Kamov V-80

The V-80 was a projected for a dedicated combat helicopter that eventually evolved into the single seat Kamov Ka-50 family of aircraft. A model of an earlier design from around 1975 shows a two seat aircraft with an airframe similar to that of the V-60, a pair of widely spaced downward facing vertical stabilisers, a fixed GSh-23L forward firing gun in the fuselage and two stub wings incorporating one hardpoint each and a pod containing the retractable undercarriage. Further studies include novel features such as a variable azimuth stub wing, a bi-plane stub wing/canard configuration, additional fuselage hardpoints, ejecting exhaust on either side of the tail to reduce the heat signature, making the forward firing gun depressible and single seat as well as two seat configurations. Specification weight was 4000kg empty and 6500kg takeoff.

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* Kamov Ka-25F
* Kamov V-60
* Kamov V-100
* Kamov Ka-50

References

* "Ka-50” A.Mazepov
* “Ka-50 Verwolf’ S.Moroz AviO 3
* “OKB N.I. Kamov’s”

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