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KA-50 Hokum



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The brand new Kamov helicopter was first shown to the west on the 1992 Paris Airshow. Helicopters from the Kamov Company have traditionally been given NATO codenames beginning with the letter "H", and the Ka-50 Black Shark helicopter carries the NATO codename Hokum A, Hokum B is the two-seat version (Ka-52).
The Ka-50 Black Shark entered service in the Russian Army during 1995.
It is a high performance combat helicopter with day and night capability, high survivability and fire power to defeat air targets and heavily armoured tanks armed with air defence weapons.

Specifications

Main rotor diameter: 14.5 metres
Length with rotating rotors: 15.9 metres
Overall height: 4.9 metres
Wing span: 7.3 metres
Empty weight: 7,692 kg
Normal take off weight: 9,800 kg
Maximum take off weight: 10,800 kg
Weight of maximum combat load: 1,811 kg
Power plant: two TV3-117VMA engines 2 x 2,200 hp
Maximum level flight speed: 310 km/h
Diving speed: 390 km/h
Cruise speed: 270 km/h Hovering
Ceiling: 4,000 metres
Service ceiling: 5,500 metres
Vertical rate of climb: at 2,500 m 10 m/s
Range (with normal take-off weight): 460 km
Ferry range: 1,160 km

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