Reply With Quote#51 is painted blue/grey. Is it for Navy/ Mistral ?
Two new Ka-52's
#51 is painted blue/grey. Is it for Navy/ Mistral ?
They all belong to Kamov as of now. As Ka-52 has not been accepted to service(needs more tests?upgrades?).
It is told - "the first serial machine", "a new camouflage", now in Torzhok.Originally Posted by Xav
www.take-off.ru
First machine from military tests batch. I assume that would be right.
Ka-52 doesn't have folding rotors, so it's not going to be used on any naval vessels for now.
Wow, that is something...... I already liked the SU 25 for it's abilities anyway...... but being able to land and take-off from 1m deep water is quite something...... maybe one would never nedd to that... but let alone it being possible is just amazing.... try that with any western equivalent ...........Translation:
My English is insufficient..
This is an Indian plane, from the series that was specifically modified in Russia by the Indian order for takeoff (and landing) from inundated runways with the water depths up to 1 m.
PS: But I don't believe that it's an Indian plane personally. First, I don't remember Indians having the Su-25, and second, the plane has a Bulgarian roundel.
It's not taking off! The information above for taking off in 1 m deep water is bull*hitIt's just taxiing, and this is no Indian one, this is Bulgarian Su at Bezmer AFB.
Those Ka-52 have numbers 51 and 53. Maybe they have 52 also. How many they were build last year and how many will be this year?
And what difference? To whom is it necessary???
1- Can Mi-28 fold its blades for ships ?
2- Is Ka-52 better/more modern than Mi-28 ?
3- What happened to that project?
http://www.club-tm.ru/Rezenz/Ka58/Image45.jpg
1. No, it can't. That is the whole thing about Kamov's coaxial design--works well for the Navy.
2. Apples and oranges. Two different machines, two very different design philosophies.
3. I do not know if there ever was one.
RuAF Sukhoi Su-17M4 Fitter.
Based at GroB Dölln, Germany:
In 2007-2009 RuAF has recieved 7 new Ka-52, 3 Ka-50 and 27 Mi-28N.
http://armstass.su/?page=article&aid=77353&cid=25
Wait...
So, if Akhtubinsk GLIC/Torzhok CBP are testing Ka-52 as an armed reconnaisance helicopter (sort of counterpart to RAH-66 Commanche) and Mi-28N as a close air support helicopter (like AH-64 Apache or AH-1 Cobra), then why the hell do they need any Ka-50?
I understand that the whole program is still work-in-progress and no stable doctrine has been developed yet, but it seems to me like Kamov plat has got their allocation of budget money and between Ka-52 and Ka-60 and some future naval helo aren't going broke, so why is MoD paying for development of 2 Kamov land-based combat helicoters?
Sounds like a giant boondoggle to me.
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