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Ka-52 "Alligator" , according to NATO classification - Hokum B


Alex64

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the russian video seems to me was filmed by an ameture photographer, where as the apache was a more professional video. Not really fair to compare them, altho? that apache has got to be one of the worlds baddest helicopters ever designed. Howard Hughes ? of korse ! (as mr ed would say)

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The only ejection seat helicopters were either upwards firing with sequenced charges in the blade roots aka "blew blades", and downward firing ejection seats which are even more problematic for helicopters. I would be surprised to learn the aircraft in the picture was ejection seat equipped. It looks like there is a nose wheel well blocking a downward firing seat, and an upward firing seat would have to wait for 2 stacks of 3 blades to separate.

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I shot the video in Russia. The most modern military helicopter at an airshow.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=I1b6...MTS4KK8JBNki0w

What aerobatics performed pilot?

And what a helicopter can they can be repeated?

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Helo's having been doing aerobatics since the 60's, just havent been making a very big deal about it until "the internet".

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The United States has an aircraft very similar to the Ka-52. The Marines call it the AV-8 Harrier. It has an ejection seat as well. But good to see the Russians are planning ahead for the worst.

The Russians made their best effort to copy the Harrier with the NATO code named "Forger". Max observed flight time: 15 minutes.

 

 

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