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Kamov Ka-32

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Twin turboshaft medium utility helicopter with co-axial contra-rotating rotors. Includes Ka-28, Ka-29 and Ka-31 military variants and the Ka-32A11M fire-fighting helicopter.

Kamov Ka-32
Lift type
Rotary wing
Assembly
Factory-built
Control
Piloted
Engine type
Turboshaft
Application
Attack, Cargo, Search & rescue, Surveillance, Utility

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
Fixed tricycle
Ice protection
None
Pressurisation
Unpressurised
Systems & avionics
Flight controls
Mechanical
Autopilot
3-axis
Avionics architecture
Standalone glass
Configuration & certification
Rotor configuration
Coaxial
Certification
Part 29
Minimum crew
2

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Type variants

VariantLaunch / first flightProduction endNotes
Kamov Ka-321969 / 1980Multirole helicopter, derived from Ka-27, includes shipborne version Ka-32S.
Kamov Ka-3211BC1999 / 1999Sole promoted variant since 2013, BC: British Columbia where it was first used.
Kamov Ka-32A11M2021 / 2021Modernised firefighting variant.

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National Centre for Helicopter Engineering, KamovNews

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