The Kamov – Ka-62
The Ka-62 helicopter is designed for passenger transport, internal cargo, external sling load, and offshore transport.
A Snapshot of the Kamov – Ka-62
The Kamov Ka-62 is light high-speed multipurpose helicopter intended for commercial transportation of up to 14 passengers, for transportation of up to 2 tons cargo inside the cabin and up to 2.5 tons cargo by external sling. Kamov first unveiled the Ka-60 helicopter in 1997 and its first flight took place in 1998. The helicopter went on international display at the MAKS 1999 show held in Moscow.
The new Ka-62 helicopter incorporates the latest technologies and materials in aircraft building. It meets Russian and international flight standards (Russia’s AP-29, Europe’s CS-29 and JAR-OPS3), offshore operational requirements, by international standards for reliability, resource use, flight safety, comfort, operability, service life and repair.
The Ka-62 has the following advantages over its competitors, operating in a wide range of climate and geographic conditions:
Design Features:
- The Ka-60 has a maximum speed of 300km/h and maximum range with internal fuel of 625km.
- Composite materials make up about 50% of the helicopter's structural weight.
- The four-bladed composite main rotors have swept back tips and a 13.5m diameter.
- The tail rotor in the tail ring is a multi-blade design with eleven blades.
- The fan blades are of carbon reinforced Kevlar.
- The helicopter systems and components have redundancy, the duplicated systems being installed on opposite sides of the fuselage.
Baseline Configuration:
- Cockpit:
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- Pilot and co-pilot/gunner sit side by side with pilot on the starboard side.
- Can be fitted with dual controls
- Equipped with a glass cockpit developed by the Russian company Transas.
- Cabin:
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- In a medical evacuation role can carry three medical crew and six litters or stretcher patients
- Heated and air-conditioned
- Shock-absorbent seats for passengers and crew.
- Engines:
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- Two turbo shaft engines; Ardiden 3G, built by Turbomeca
- Standard arrangement of three axial stages plus one centrifugal stage with a free turbine drive and takeoff rating of 969kW
- FADEC system ensures high reliability, heightened ease of operation, and low fuel use.
- Fuel tanks are filled with polyurethane foam to reduce the risk of explosion.
- Run dry gearboxes allow the pilot the option to fly to a place of safety in the event of the gearboxes being ruptured.
- Equipped with an Ivchenko auxiliary power unit, type A1-9V APU.
- Landing Gear:
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- Equipped with retractable reverse-tricycle type landing gear.
- Shock absorbers are installed on each unit.
- Main wheels towards the forward section of the fuselage retract inward and upward into the fuselage.
- Single rear-landing unit is twin wheeled and retracts forward into the tail boom.
- Optional inflatable pontoons can be fitted for emergency deployment on water.
Variants:
- Offshore Transport
- Passenger Transport
- Internal transport
- External sling load
- MEDEVAC & EMS
- SAR
- VIP Transport
Specifications:
- Take-off Weight:
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- Normal:
- ---
- Maximum:
- 6500 kg
- Empty Weight:
- ---
- Cargo Compartment Dimensions:
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- Length:
- 4.1m
- Height:
- 1.3m
- Width:
- 1.75m
- Volume:
- 9.5m3
- Dimensions of Airframe:
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- Length:
- 13.46m
- Height:
- 4.6m
- Width:
- 2.5m
- Diameter of Main Rotor:
- 13.8m
- Number of Blades:
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- Main Rotor:
- 5
- Tail Rotor:
- 11
- Crew:
- 1-2 persons
- Passengers:
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- Seated:
- 14 persons
- Operational Activities:
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- External Sling Load
- Internal Cargo
- MEDEVAC & EMS
- VIP Transport
- Offshore Transport
- Passenger Transport
- SAR
Performance:
- Performance:
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- Maximum speed
- 308 km/h
- Cruising speed
- 290 km/h
- Maximum flight range with main fuel tanks
- 770 km
- Load-Carrying Capacity:
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- Maximum take-off weight
- 6,500 kg
- Internal Cargo:
- 2770 kg
- External Sling load:
- 2750 kg
- Ceiling Under ISA Conditions:
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- Hover ceiling OGE:
- 3,300m
- Operational ceiling:
- 5,700m
- Powerplant: Ardiden 3G Turbomeca x2
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- Take-off power:
- 1,776 hp
- Contingency power:
- 1,941 hp
- Maximum Flight Duration:
- 4.3h