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The Kamov Ka-50 "Black Shark" (Russian: Чёрная акула, romanized: Chyornaya akula, English: kitefin shark), NATO reporting name Hokum A, is a Soviet/Russian single-seat attack helicopter with the distinctive coaxial rotor system of the Kamov design bureau.
28 sie 1995 · The Ka-50’s pilot ejection system is a world-first. It means the pilot can escape at altitude and at speed. It uses the K-37-800 rocket-assisted ejection seat.
If one engine is destroyed, the Ka-50 can fly with only one. It is the world's first operational helicopter with a rescue ejection system, which allows the pilot to escape at all altitudes and speeds. The K-37-800 rocket-assisted ejection system is manufactured by the Zvezda Research and Production Enterprise Joint Stock Company in the Moscow ...
Russia’s Kamov Bureau has designed numerous successful military and civil models, but is best known for its unique and powerful Black Shark and Alligator attack helicopters. 1. Ka-50 Black...
6 sty 2024 · The Kamov Ka-50-2 Erdogan is a single-seat small attack helicopter with coaxial rotor, developed in cooperation with Kamov and IAI for Turkish Air Force.
3 paź 2023 · Battlefield survivability of the Ka-50 is given another major boost in the way of an ejection system in the K-37 ejection seat. Though quite uncommon in attack helicopters of today, the Black Shark features a complicated but life-saving process that can potentially save the pilots life.
It was designed in the 1980s and adopted for service in the Russian army in 1995. The Ka-50 is manufactured by the Progress company in Arsenyev. It is used as a heavily armed scout helicopter and has a rescue ejection system, rare for helicopters.
