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Something wrong with rotor? Rotor blades have likely a disharmony.
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Yep seems out of track and causing a vibration.
I'd say better rotor balancing required (weights near hub), i've seen it before, not too serious if they catch it early like here...they will do it next most likely.
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The VK-650V engine, created by the United Engine Corporation Rostec for the Ka-226T helicopter, after the first tests of the demonstrator, confirmed a number of characteristics laid down in the technical specification. Three prototypes of the UEC-Klimov engine will be manufactured by the end of the year.
“The next stage of work on the VK-650V has been successfully completed, the demonstrator engine consistently confirms the characteristics laid down in the terms of reference. The current design results prove the competitiveness of the created power plant. The next stage will be the production of prototypes of VK-650V and their testing, work with the digital twin of the product, ”said the Rostec aviation cluster.
Further work on the VK-650V will be carried out within the framework of a program that includes several projects, including the modification of the power plant for other helicopters, the organization of serial production, and the development of an after-sales service system.
“The program will include R&D work on the development of VK-650V for the Ka-226, a modification for the Ansat-U, a project to put the engine into serial production, work on organizing after-sales service and service,” said UEC General Designer Yuri Shmotin.
The VK-650V engine, created at UEC-Klimov, has a take-off power of 650 hp, and is intended for operation as part of the Russian Ka-226T light helicopters. It is also possible to install its modifications on Ansat-U, VRT-500 helicopters and foreign helicopters of the same payload class.
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MOSCOW, May 18. /TASS/. The latest Mil Mi-28NM attack helicopter has received next-generation missile and rocket armament, Chief Designer of the Combat Helicopters Program at the Mil and Kamov National Helicopter Center (part of the Russian Helicopters Group within the state tech corporation Rostec) Vitaly Shcherbina told TASS on Tuesday.
"In the course of joint work, we focused on expanding the range of air-launched weapons of the helicopter’s airborne armament as the basic area of improving Mi-28N baseline helicopters. For the purpose of solving this task, the airborne armament of the Mi-28NM embraced next-generation round-the-clock missiles, including multirole munitions allowing the gunship to strike targets without entering the area of the enemy’s effective air defenses, and also next-generation rockets of a broad range of their employment and enhanced capacity, as well as bombing weapons of various caliber," he said.
The Mi-28NM attack helicopter’s integration into the single information and reconnaissance digital space on the battlefield boosts the gunship’s combat efficiency, the chief designer stressed.
"In this case, the helicopters operate as part of a reconnaissance and strike system and are capable of automatically getting updated information on the enemy and the combat environment in the designated area through information networks from reconnaissance systems, including unmanned aerial vehicles," Shcherbina said.
A new light multipurpose missile has proven its worth in the course of its operation, the chief designer stressed.
"The trials of the Mi-28NM helicopter armed with new multi-functional missiles have confirmed the armament’s high efficiency. Employing the missile as part of the system of information support from a reconnaissance drone and an automated command post created by the Mil and Kamov National Helicopter Center on its own initiative is an important area of boosting the missile’s efficiency," Shcherbina said.
"The comprehensive use of this missile together with the sources of information on the enemy and the combat environment in the designated area will allow the crew to deal with the issues of optimizing the characteristics of a flight to the area of combat employment in real time, namely to choose the parameters of launching an attack on a target (the path, speed and altitude of the helicopter’s flight and the level of firing a missile) in the automated mode," the chief designer said.
The gun armament of the Mi-28NM attack helicopter has also been upgraded, he said. "Quite a large amount of work was carried out on the Mi-28NM to reduce the gun assembly’s weight and dimensional characteristics and the drive control is now digital and more reliable," Shcherbina noted.
The Mi-28NM gunship performed its debut flight on October 12, 2016 and is an upgraded version of the Mi-28N combat helicopter. The Mi-28NM has a dual control system. As compared to the Mi-28N where the operator in the front cabin was limited in piloting capabilities, the upgraded version offers the possibility of its full-fledged control from any cabin.
The new gunship has received a mast-mounted radar, a new sighting and piloting navigation system and an improved radar station. The Russian Helicopters Group announced on June 27, 2019 that it had signed a contract with Russia’s Defense Ministry on the delivery of 98 Mi-28NM attack helicopters to the troops in 2020-2027.
Mi-28NM gunship capable of interacting with kamikaze drones
The latest Mi-28NM attack helicopter is capable of interacting with kamikaze drones, the chief designer said.
"The inclusion of kamikaze drones in the gunship’s airborne armament is one of the areas of interaction between Mi-28NMs and UAVs [unmanned aerial vehicles]," Shcherbina said.
Based on this scheme, a Mi-28NM attack helicopter can launch one or several kamikaze drones from its board when it enters the designated area, the chief designed explained.
"Upon detecting enemy targets, the helicopter’s crew issues target acquisition and exercises control of their destruction," Shcherbina specified.
A Mi-28NM gunship can also interact with other types of drones, the chief designer stressed.
