkutyanin
1947: single seat helicopter
Ka-9:
Ka-10 Hat
1950: single-seat observation helicopter
Ka-11: small single-seat helicopter
Ka-12: multi-purpose nine-seat helicopter
Ka-14: light multipurpose helicopter
Ka-15 Hen
1952: two-seat utility helicopter
Ka-18 Hog
1955: A Ka-15 with a large fuselage and a 280 hp Ivchenko AI-14VF engine. Could carry 4 passengers. 200 units built (approximately)
Ka-20 Harp
1958: twin-engine antisubmarine helicopter prototype
Ka-22 Vintokryl
1959: experimental rotor-winged transport aircraft
Ka-25 Hormone
1961: naval helicopter
Ka-26 Hoodlum 1965: light utility helicopter
Ka-27 Helix
1974: anti-submarine helicopter
Ka-28
: export version of Ka-27
Ka-31
: airborne early warning helicopter
Ka-32
1974: anti-submarine helicopter
Ka-34: heavy rotary-wing aircraft
Ka-35
: heavy jet-powered rotary-wing aircraft
Ka-37
1993: 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 110 km/h, and a flight duration about 45 minutes.
Ka-40
1990s?: anti-submarine helicopter (Replacement for the Ka-27. In development)
Ka-50 "Black Shark"
1982: single-seat attack helicopter
Ka-52 "Alligator"
1997: two seat attack helicopter and widely used model
Ka-118
1980s-1990s: A NOTAR
development - light multirole helicopter
Ka-126 Hoodlum-B
1980s: light utility helicopter
Ka-128: light utility helicopter
Ka-60 Kasatka
1990s: Transport/utility helicopter
Ka-62
1990s: civilian transport and utility helicopter
Ka-64 Sky Horse
1990s: naval transport and utility helicopter
Ka-90
: High-speed helicopter project.
Ka-92
: passenger helicopter
Ka-137
1990s: Unmanned drone/unmanned multipurpose helicopter
Ka-115 Moskvichka
1990s: light multi-purpose helicopter
Ka-226 "Sergei"
1990s: small, twin-engined utility helicopter
V-50
1960s: A high-speed assault helicopter project with tandem rotors. Cancelled.
V-60
1980s: A light scout and escort helicopter
V-80
1970s: A series of design studies for an attack helicopter (culminating in the Ka-50)
V-100
: A heavy attack helicopter project with a pusher
: propeller to exceed the speed of 400 km/h. Not built.
Russia
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n rotor-winged aircraft manufacturing company that was founded by Nikolai Il'yich Kamov, who started building his first rotor-winged aircraft in 1929, together with N. K. Skrzhinskii. Up to the 1940s, they created more autogyro
Autogyro
An autogyro , also known as gyroplane, gyrocopter, or rotaplane, is a type of rotorcraft which uses an unpowered rotor in autorotation to develop lift, and an engine-powered propeller, similar to that of a fixed-wing aircraft, to provide thrust...
s, 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
OKB
OKB is a transliteration of the Russian acronym for "Опытное конструкторское бюро" - Opytnoe Konstructorskoe Byuro, meaning Experimental Design Bureau...
prefix Ka) has specialised in compact helicopter
Helicopter
A helicopter is a type of rotorcraft in which lift and thrust are supplied by one or more engine-driven rotors. This allows the helicopter to take off and land vertically, to hover, and to fly forwards, backwards, and laterally...
s of coaxial rotor design, suitable for naval
service and high-speed operations.
Kamov merged with Mil
Mil Moscow Helicopter Plant
Mil Helicopters is the short name of the Soviet Russian helicopter producer Mil Moscow Helicopter Plant , named after the constructor Mikhail Mil. Mil participates in the Euromil joint venture with Eurocopter....
and Rostvertol
Rostvertol
Rostvertol is a Russian helicopter manufacturing company located in Rostov-on-Don. It was founded on 1st of July 1939. Rostvertol is the only helicopter manufacturing company in Russia not controlled by the government.It produces Мi-26T, Mi-24 and Mi-28N....
to form Oboronprom Corp.
Oboronprom
OPK Oboronprom is a Russian aerospace holding company. The company is involved in helicopter production, engine production, air-defenсe systems, complex radio-electronic systems and leasing...
in 2006. The Kamov brand name was retained, though the new company dropped overlapping product lines.
Kamov designs
KaSkr-I Gyrocraft : 25 September 1929: The first Soviet autogyro, designed by Kamov and Skrzhinskii. Based on CiervaJuan de la Cierva
Juan de la Cierva y Codorníu, 1st Count of De La Cierva was a Spanish civil engineer, pilot and aeronuatical engineer. His most famous accomplishment was the invention in 1920 of the Autogiro, a single-rotor type of aircraft that came to be called autogyro in the English language...
models. Please review and edit information on this topic and it's sub-topics by an expert or better informed person.
