| Other Photos |
 |
|
 |
Russia's Air Forces to Buy Dozens of Black Sharks, Alligators
Russia is planning to purchase several dozens of the Ka-50 Black Shark and Ka-52 Alligator helicopters to boost operations of special forces, the ITAR-TASS news agency said Wednesday.
Series manufacture for Ka-50/52 helicopters resumed at a plant in Arsenyev last year after a lengthy downtime.
Choppers of the Kamov design and construction bureau lost a tender to the Mi-28N of Milay design bureau to develop the main helicopter for Russian air forces. Kamov, however, has been chosen to construct choppers for Russian special forces.
A Ka-50 and a Ka-52 are different in crew capacity and equipment. A Ka-50 has place for only one pilot, compared to two people in a Ka-52 which is designed to be used as a commander’s aircraft.
A Ka-50 and a Ka-52 weight 11 tons each and can take up to two tons of cargo. Their maximum speed is 300 km/hour. The range is 260 kilometers.
www.kommersant.com
|
|
|