"The technical assignment for the R&D work on creating the Mi-28NM combat helicopter stipulates automated interaction with Korsar and Forpost-R medium-range drones both through an army aviation automated command post and directly between the helicopter and the drone," he explained.
"Automated interaction between Mi-28NM helicopters and various reconnaissance drones will help monitor the designated area without entering the enemy’s effective air defenses, provide accurate target acquisition and exercise control of the combat employment of next-generation light multi-purpose missiles in real time, and also re-transmit telephone and telecode messages between interacting helicopters, aircraft, aircraft platforms and ground-based command posts in the designated area of combat operations," the chief designer said.
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"In the course of joint work, we focused on expanding the range of air-launched weapons of the helicopter’s airborne armament as the basic area of improving Mi-28N baseline helicopters. For the purpose of solving this task, the airborne armament of the Mi-28NM embraced next-generation round-the-clock missiles, including multirole munitions allowing the gunship to strike targets without entering the area of the enemy’s effective air defenses, and also next-generation rockets of a broad range of their employment and enhanced capacity, as well as bombing weapons of various caliber," he said.
The Mi-28NM attack helicopter’s integration into the single information and reconnaissance digital space on the battlefield boosts the gunship’s combat efficiency, the chief designer stressed.
"In this case, the helicopters operate as part of a reconnaissance and strike system and are capable of automatically getting updated information on the enemy and the combat environment in the designated area through information networks from reconnaissance systems, including unmanned aerial vehicles," Shcherbina said.
A new light multipurpose missile has proven its worth in the course of its operation, the chief designer stressed.
"The trials of the Mi-28NM helicopter armed with new multi-functional missiles have confirmed the armament’s high efficiency. Employing the missile as part of the system of information support from a reconnaissance drone and an automated command post created by the Mil and Kamov National Helicopter Center on its own initiative is an important area of boosting the missile’s efficiency," Shcherbina said.
"The comprehensive use of this missile together with the sources of information on the enemy and the combat environment in the designated area will allow the crew to deal with the issues of optimizing the characteristics of a flight to the area of combat employment in real time, namely to choose the parameters of launching an attack on a target (the path, speed and altitude of the helicopter’s flight and the level of firing a missile) in the automated mode," the chief designer said.
The gun armament of the Mi-28NM attack helicopter has also been upgraded, he said. "Quite a large amount of work was carried out on the Mi-28NM to reduce the gun assembly’s weight and dimensional characteristics and the drive control is now digital and more reliable," Shcherbina noted.
The Mi-28NM gunship performed its debut flight on October 12, 2016 and is an upgraded version of the Mi-28N combat helicopter. The Mi-28NM has a dual control system. As compared to the Mi-28N where the operator in the front cabin was limited in piloting capabilities, the upgraded version offers the possibility of its full-fledged control from any cabin.
The new gunship has received a mast-mounted radar, a new sighting and piloting navigation system and an improved radar station. The Russian Helicopters Group announced on June 27, 2019 that it had signed a contract with Russia’s Defense Ministry on the delivery of 98 Mi-28NM attack helicopters to the troops in 2020-2027.
Mi-28NM gunship capable of interacting with kamikaze drones
The latest Mi-28NM attack helicopter is capable of interacting with kamikaze drones, the chief designer said.
"The inclusion of kamikaze drones in the gunship’s airborne armament is one of the areas of interaction between Mi-28NMs and UAVs [unmanned aerial vehicles]," Shcherbina said.
Based on this scheme, a Mi-28NM attack helicopter can launch one or several kamikaze drones from its board when it enters the designated area, the chief designed explained.
"Upon detecting enemy targets, the helicopter’s crew issues target acquisition and exercises control of their destruction," Shcherbina specified.
A Mi-28NM gunship can also interact with other types of drones, the chief designer stressed.
"The technical assignment for the R&D work on creating the Mi-28NM combat helicopter stipulates automated interaction with Korsar and Forpost-R medium-range drones both through an army aviation automated command post and directly between the helicopter and the drone," he explained.
"Automated interaction between Mi-28NM helicopters and various reconnaissance drones will help monitor the designated area without entering the enemy’s effective air defenses, provide accurate target acquisition and exercise control of the combat employment of next-generation light multi-purpose missiles in real time, and also re-transmit telephone and telecode messages between interacting helicopters, aircraft, aircraft platforms and ground-based command posts in the designated area of combat operations," the chief designer said.
Russia’s upgraded Mi-28NM gunship gets next-generation missile armament
The Mi-28NM attack helicopter’s integration into the single information and reconnaissance digital space on the battlefield boosts the gunship’s combat efficiency, the chief designer stressed
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Russian Helicopters, a holding company incorporated into the state corporation Rostec, exported 39 military helicopters in 2020, according to the company’s annual report released on Tuesday. This reported by TASS.
"Thirty-nine helicopters were exported to foreign markets in 2020. The deviation from the forecasted figures was 19%," the document says.
