Kamov Ka-52
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The Kamov Ka-52 (also known as Ka-50-2, NATO reporting name Hokum), nicknamed the Alligator is a Russian attack helicopter.
It is a side-by-side two-seat aircraft designed as air-to-air attack helicopter, intended to eliminate enemy frontline helicopters. The 2 sets of coaxial, contra-rotating rotors eliminate the need to a tail rotor. The Ka-52 was designed with an emphasis on being small, quick, and agile to improve survivability. The Ka-52 is equipped with ejection seats and jettisonable rotor like the Ka-50, an unusual feature for helicopters. The fall of the Soviet Union prevented the Ka-52 from going into full scale production; currently only a handful of them exist. Like most other Soviet aircraft of the time, it is believed to have superior flight characteristics but inferior avionics to its Western counterparts- the AH-64 Apache and Eurocopter Tiger.
There is also the more prevalent single seat version designated Kamov Ka-50 "Black Shark" or "Werewolf." And the most modern version, Ka-50-2 Erdogan.
Later aircraft were designated Ka-136.
Specifications (Ka-52)
References
The initial version of this article was based on material from [aviation.ru]. It has been released under the GFDL by the copyright holder.External links
- [Ka-52 Alligator] Attack Helicopter
- http://www.aviation.ru/Ka/#136
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