Камов Ка-60 және Ка-62 тікұшақтары

Utility helicopter

The Kamov Ka 60 Kasatka ("[[:ru:Касатка, ("Killer Whale") is a Russian medium twin turbine military transport helicopter under development by Kamov. It performed its first flight on 24 December 1998. The civil version is known as Kamov Ka 62.

The Ka 60 has an estimated local military market of 200 units (Army aviation units, Border Police and the Ministry of Internal Affairs). The Ka 60 is to be used for aerial reconnaissance, for transporting air assault forces, radio electronic jamming, for special operations missions and for various light transport missions. Variations for foreign sale are expected. Manufacture is to take place at Ulan Ude. The civil version, the Ka 62, can carry up to 15 passengers or of cargo (internally or externally), has a top speed of 167 kn (310 km/h) and a range of 380 nmi (700 km). It has a 30 minute run dry gearbox by Zoerkler, and can operate on one engine up to 9,500 ft (2,900m).

The development of the helicopter was long. The program started in 1984, but the first prototype Ka 60 01 flew in December 1998, and the second in 2007. A civil version, the Ka 62, was initially proposed when the Ka 60 programme was launched, but no production followed owing to development problems with the Ka 60's Saturn RD 600V 1500 hp engines. Instead, an agreement was signed in April 2011 to use the Turbomeca Ardiden 3G turboshaft for a revised Ka 62. The main rotor will be driven via a new transmission, while the helicopter will have a revised cabin with larger windows and new avionics. First flight of the Ka 62 was planned for May 2013, with certification in 2014. Four prototypes and an initial batch of 16 Ka 62s for the Russian Ministry of Defence were planned, with another 12 ordered by South American civilian customers. Russian certification was expected in 2018, with European EASA certification following in 2020. The Ka 62 was unveiled in 2012 and flight tests began in 2017. Ka 64 Sky Horse Western certified export version equipped with two General Electric T700/CT7 turboshaft engines and five blade main rotor.