Kamov A-7 1934: An autogyro primarily used for observation duties.
Ka-8 Irkutyanin
Kamov Ka-8
The Kamov Ka-8 "Иркутянин" was a tiny Soviet helicopter that first flew in 1947.It was a precursor of the Ka-10.The Ka-8 was a single-seat helicopter with a 27hp M-76 engine, boosted to 45hp by using alcohol for fuel....
1947: single seat helicopter
Ka-9:
Ka-10 Hat
Kamov Ka-10
The Kamov Ka-10 was a Soviet single-seat observation helicopter that first flew in 1950.It was a development of Ka-8, not much more than an open rig with an engine and coaxial rotors. Only 12 units were built.-Variants:...
1950: single-seat observation helicopter
Ka-11: small single-seat helicopter
Ka-12: multi-purpose nine-seat helicopter
Ka-14: light multipurpose helicopter
Ka-15 Hen
Kamov Ka-15
-See also:-References:* Gunston, Bill. The Osprey Encyclopedia of Russian Aircraft 1875–1995. London:Osprey, 1995. ISBN 1 85532 405 9.* Stroud, John. Soviet Transport Aircraft since 1945. London:Putnam, 1968. ISBN 0 370 00126 5.-External links:...
1952: two-seat utility helicopter
Ka-18 Hog
Kamov Ka-18
The Kamov Ka-18 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.-Specifications :-See also:...
1955: A Ka-15 with a large fuselage and a 280 hp Ivchenko AI-14VF engine. Could carry 4 passengers. 200 units built (approximately)
Ka-20 Harp
Kamov Ka-20
-External links:* http://www.aviation.ru/Ka/#20* http://www.aviastar.org/helicopters_eng/ka-20.php...
1958: twin-engine antisubmarine helicopter prototype
Ka-22 Vintokryl
Kamov Ka-22
|-See also:...
1959: experimental rotor-winged transport aircraft
Kamov Ka-25
|-See also:-Bibliography:* Gunston, Bill. “The Osprey Encyclopaedia of Russian Aircraft 1875–1995”. London, Osprey. 1995. ISBN 1 85532 405 9-External links:* http://www.aviation.ru/Ka/#25* http://www.aviastar.org/helicopters_eng/ka-25.php...
1961: naval helicopter
Ka-26 Hoodlum 1965: light utility helicopter
Ka-27 Helix
Kamov Ka-27
|-See also:-External links:*...
1974: anti-submarine helicopter
Ka-28
Kamov Ka-27
|-See also:-External links:*...
: export version of Ka-27
Ka-31
Kamov Ka-31
|-See also:-External links:* *...
: airborne early warning helicopter
Ka-32
Kamov Ka-27
|-See also:-External links:*...
1974: anti-submarine helicopter
Ka-34: heavy rotary-wing aircraft
Ka-35
Kamov Ka-35
The Kamov Ka-35 is a projected heavy jet-powered rotary-wing aircraft. It contains two four-blade rotors side-by-side on wings with turbojet engines for in-flight acceleration. Little is known of this aircraft, but photos of a model exist in several places....
: heavy jet-powered rotary-wing aircraft
Ka-37
Kamov Ka-37
The Kamov Ka-37 is an unmanned helicopter designed for aerial photography, television and radio broadcasting, delivery of medicines, food, mail, and emergency aid in disasters or hard and dangerous environments, and later several military roles. The aircraft uses coaxial rotors and a 45kW engine...
1993: An unmanned coaxial helicopter developed with Daewoo
Daewoo
Daewoo or the Daewoo Group was a major South Korean chaebol . It was founded on 22 March 1967 as Daewoo Industrial and was dismantled by the Korean government in 1999...
of South Korea
South Korea
The Republic of Korea , , is a sovereign state in East Asia, located on the southern portion of the Korean Peninsula. It is neighbored by the People's Republic of China to the west, Japan to the east, North Korea to the north, and the East China Sea and Republic of China to the south...
initially designed for agricultural tasks. Performances are a max weight of 250 kg ( 50 payload ), speed of 110 km/h, and a flight duration about 45 minutes.
Ka-40
Kamov Ka-40
The Kamov Ka-40 is reported to be a new anti-submarine helicopter based on the Ka-27 and has been under development since 1990.-Design and development:...
1990s?: anti-submarine helicopter (Replacement for the Ka-27. In development)
Ka-50 "Black Shark"
Kamov Ka-50
The Kamov Ka-50 "Black Shark" is a single-seat Russian attack helicopter with the distinctive coaxial rotor system of the Kamov design bureau. It was designed in the 1980s and adopted for service in the Russian army in 1995...
