Kamow Ka-15
| Kamow Ka-15 | |
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| Type: | Multipurpose helicopter |
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1953 |
| Production time: |
1953–? |
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The Kamow Ka-15 ( Russian Камов Ка-15 , NATO code name : Hen , German Henne / Huhn) is a two-seat multi-purpose helicopter made by the Soviet helicopter manufacturer Kamow . It flew for the first time in 1953 and was in civil and military service for many years.
development
The Ka-15 was the first type of Kamow that went into series production . With his concept of the coaxial rotor without a tail rotor, the designer Nikolai Ilyich Kamow fulfilled the requirements of the Soviet Navy for small space requirements and good maneuverability.
Like its predecessor, the Ka-10 , the Ka-15 had two rudders. However, it offered a significantly larger payload and a weatherproof, closed hull. The front wheels of the undercarriage were steerable. The Ka-15 was powered by an AI-14W radial engine .
The Ka-15 was used by the Navy for anti-submarine defense. Different civil versions were also built. There were Ka-15s as rescue helicopters , as agricultural helicopters and also with floats (Ka-15G). The Ka-15M version had composite rotor blades and a more powerful AI-14WF engine with 206 kW / 280 hp. The four-seater successor Ka-18 differed in a larger fuselage.
Technical specifications
| Parameter | Data |
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| constructor | Nikolai Kamov |
| Passengers | 1 |
| crew | 1 |
| Rotor diameter | 9.96 m each |
| length | 6.26 m |
| height | 3.35 m |
| Empty mass | approx. 968 kg |
| Takeoff mass | approx. 1460 kg |
| payload | 364 kg |
| Top speed | 155 km / h |
| Cruising speed | 125 km / h |
| Service ceiling | 3500 m |
| Range | 520 km |
| Engine | a radial engine Ivchenko AI-14W |
| power | 185 kW (252 hp); Ka-15M: AI-14WF with 206 kW (280 PS) |
Web links
- Color photo and scheme of the Kamow Ka-15
- KA-15G Amphibious Helicopter. English Russia, accessed January 2, 2015 (English, photos of the KA-15G with float).
Individual evidence
- ↑ Ulf Gerber: The great book of Soviet aviation 1920–1990. , Rockstuhl, Bad Langensalza 2019, ISBN 978-3-95966-403-5 , p. 616