Ka-52 'Alligator' Attack Helicopter Returns Russia From Syria.

Role: Attack helicopter, scout helicopter National origin: Soviet Union / Russia Manufacturer: Kamov First flight: 25 June 1997 Introduction : 28 August 1995 Status: In service Primary users: Russian Air Force (VVS), Egyptian Air Force Produced: 1990-present Number built: Ka-50: 32, Ka-52: 80 Unit cost: $16 million as of May 2011 Developed from: Kamov V-80 Crew: 1 Length: 16.0 m Rotor diameter: 14.5 m Height: 4.93 m Disc area: 330.3 m^2 Empty weight: 7,700 kg Loaded weight: 9,800 kg, 10,400 kg for Ka-52 Max. takeoff weight: 10,800 kg Powerplant: 2 x Klimov VK-2500 turboshaft, 2,400 shp each Never exceed speed: 350 km/h in dive Maximum speed: 315 km/h in level flight Cruise speed: 270 km/h Range: 545 km Combat radius: 470 km Ferry range: 1,160 km with 4 drop tanks Service ceiling: 5,500 m operational, 4,000 m hover Rate of climb: 12 m/s Disc loading: 30 kg/m^2 Power/mass: 0.33 kW/kg Guns: 1x mobile semi-rigid 30 mm Shipunov 2A42 cannon (460 rounds total, dual feeding AP or HE-Frag) Hardpoints: 4 (6 on Ka-52) under-wing hardpoints, plus 2 on wingtips for countermeasures or air-to-air missiles with a capacity of 2,000 kg and provisions to carry combinations of Rockets: 80 x 80 mm S-8 rockets and 20 x 122 mm S-13 rocket, Missiles: 2 x APU-6 Missile racks, able to accommodate a total of 12 9K121 Vikhr anti-tank missiles, Vympel R-73 (NATO: AA-11 Archer) air-to-air missiles, Kh-25 semi-active laser guided tactical air-to-ground Missiles Bombs: 4x 250 kg bombs or 2x 500 kg bombs, Other: 23 mm UPK-23-250 gun pods (240 rounds each), 500 L (130 US gal) external fuel tanks. Reportedly, twin Igla light air-to-air missile launchers under each wingtip countermeasure pod (total 4 missiles). Two pods on the wingtips with flare and chaff countermeasure dispensers, 4 UV-26 dispensers each (total 512 chaff/flare cartridges in each pod)

from Liveleak.com Rss Feed - Recent threads https://ift.tt/2yXXKE9
via IFTTT