Ka-50 Single Seat Combat Helicopter Made Russia Air Force Technology

The Ka-50 combat helicopter is designed to engage armoured and unarmoured materiel, low-speed air targets, and personnel on the battlefield. The helicopter is capable of conducting autonomous operations from unprepared sites for a long period of time. The Ka-50’s unique flight performance enables efficient combat operation in rugged, alpine, and urban terrain, and gives the helicopter a clear advantage in highly manoeuvrable dogfights.

The helicopter boasts excellent controllability, especially in the airspeed envelope of up to 100 km/h, irrespective of the ground wind direction and speed, and can be efficiently used in hovering ambushes. The onboard avionics suite supports allweather, round-the-clock flight control, navigation, and weapons delivery. The helicopter’s high battlefield survivability is provided by the innovative design, armoured cockpit capable of withstanding 12.7mm
round hits, and ECM assets. The Ka-50 pilot is provided with an ejection seat.

Armament
The Ka-50 armament comprises 12 Vikhr ATGMs, four Igla-V missiles, up to 80 S-8 rockets in B8V20-A pods. The helicopter carries one built-in 2A42 restricted-swivel cannon with 460-round ammunition load.

Basic specifications
Take-off weight, kg:
normal 9,800
maximum 11,300
Max combat load weight, kg 2,500
Air speed, km/h:
maximum 300
cruising 275
Climb rate, m/s 13
Hovering ceiling, m 4,200
Range, km 450
Powerplant 2 x TV3-117VMA
turboshafts
Crew 1

KA-50 Black Sahrk