Kamov Ka-10

what is it?

The Kamov Ka-10 (NATO reporting name Hat or Hattie) was a Soviet single-seat observation helicopter that first flew in 1949.

🔎How to recognise it: 1 piston engine · 6.1 m main rotor

base stats

• speed 90 km/htop speed
• range 95 kmwithout refuelling
• size 375 kgmax take-off weight
• built 15made in total

Bars compare against all aircraft: 3,500 km/h, 20,000 km, 850 seats; size and number built on a log scale up to 640 t (An-225) and 45,000 built (Cessna 172).

fun facts

• 🎂First flew 77 years ago, in 1949.

piston: A car-like piston engine turning a propeller: simple and cheap, the classic small plane.

spec sheet

first flight

1949

status

retired

number built

15

role

observation helicopter

origin

🇷🇺 Soviet Union

makers

Kamov

engines

1× Ivchenko AI-4V / flat-four / Ivchenko AI-4

length

3.7 m

rotor diameter

6.1 m

height

2.5 m

max take-off weight

375 kg

top speed

90 km/h

range

95 km

ceiling

1,000 m

Specs are for the version in the Wikipedia article's specification section. Blank means the sources don't say.