1982: single-seat attack helicopter
Ka-52 "Alligator"
Kamov Ka-50
The Kamov Ka-50 "Black Shark" is a single-seat Russian attack helicopter with the distinctive coaxial rotor system of the Kamov design bureau. It was designed in the 1980s and adopted for service in the Russian army in 1995...
1997: two seat attack helicopter and widely used model
Ka-118
Kamov Ka-118
|-References:Bill Gunston "The Osprey's Encyclopedia of Russian Aircraft", 2000-External links:* *...
1980s-1990s: A NOTAR
NOTAR
NOTAR is the name of a helicopter anti-torque system which replaces the use of a tail rotor. Developed by McDonnell Douglas Helicopter Systems , the name is an acronym derived from the phrase NO TAil Rotor...
development - light multirole helicopter
Ka-126 Hoodlum-B
Kamov Ka-126
-See also:-References:* R. Simpson "Airlife's Helicopter and Rotorcraft", 1998-External links:* http://iar.ro/profile.html* http://www.kamov.ru/* http://www.aviation.ru/Ka/#26...
1980s: light utility helicopter
Ka-128: light utility helicopter
Ka-60 Kasatka
Kamov Ka-60
|-See also:-References:* 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 , 25 December 1998. -External links:...
1990s: Transport/utility helicopter
Ka-62
Kamov Ka-60
|-See also:-References:* 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 , 25 December 1998. -External links:...
1990s: civilian transport and utility helicopter
Ka-64 Sky Horse
Kamov Ka-60
|-See also:-References:* 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 , 25 December 1998. -External links:...
1990s: naval transport and utility helicopter
Ka-90
Kamov Ka-90
The Kamov Ka-90 is a projected high-speed helicopter, a model of which was displayed at the HeliRussia 2008 trade show in April 2008. The concept is a hybrid design, flying like a helicopter for take-off and landing and an aeroplane in cruise flight. The company's general designer Sergei Mikheyev...
: High-speed helicopter project.
Ka-92
Kamov Ka-92
Kamov Ka-92 is a high-speed coaxial helicopter design proposed by Kamov of Russia. Its competing with the Milcompany for a 1.3 Billion USD project by the Russian government for development of a high-speed helicopter.-Design and development:...
: passenger helicopter
Ka-137
Kamov Ka-137
-References:* Jane's Unmanned Aerial Vehicles and Targets* Military Parade "Russia's Arms Catalog", 2002-External links:* * * *...
1990s: Unmanned drone/unmanned multipurpose helicopter
Ka-115 Moskvichka
Kamov Ka-115
The Kamov Ka-115 Moskvichka is a light multi-purpose helicopter designed for many uses, including passenger and cargo transportation, emergency service, SAR and patrol, or charter flights.-Design and development:...
1990s: light multi-purpose helicopter
Ka-226 "Sergei"
Kamov Ka-226
|- See also :- External links :* http://www.aviation.ru/Ka/#226* * http://www.aviastar.org/helicopters_eng/ka-226.php* http://www.aerospace-technology.com/projects/ka226/...
1990s: small, twin-engined utility helicopter
V-50
Kamov V-50
The V-50 was an armed tandem-rotor transport helicopter project from Kamov, with a projected speed of 400km/h. The project was abandoned in the late 1960s and two different models exist.-External links:...
1960s: A high-speed assault helicopter project with tandem rotors. Cancelled.
V-60
Kamov V-60
The V-60 was a projected light armed escort helicopter from Kamov based on the civil Ka-126. Only a model of the original V-60 exists. The existing model shows four missiles as its sole armament. The project was abandoned in the 1980s and is often confused to be an early concept of the Ka-60...
1980s: A light scout and escort helicopter
V-80
Kamov V-80
The Kamov V-80 was a design study designation for an attack helicopter that eventually evolved into the single seat Kamov Ka-50 family of aircraft.-Design and development:...
1970s: A series of design studies for an attack helicopter (culminating in the Ka-50)
V-100
Kamov V-100
The V-100 was a projected side-by-side twin-rotor combat aircraft from Kamov. It had a pusher propeller located behind the rear tailplane, to have the aircraft exceed a projected speed of 400 km/h. Integral gun armament was planned to consist of two mobile AO-9 single barrel derivatives of the...
: A heavy attack helicopter project with a pusher
Pusher configuration
In a craft with a pusher configuration the propeller are mounted behind their respective engine. According to Bill Gunston, a "pusher propeller" is one mounted behind engine so that drive shaft is in compression...
: propeller to exceed the speed of 400 km/h. Not built.