Attack helicopter Ka-50 "Black Shark" Bashny.Net

Attack helicopter Ka-50
Work on the attack helicopter Ka-50 helicopter started on the scientific and technical complex named. NI Kamov in 1977. The core of combat helicopters of the Soviet army at the time formed the Mi-24, whose characteristics are not able to resist the new American combat attack helicopters AH-64 "Apache", the development of which was in full swing.

Using coaxial helicopter Ka-50 (at this circuit rotors are located on one axis and rotate in the opposite direction), the designers managed to create a helicopter easy to manage, both in manual and automatic mode, has excellent maneuverability and high combat survivability .

The Ka-50 is able to move sideways, ie slide at a speed of 80 km / h and fly backwards at a speed of 90 km / h. Change the direction of motion is reversed in a few seconds.





The basis of the combat power of the Ka-50 anti-tank guided weapons up, rockets and cannon. Supersonic anti-tank missiles "Whirlwind" can attack both ground and moving at a speed of 800 km / h, air targets. The powerful gun mount 30 mm has a variable rate of fire and a choice of two types of projectile ammunition boxes (selective food) filled with armor-piercing and high-explosive shells, which allowed a 30% increase efficiency defeat armored and air targets. The gun has the ability to move vertically and horizontally, maintaining the direction of the shooting.



Especially carefully designed to protect the elements of the pilot and the fuel system. The pilot of the Ka-50 is located in a fully armored cab and has the ability to catapult at any speed and altitude. Properties of fuel system eliminates the risk of fire during an emergency hard landing. The helicopter is able to continue to fly on one engine if the other fire.

Ka-50, completed its first flight in the summer of 1982, according to experts of the Air Force, as well as foreign experts - not just a good car, it's a new trend in the helicopter tactics and army aviation. It is no coincidence, he was adopted by the Russian Army as a helicopter of the XXI century.



Armament Ka-50
30 mm tank gun, and 80 missiles "air-land" caliber 80 mm. or up to 16 anti-missile "Whirlwind" controlled laser with a range of 8-10 km. *** Alternative types of weapons: guns, missiles "Air-air" or collapsible weapons ***

Display System and instrumentation reflect all the current information about the flight and the state systems. There are also modes of operation of the information received over the air by helicopter reconnaissance. The Ka-50 is able to maneuver a sudden change of course by 180 degrees, make sudden lateral movements at a speed of over 100 km / h.

The installed equipment allows it to operate with rounding terrain stabilizes height



TTX Ka-50

Crew 1

Speed ​​km / h -The maximum - 310
-Kreyserskaya - 270

The ceiling, m - Statistical - 4000
 - Dynamic - 5500

Range, km Ferry - 1160
Actions - 450

Weight kg Maximum take-off - 10,800
Normal take-off - 9800
Empty helicopter - 7692

Maximum combat load, kg 1811

Dimensions helicopter m Length with rotating screws - 16

The diameter of the rotor - 14, 65

The width of the fuselage - 7, 34

Height - 4, 93

Engines, hp - 2 x TV3-117 of 2200



A few pictures of the "Black Shark»

The view from the cockpit



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In flight



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