Sunday, November 23, 2008

Ka-25

IOC: 1963

Also Known As
Hormone

Origin
Russia

Contractor/s
RAC MIG

Applications
Project 1134.2
Project 1143.4
Project 1155
Project 1164
Rajput

Description: Kamov Ka-25, dubbed Hormone by NATO, was a twin-engine shipborne helicopter developed in the early 1960s for the Soviet Navy as a replacement for Mil Mi-4. It features a three-bladed coaxial counter rotating main rotors which eliminates the need for a tail rotor. The Soviet Union deployed many variants of Ka-25 intended to meet specific missions such as search and rescue, fire control, Anti-Submarine Warfare (ASW), etc.

Specifications
Dimensions: Height 5.4 m, Length 9.8 m, Main Rotor Diameter 15.7 m

Weights: Max Weight 7,100 kg (15,653 lb), Payload 600 kg (1,323 lb)

Performance: Ceiling 3,500 m (11,483 ft), Cruise Speed 54 mps (195 kph), Max Range 400 km (216 nm), Top Speed 61 mps (220 kph)

Power: Power 1,800 shp

Other: Main Rotor Blades 6, Number of Engines 2

Operators

see operators map

India / 6

Russia

Serbia

Syria

Vietnam

Image Gallery

Notes
(*) lead contractor
IOC: Initial Operating Capability
FOC: Full Operating Capability
CEP: Circular Error Probable
Comm: Commissioning Date
Meters (m) Kilometers (km) Nautic Miles (nm) Inch (in) Yard (yd) Foot (ft) Millimeter (mm)
Pound (lb) Kilogram (kg) kN (KiloNewton) Ton (t)
Meters per Second (mps) Kilometers per Hour (kph) Knot (kt) Miles per Hour (mph)
Liter (l) Galon (gl)
Year (yr) Minutes (min) Second (sec)
Shaft-Horse-Power (shp)

Last Updated: Saturday, November 22, 2008

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