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The Kamov Ka-50 "Black Shark" (Russian: Чёрная акула, romanized: Chyornaya akula, English: kitefin shark), NATO reporting name Hokum A, is a Soviet/Russian single-seat attack helicopter with the distinctive coaxial rotor system of the Kamov design bureau.
Ka-27 Ka-29 Ka-31 Ka-32 Ka-37 Ka-60 Ka-62 Ka-226 Ka-52 KaSkr-I Gyrocraft 1929 25 September 1929, the first Soviet autogyro, designed by Kamov and Skrzhinskii. Based on Cierva models named The Red Engineer. KaSkr-II Gyrocraft 1930 Re-engined KASKR-I with a Gnome-Rhone Titan engine. Kamov A-7 1934
The Kamov Ka-50 and its successor, the Kamov Ka-52, were the first and only serial production helicopters with ejection seats. The system is similar to that of a conventional fixed-wing aircraft; however the main rotors are equipped with explosive bolts to jettison the blades moments before the seat is fired, preventing the pilots being gored ...
Design of the V-80 (later Ka-50) began at the Kamov Helicopter Plant in 1971. [2] The program was run by the head of the design bureau, [citation needed] Chief Designer Sergey Mikheyev, who was later to become Designer General. In the beginning, the main purpose envisioned for the V-80 was to cover ground troops on the battlefield by fighting ...
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Kamov Ka-26: 816+ 1970: Hoodlum-A: number includes military and civilian examples. Kamov Ka-226 "Sergei" ~10 – Hoodlum-C ~10 on order for the Russian Navy. Kamov Ka-27/Ka-29: 267: 1982: Helix: All variants, 59 Ka-29 troop transports. Kamov Ka-31 – 2003? Helix 'B' Naval AEW Platform Kamov Ka-32: 170+ 2006: Helix 'C' umber includes military ...
Kamov was founded by Nikolai Ilyich Kamov, who started building his first rotary-winged aircraft in 1929, together with N. K. Skrzhinskii.Up to 1940, the year of Kamov plant establishment, they created many autogyros, including the TsAGI A-7-3, the only armed autogyro to see (limited) combat action.
The second prototype (no. 022) was completed in 1983. In 1984, the Mi-28 completed the first stage of state trials, but in October 1984 the Soviet Air Force chose the more advanced Kamov Ka-50 as the new anti-tank helicopter. Mi-28 development continued, but given lower priority.