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Kamov Ka-50

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Twin turboshaft attack helicopter with co-axial contra-rotating rotors. Includes two seat Ka-52 variant.

Kamov Ka-50
Lift type
Rotary wing
Assembly
Factory-built
Control
Piloted
Engine type
Turboshaft
Application
Attack

Design & construction

The aircraft as engineered: what it is built from, the systems it flies with, and its configuration — each box a theme.

Airframe & structure
Primary structure
Aluminium
Landing gear
Retractable tricycle
Ice protection
None
Pressurisation
Unpressurised
Systems & avionics
Flight controls
Mechanical
Autopilot
3-axis
Avionics architecture
Standalone glass
Configuration & certification
Rotor configuration
Coaxial
Certification
Military
Minimum crew
1

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Type variants

VariantLaunch / first flightProduction endNotes
Kamov Ka-501982 / 19821998Single-seat variant.
Kamov Ka-521995 / 1997Two-seater variant.
Kamov Ka-52M2018 / 2020Modernised variant, with increased reconnaissance and attack capability.

Airframer

National Centre for Helicopter Engineering, KamovNews

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