Helicopter "Black Shark": death grip of a steel hawk

No large-scale operation of moderntroops is inconceivable without the support of helicopters. These high-speed and super-maneuverable rotorcraft relocating assault groups and SWAT units, delivering a variety of technical resources and equipment in difficult terrain: mountainous, wooded and swampy areas. In addition, such mobile and mobile machines carry out fire support for ground troops, conduct reconnaissance and general coordination activities.

The "Black Shark" helicopter is the best in the worldshock-assault single rotorcraft of day use, developed by the design bureau named after Kamov in 1982. On the technical perfection of its combat systems, it significantly exceeds the best analogous foreign models. The helicopter "Black Shark" has a flight mass of 10.8 tons, is capable of speeding up to 390 km / h, the rate of climb is 10 m / s, the maximum height is 5500 m.

In the early eighties, the Ka-50 produced an unprecedenteda furor, having won a three-stage contest with a two-seat Mi-28 assault vehicle and demonstrating an excellent set of combat qualities and technical characteristics. And immediately he was thrown into the crucible of the Afghan campaign, where many types of aviation equipment showed their failure. Therefore, we needed a fundamentally new machine that would become a real bloodthirsty hawk and would be capable of effectively solving combat missions in the difficult conditions of a very specific war.

The Afghan mountains are incredible drynessthin air, these are deep narrow gorges, where abrupt changeable impetuous winds walk, these are Mujahideen armed with DShK, American Stingers, Egyptian "Arrows". Under such conditions, power plants often lacked oxygen, winds tossed cars onto rocks, and every combat sortie was akin to a feat. In these circumstances, the Ka-50 "Black Shark" helicopter was a real gift of Soviet designers.

It is not only unimaginably powerful, with a beautifulbooking a car, but also very obedient in piloting. She forgives the pilot many mistakes, which is incredibly important in such difficult combat conditions. In the hands of the pilot is like a herd of powerful and graceful mustangs, which will be taken out of any trouble and critical situation. In Afghanistan, for its fantastic qualities, the Black Shark helicopter received another respectful and little-known nickname, the Werwolf. According to NATO classification "Black Shark" was called "Hokum" ("deceiver").

Military experts unanimously assert thatthe rocket attack of the Ka-50 will not withstand any tank in the world. This rotary-winged machine is a perfect weapon, created by the war itself. Antitank missiles launched from the side of the "Black Shark" at a distance of up to ten kilometers from the target, guided by a special laser targeting unit, inevitably and relentlessly overtake the target, no matter what maneuvers he does.

And if all missile ammunition is consumed, inThe pilot has a quick-fire large-caliber gun that automatically tracks the location of the target, as well as reactive unguided projectiles and bombs. Despite such tremendous firepower and impressive armor protection, "Black Shark" is able to carry out the most complex maneuvers, incredible aerial acrobatic numbers and aerobatics, which is unattainable for the vast majority of modern rotary-wing vehicles.

The Ka-50 is the only helicopter in the world,controlled by one pilot. In order to save the pilot in an emergency situation, the Black Shark employs an unprecedented missile-parachute system for the K-37 bailout. In addition, the car is equipped with a navigation system, which allows you to fly at any time of the day and in the most unfavorable weather conditions. The "Black Shark" helicopter has an absolutely terrific ability to interact with other combat group vehicles. Each pilot sees on the special LCD display not only all his "own" helicopters, but also the coordinates of the targets they found. Based on these data, the commander gives the order for an attack.

Good technical reasonableness scheme Ka-50allowed to create on its basis a new two-seater model of a combat rotorcraft - the Ka-52, nicknamed the "Alligator", the design of which for eighty-five percent consists of elements and materials of the predecessor. The latter, having preserved many of the characteristics of its prototype, added new ones to them. Today the tandem Ka-52 helicopter - "Black Shark" - is the most perfect combination of combat vehicles in the world. In a pair they are able to solve simply an incredible range of tasks. The all-destructive firepower and the excellent booking of the Ka-50 are organically supplemented with the fantastic combat intellect and coordination capabilities of the Alligator.