Mi-26/Mi-26T and Ka-32 Heavy Transport Helicopters Russian Air Force

The Mi-26 helicopter is designed to airlift troops and materiel, and transport cargoes inside or outside the fuselage. The transport, troop-carrying, medevac, flight refuelling tanker and fire-fighting versions are available. The transpoort Mi-26 is loaded through the rear cargo hatch fitted with a lowering ramp. Two 1,500kg winches and 6,000kg electric hoists are used to load non-self-propelled cargoes. The troop-carrying Mi-26 is capable of transporting up to 82 troops, who can conduct fire through portholes fitted with swivelling mounts for small arms. The medevac version can accommodate up to 60 stretchers.

The tanker version has a refuelling system mounted in the cargo hold. The fire-fighting version mounts four water tanks in the cargo hold or drain tank on a sling. The Mi-26T is a civil version with auxiliary radio communications, navigation, and mission-specific equipment.

Ka-32 Utility Helicopter

The Ka-32 utility helicopter is a civil version of the Ka-27 shipborne helicopter. It inherits the baseline machine’s manoeuvrability, high controllability, excellent power plant characteristics, small size, high airframe resistance to aggressive sea water environment, high flight automation, ditching capability, and all-weather flight operations, including operation in icing environment.

The following versions are available:
Ka-32T transport version;
Ka-32A utility version of the Ka-32T;
Ka-32S shipborne version.

The Ka-32A is designed for transportation of personnel and cargo in the cargo compartment, and large-size cargo on external hardpoints, medical evacuation, search-and-rescue, ship loading/unloading, ice reconnaissance, offshore gas/oil pipelines servicing, construction and assembly.