Ka-62

Kamov · Russia · first flew 2017 · helicopter

The Kamov Ka-62 is the civil development of the Ka-60 Kasatka, a medium transport helicopter with a single main rotor and shrouded tail rotor aimed at commercial operators.

Recognition (WEFT)

W — Wings	High-mounted, rotary
E — Engines	2 × turboshaft, fuselage-mounted
F — Fuselage	Composite streamlined fuselage
T — Tail	Conventional

WEFT is AircraftIQ's four-point recognition method — how it works.

Spot it by:

Civil medium helicopter
Five-blade rotor and shrouded tail
Composite streamlined fuselage

Identify it by the sleek composite fuselage, the five-bladed single main rotor and the shrouded tail rotor, marking it out from Kamov's traditional tail-rotor-less coaxial machines.

Specifications

The Ka-62 has a length of 13.25 m (43 ft).
It has a wingspan of 13.5 m (44 ft).
Its maximum speed is 300 km/h (186 mph).
Typical crew: 2.

Figures are for the representative variant described above; marks differ. See how AircraftIQ sources figures.

History

Sharing the Ka-60's airframe, the Ka-62 was refined for civil use with a five-bladed main rotor, a fenestron-type tail and Western-supplied engines and transmission. Long delayed, it made its first free flight around 2017 during a protracted certification effort.

Variants

The Ka-62 is offered mainly as a passenger and utility transport carrying up to around fifteen people, with offshore, medevac and VIP fits proposed. It differs from the military Ka-60 chiefly in rotor blades, powerplant and interior.

Where you'll see it

Aimed at the oil-and-gas, corporate and rescue markets, the Ka-62 has seen only limited introduction and has no UK service, where the market is served by types such as the AW139 and H175. Its progress has been slow and largely domestic.

Related aircraft

AircraftIQ — the aircraft field guide: 4,893 recognition guides, live overhead identification, works offline.