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The Kamov Ka-52 (NATO reporting name Hokum), nicknamed the Alligator is a Russian attack helicopter.

It is a side-by-side two-seat aircraft designed as air-to-air attack helicopter, intended to eliminate enemy frontline helicopters. The two sets of coaxial, contra-rotating rotors eliminate the need for a tail rotor. The Ka-52 was designed with an emphasis on being small, quick, and agile to improve survivability. The Ka-52 is equipped with ejection seats and jettisonable rotor like the Ka-50, an unusual feature for helicopters. The fall of the Soviet Union prevented the Ka-52 from going into full scale production; currently only a handful of them exist. Like most other Soviet aircraft of the time, it is believed to have superior flight characteristics but inferior avionics to its Western counterparts- the AH-64 Apache and Eurocopter Tiger.

There is also the more prevalent single seat version designated Kamov Ka-50 "Black Shark" or "Werewolf." And the most modern version, Ka-50-2 Erdogan.

Later aircraft were designated Ka-136.

Twelve "Ka-52" are planned for purchase to 2015 [1].

Contents 1 Operators 2 Specifications (Ka-52) 3 References 4 External links 5 Related content

•  Russia
  • Russian Air Force - 9 in service

General characteristics

• Crew: Two
• Length: 13.50 m (44 ft 3 in)
• Rotor diameter: 2x 14.50 m (47 ft 7 in)
• Height: 4.90 m (16 ft 1 in)
• Disc area: 330.3 m² (3,555 ft²)
• Empty weight: 7,800 kg (17,200 lb)
• Loaded weight: 9,800 kg (21,610 lb)
• Max takeoff weight: 10,400 kg (22,930 lb)
• Powerplant: 2× Klimov TV3-117VMA turboshafts, 1,638 kW (2,195 hp) each

Performance

• Maximum speed: 300 km/h (187 mph)
• Range: 1,160 km (723 miles)
• Service ceiling: 5,500 m (18,000 ft)
• Rate of climb: 60 m/s (1,970 ft/min)
• Disc loading: 30 kg/m² (6 lb/ft²)
• Power/mass: 0.33 kW/kg (0.20 hp/lb)

Armament

• 1x 30 mm Shipunov 2A42 cannon
• 2,000 kg (4,400 lb) of disposable stores on four pylons, including bombs and rockets

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• Ka-52 Alligator Attack Helicopter
• http://www.aviation.ru/Ka/#136

Related development

Kamov Ka-50

Designation sequence

Ka-35 - Ka-37 - Ka-50 - Ka-52 - Ka-56 - Ka-58 - Ka-60