The Kamov Ka-52 (NATO reporting name Hokum), nicknamed the Alligator is a Russian attack helicopter.

It is a side-by-side two-seat combat helicopter designed as air-to-air combat helicopter, intended to eliminate enemy frontline helicopters.

Later aircraft were designated Ka-136

Specifications (Ka-52)

General characteristics

• Crew: two
• Length: 13.50 m (44 ft 3 in)
• Main rotor diameter: 2x 14.50 m (47 ft 7 in)
• Height: 4.90 m (16 ft 1 in)
• Main rotor area: 330.3 m² (3,553 ft²)
• Empty: 7,800 kg (17,160 lb)
• Loaded: 9,800 kg (21,560 lb)
• Maximum takeoff: 10,400 kg (22,880 lb)
• Powerplant: 2x Klimov TV3 -117VMA turboshafts, 1,638 kW (2,195 hp) each

Performance

• Maximum speed: 300 km/h (187 mph)
• Range: 1,160 km (723 miles)
• Service ceiling: 5,500 m (18,040 ft)
• Rate of climb: 600 m/min (1,968 ft/min)
• Main rotor loading: 30 kg/m² (6 lb/ft²)
• Power/Mass: 0.33 kW/kg (0.20 hp/lb)

Armament

• 1x 30 mm Shipunov 2A42 cannon
• 2,000 kg (4,400 lb) of disposable stores on four pylons, including bombs and rockets

External links

• http://www.aviation.ru/Ka/#136

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Related development: Kamov Ka-50

Comparable aircraft:

Designation sequence: Ka-35 - Ka-37 - Ka-50 - Ka-52 - Ka-56 - Ka-58 - Ka-60