According to the document, the decline stems from the changes in the structure of exports and from the postponement of sales due to delays in receiving foreign-made components because of the coronavirus lockdowns among other reasons.
Nevertheless, there are plans to increase the export of military helicopters in 2021. "The export of military rotorcraft is expected to go up by 30% in 2021," the report says.
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As the gunship’s designers say, the Ka-52M missile armament has been standardized with the weapons suite of the Mi-28NM helicopter
ZHUKOVSKY /Moscow Region/, July 22. /TASS/. The upgraded Ka-52M ‘Alligator’ reconnaissance/assault helicopter will enter state trials soon, CEO of the Russian Helicopters Group (part of the state tech corporation Rostec) Andrei Boginsky told TASS on Thursday.
"Now two helicopter prototypes have been made, and their trials have already been completed. We are now presenting this helicopter to the Defense Ministry for joint state trials," the chief executive said on the sidelines of the MAKS-2021 international air show.
The head of the Russian Helicopters Group earlier said that the upgraded helicopter could be featured at the Army-2021 International Military-Technical Forum.
The rotorcraft manufacturer launched the experimental design work on the upgrade of the Ka-52 helicopter by instruction of the Russian defense chief in 2019, taking into account the experience of its combat employment.
As the gunship’s designers say, the Ka-52M missile armament has been standardized with the weapons suite of the Mi-28NM helicopter, another state-of-the-art Russian attack chopper, which has helped increase the target destruction range considerably.
The Ka-52M is also furnished with a new phased array radar station and longer-range missiles. The upgraded gunship prototype performed its debut flight on August 10, 2020. Delivery of mass-produced gunships to the Russian troops is due to begin in 2022.
The Ka-52 ‘Alligator’ reconnaissance/attack helicopter is designated to destroy tanks, armored and non-armored vehicles, manpower, rotorcraft and other enemy aircraft on the frontline and in the tactical depth, in any weather conditions and at any time. The ‘Alligator’ is furnished with modern avionics and powerful armaments while its coaxial rotor system and enhanced longitudinal control enable it to effectively maneuver and perform complex aerobatic operations.
The MAKS-2021, one of the world’s top three air shows, is running in the suburban town of Zhukovsky outside Moscow on July 20-25.
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ZHUKOVSKY /Moscow Region/, July 22. /TASS/. The upgraded Ka-52M ‘Alligator’ reconnaissance/assault helicopter will enter state trials soon, CEO of the Russian Helicopters Group (part of the state tech corporation Rostec) Andrei Boginsky told TASS on Thursday.
"Now two helicopter prototypes have been made, and their trials have already been completed. We are now presenting this helicopter to the Defense Ministry for joint state trials," the chief executive said on the sidelines of the MAKS-2021 international air show.
The head of the Russian Helicopters Group earlier said that the upgraded helicopter could be featured at the Army-2021 International Military-Technical Forum.
The rotorcraft manufacturer launched the experimental design work on the upgrade of the Ka-52 helicopter by instruction of the Russian defense chief in 2019, taking into account the experience of its combat employment.
As the gunship’s designers say, the Ka-52M missile armament has been standardized with the weapons suite of the Mi-28NM helicopter, another state-of-the-art Russian attack chopper, which has helped increase the target destruction range considerably.
Ka-52M ‘Alligator’ helicopter
The Ka-52M is also furnished with a new phased array radar station and longer-range missiles. The upgraded gunship prototype performed its debut flight on August 10, 2020. Delivery of mass-produced gunships to the Russian troops is due to begin in 2022.
The Ka-52 ‘Alligator’ reconnaissance/attack helicopter is designated to destroy tanks, armored and non-armored vehicles, manpower, rotorcraft and other enemy aircraft on the frontline and in the tactical depth, in any weather conditions and at any time. The ‘Alligator’ is furnished with modern avionics and powerful armaments while its coaxial rotor system and enhanced longitudinal control enable it to effectively maneuver and perform complex aerobatic operations.
The MAKS-2021, one of the world’s top three air shows, is running in the suburban town of Zhukovsky outside Moscow on July 20-25.
Russia’s upgraded Ka-52 gunship to enter state trials soon
As the gunship’s designers say, the Ka-52M missile armament has been standardized with the weapons suite of the Mi-28NM helicopter
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An aviation technician servicing Russian Ka-52 helicopters shared his impressions of the survivability of the combat vehicle and its VK-2500 engine. The Russian aircraft engine VK-2500 is a further development of the TV3-117 family of engines and differs from the base TV3-117VMA engine by increased power by 15-20%, a new digital automatic control and control system of the FADEC type, as well as an increased engine life. Thanks to the improved characteristics of the VK-2500 engine, the helicopter's flight altitude increased by 30%, its climb rate increased by 50%, and its load capacity increased by 2000 kg. Examples of combat operation of the Ka-52 helicopter, in the links to the video in the comments to the video.
