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Russian Deputy PM Says Country's Combat Helicopters Are the Best
Sputnik International ^ | 22.03.2015

Posted on 03/23/2015 6:27:16 AM PDT by sukhoi-30mki

Russian Deputy Prime Minister Dmitry Rogozin has touted the country's combat helicopters as the best such vehicles in the world.

Russian-made combat helicopters are the best such vehicles in the world, according to Russian Deputy Prime Minister Dmitry Rogozin.

He gave the thumbs-up after flying on board the next-generation reconnaissance and combat helicopter Ka-52, which he touted as a "flying tank".

"Today I was cruising around aboard this flying tank", Rogozin tweeted, referring to the Kamov Ka-52 "Alligator" copter.

According to him, the helicopter "is easily controlled and it is packed full of advanced automated systems." Rogozin described the Ka-52 as a less maneuverable vehicle when compared to a light helicopter, which he said is only natural for an "armored copter." "Right now, the Ka-52's helicopter carrier-based version is being developed. On the whole, Russian attack helicopters are the best in the world," Rogozin said. "Have a nice day, everybody, " he added in a final tweet showing him sitting in the Ka-52's cockpit.

Last month, he tweeted that he had received an official perpetual private pilot's certificate.

In a separate twitter message, Rogozin said that only the most advanced military hardware will be showcased at the May 9 Moscow Victory Day Parade to commemorate the 70th anniversary of the capitulation of Nazi Germany in World War Two.

Read more: http://sputniknews.com/russia/20150322/1019843300.html#ixzz3VDOuHYS1


TOPICS: Foreign Affairs; News/Current Events; Russia
KEYWORDS: aerospace; ka52; russia
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1 posted on 03/23/2015 6:27:16 AM PDT by sukhoi-30mki
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To: sukhoi-30mki

Mighty tall helicopter.


2 posted on 03/23/2015 6:36:20 AM PDT by blueunicorn6 ("A crack shot and a good dancer")
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To: sukhoi-30mki

Nice helicopter.

Russia’s aviation industry has recovered from the Soviet collapse.

This no doubt will be sold abroad in export configuration models.


3 posted on 03/23/2015 6:38:02 AM PDT by goldstategop (In Memory Of A Dearly Beloved Friend Who Lives In My Heart Forever)
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To: blueunicorn6

The dual rotary wing set themselves make for a huge target without mentioning the mechanical nightmare it takes to run them. I wonder how well that contraption auto rotates to make a safe landing?


4 posted on 03/23/2015 6:42:10 AM PDT by redfreedom (All it takes for evil to win is for good people to do nothing - that's how the left took over.)
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To: sukhoi-30mki

Only driven by a little old lady from Pasadena who had the oil changed every 1000 miles.


5 posted on 03/23/2015 6:42:17 AM PDT by AppyPappy (If you are not part of the solution, there is good money to be made prolonging the problem.)
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To: redfreedom

It’s a fun and games until those rotor systems mesh.


6 posted on 03/23/2015 6:43:59 AM PDT by TADSLOS (The Event Horizon has come and gone. Buckle up and hang on.)
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To: goldstategop

Will they call it a Sturmovik?


7 posted on 03/23/2015 6:45:27 AM PDT by OKSooner ("Remember Fort Hood, Boston, and Moore, Oklahoma.")
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To: redfreedom

I too looked at the picture and said that dual nightmare. You better have excellent mechanics to keep that dual drive working.

I think visually it is a bad desigm


8 posted on 03/23/2015 6:46:02 AM PDT by Kozy
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To: sukhoi-30mki

I’ve always wondered what those lines are on the canopy. The Harrier has them as well. Are they det cord or something in case of a bail out?


9 posted on 03/23/2015 6:48:54 AM PDT by Lx (Do you like it? Do you like it, Scott? I call it, "Mr. & Mrs. Tenorman Chili.")
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To: sukhoi-30mki

Just like a poop movie, whenever the producer is the only one bragging, its is far from the loud promotion.

As with every other Ruski Mil equipment, it indeed is effective against poorly defended and civilians and still by SOP fails up against Western technology.


10 posted on 03/23/2015 6:53:31 AM PDT by X-spurt (CRUZ missile - armed and ready.)
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To: Lx
I’ve always wondered what those lines are on the canopy. The Harrier has them as well. Are they det cord or something in case of a bail out?

For the Harrier, they are indeed explosives in the case of an ejection. However, ejection-seat based helicopters have not yet come into fruition...

11 posted on 03/23/2015 7:04:11 AM PDT by rjsimmon (The Tree of Liberty Thirsts)
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Cool, I always wondered what those were for.

I just realized that ejecting upwards would be a bit problematic if the blades are still there...
Need more coffee.


12 posted on 03/23/2015 7:06:58 AM PDT by Lx (Do you like it? Do you like it, Scott? I call it, "Mr. & Mrs. Tenorman Chili.")
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I am no engineer but I would assume that putting ejection seats on a helicopter might be a BAD idea.


13 posted on 03/23/2015 7:07:50 AM PDT by taxcontrol
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To: sukhoi-30mki
According to him, the helicopter "is easily controlled and it is packed full of advanced automated systems."

Too hot? Turn leetle crank and window open. Want cigarette? Poosh button, 30 seconds later, lighter pop out.

Seriously, I'm surprised at all the counter-rotating comments. There are pros and cons, but Kamov has been making them for just about forever, and is considered the prime design feature of the bureau. I doubt there are any serious mechanical issues with the setup.

Also, the American Kaman Husky used a significantly more oddball intermeshing rotor design, and that worked just fine.

14 posted on 03/23/2015 7:08:42 AM PDT by Rinnwald
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The real test on whether or not that design is the “Cat’s Meow” is how fast Bell and Sakorski have copied it...... NOT.


15 posted on 03/23/2015 7:09:11 AM PDT by X-spurt (CRUZ missile - armed and ready.)
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To: Lx

Bailing out of a helo is bailing into the rotors.


16 posted on 03/23/2015 7:12:47 AM PDT by X-spurt (CRUZ missile - armed and ready.)
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To: sukhoi-30mki
That'll be great, but have their dedicated combat helicopters actually been proven in real combat like the AH-64 Apache have been?
17 posted on 03/23/2015 7:32:09 AM PDT by RayChuang88 (FairTax: America's economic cure)
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18 posted on 03/23/2015 7:36:56 AM PDT by Vendome (Don't take life so seriously-you won't live through it anyway-Enjoy Yourself ala Louis Prima)
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To: sukhoi-30mki

Thing looks like it was put together with bailing wire and duct tape...


19 posted on 03/23/2015 7:37:38 AM PDT by Vendome (Don't take life so seriously-you won't live through it anyway-Enjoy Yourself ala Louis Prima)
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To: taxcontrol
I am no engineer but I would assume that putting ejection seats on a helicopter might be a BAD idea.

Problem is, we can't get any of the engineers to volunteer for a test ejection...

20 posted on 03/23/2015 7:39:08 AM PDT by rjsimmon (The Tree of Liberty Thirsts)
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