Kamov

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company_name = Kamov
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company_type = Joint stock company
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foundation = 1929
location = Moscow, Russia
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industry = Aerospace
products = Military aircraft
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homepage = [http://www.kamov.ru/ Official Website]

Nikolai Il'yich Kamov started building his first rotor-winged aircraft in 1929, together with N. K. Skrzhinskii. Up to the 1940s, they created more autogyros, 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 helicopters of coaxial rotor design, suitable for naval service and high-speed operations.

Kamov is merging with Mil and Rostvertol to form Oboronprom Corp. in 2006. The Kamov brand name will be retained, though the new company will drop overlapping product lines.

Kamov designs

;KaSkr-I Gyrocraft : 25 September 1929: The first Soviet autogyro, designed by Kamov and Skrzhinskii. Based on Cierva models.

;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: four-seat utility helicopter
A Ka-15 with a large fuselage and a 280 hp Ivchenko AI-14VF engine. Could carry 4 passengers. 200 units built ( approx. )

;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 1965: light utility helicopter

;Ka-27 "Helix" 1974: experimental rotor-winged transport aircraft

;Ka-28 1974: anti-submarine 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 110km/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" 1982: two seat attack helicopter

;Ka-118 1980s-1990s: A NOTAR development - light multirole helicopter

;Ka-126 "Hoodlum-B" 1960s: heavy jet-powered rotary-wing aircraft

;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.

Gallery

External links

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* [http://www.sealauncher.ch Kamov picture and video archives (private homepage)]