Kamow Ka-18
| Kamow Ka-18 | |
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| Type: | Multipurpose helicopter |
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| First flight: |
October 13, 1956 |
| Production time: |
1959 to 1961 |
| Number of pieces: |
111 |
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The Kamow Ka-18 ( Russian Камов Ка-18 , NATO code name : Hog ) is a Soviet four-seat multipurpose helicopter . It was developed by the Russian coaxial rotor pioneer Nikolai Ilyich Kamow from the two-seater Kamow Ka-15 . The Ka-18's maiden flight took place on October 13, 1956.
development
The coaxial rotor and engine were taken over unchanged from the Ka-15 . The cabin has been extended to accommodate four people. In return, the Ka-18 received a new, stepped bow. The cockpit had radio, blind flight and navigation equipment so that it could be used in any weather, day and night.
It also had a de-icing device. The landing gear could be exchanged for inflatable pontoons, with which one could land and take off on water or in the swamp.
The Ka-18 was used in various roles at Aeroflot , including for aerial surveying , as an air taxi and as a medical helicopter. The Soviet naval forces also used the Ka-18.
Between 1959 and 1961 a total of 111 Ka-18s were built in Ulan-Ude near Kamow .
Technical specifications
| Parameter | Data |
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| constructor | Nikolai Kamov |
| Rotor diameter | 9.96 m each |
| length | 7.03 m without rotors 10.00 m with rotors |
| height | 3.35 m |
| Trunk width | 1.45 m |
| Empty mass | 1032 kg |
| Takeoff mass | maximum 1,502 kg |
| payload | 470 kg |
| Top speed | 160 km / h |
| Cruising speed | maximum 130 km / h economical 120 km / h |
| Service ceiling | 3500 m |
| Range | 300 km with a full payload 450 km with a full tank |
| Passengers | 3 |
| crew | 1 |
| Engine | a 9-cylinder radial engine Ivchenko AI-14WF |
| power | 205 kW (268 hp) |
literature
- Heinz A. F. Schmidt: Soviet planes . Transpress, Berlin 1971, p. 194 .
Web links
- Ka-18 on aviation.ru (English)