Kamov Ka-25

The Kamov Ka -25 (Russian Камов Ка -25, NATO code name "hormones" ) was developed by a Soviet coaxial rotor - pioneer Nikolai Ilyich Kamov naval helicopters.

History

Early sixties reported the Soviet Navy need for new ship-based helicopters for reconnaissance and to combat submarines.

The Kamov OKB constructed the prototype then Kamov Ka -20 ( NATO reporting name " Harp" ), like all previous helicopter this design offices, struck by his Koaxialrotoren. This rotate two counter-rotating three-bladed main rotors on an axis. By this configuration, the otherwise necessary tail rotor can be omitted, and the cell will be built more compact, which is usually in the limited space on ships beneficial.

The prototype Ka -20 was first observed in 1961 in the air parade in Tushino. He walked in late 1966 as a Ka -25 aircraft plant # 99 in Ulan- Ude in production. By 1973, about 460 were built, of which about 250 in a submarine defense variant.

Versions

  • Ka - 25BSch ( NATO reporting name ' Hormone -A " ): ASW helicopter was equipped with ( NATO reporting name " Shorthorn ") search radar, sonar buoys and a towed magnetic anomaly detector. It is armed with various torpedoes were used, there was also the theoretical possibility of dropping nuclear depth charges.
  • Ka - 25T ( NATO reporting name ' Hormone -B " ): In addition to a " Uspech -2A " radar ( Успех -2A ) and a " cobalt 2 " ( Кобальт -2) data radio link had this version no more weapons, and should serve as the advanced observation post to ship-based long-range cruise missiles such as SS-N -3B to bring SS-N -12, SS -N -19 and SS-N -22 to the finish.
  • Ka - 25PS ( NATO reporting name ' Hormone - C "): Reiner transport and SAR helicopter and therefore also unarmed.
  • Ka - 25K: Civilian crane version with Buggondel for a second pilot of the loading / unloading of external loads controlled. One of a kind, was shown in 1967 at the Air Show in Le Bourget.

Use

Soviet Union / Russia: Biggest operator were the Soviet Naval Air in which the Ka -25 versions were employed as to airborne combat, SAR, transport and liaison helicopter. A large number of ASW - helicopter Ka - 25BSch are based on the following ships since the mid- sixties: flight deck cruiser " Moskva " (18 ), flight deck cruiser " Leningrad" (18 ), flight deck cruiser " Kiev " aircraft carrier "Minsk", flight deck cruiser " Novorossiysk " flight deck cruiser" Baku " cruiser" Kresta "class ( 1 each), cruiser" Kara "class ( 1 each).

In addition, the Ka - 25 was also used by land-based naval bases from. On the ships of the Soviet Navy, it was later replaced by the Ka - 29/32.

The Ka -25 was also exported to Bulgaria, India, Yugoslavia, Syria and Vietnam.

Specifications

Arming

Internal weapons bay

  • 2 x AT-1 / AT -1M (570 kg torpedo with diameter 450 mm)
  • 4 × PLAB -250 -120 water bombs
  • 8 × PLAB -50 -64 depth charges
  • 48 × PLAB -MK - water bombs ( 7.5 kg in a dispenser box in the shaft suspended )

An external load stations

  • 2 × OMAB 25 - 12D - Markierbomben
  • 2 × OMAB -25 - 18N - Markierbomben
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