Kamov Ka-18

what is it?

The Kamov Ka-18 (NATO reporting name Hog) was a Soviet four-seat utility helicopter that first flew in 1955. It was a development of the Kamov Ka-15, with a lengthened fuselage and a more powerful engine - the 190 kW (255 hp) Ivchenko AI-14V radial. Total production from Kamov was about 120.

🔎How to recognise it: 1 piston engine · 10 m main rotor

base stats

• speed 150 km/htop speed
• range 165 kmwithout refuelling
• seats 3passengers
• size 1,480 kgmax take-off weight
• built 120made 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 70 years ago, in 1956.
• 🚗Rotor of 10 m: about 2 cars parked nose to tail.

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

spec sheet

first flight

1956-10-13

introduced

1957

retired

1973

status

retired

number built

120

role

light utility helicopter

origin

🇷🇺 Soviet Union

makers

Kamov, Ulan-Ude Aviation Plant

engines

1× Ivchenko AI-14VF / AI-14

passengers

3

length

7 m

rotor diameter

10 m

height

3.3 m

max take-off weight

1,480 kg

top speed

150 km/h

cruise speed

120 km/h

range

165 km

ceiling

3,250 m

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