Kamov Ka-226

what is it?

The Kamov Ka-226 (NATO reporting name: Hoodlum) is a small, twin-engine Russian utility helicopter. The Ka-226 features an interchangeable mission pod, rather than a conventional cabin, allowing the use of various accommodation or equipment configurations. The Ka-226 entered service in 2002.

🔎How to recognise it: 2 engines · 13 m main rotor

base stats

• speed 250 km/htop speed
• range 600 kmwithout refuelling
• size 3,800 kgmax take-off weight
• built 69made 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 29 years ago, in 1997.
• 🏎️Top speed is 1.9× a car on the Dutch motorway (130 km/h).
• 🚗Rotor of 13 m: about 3 cars parked nose to tail.

spec sheet

first flight

1997-09-04

introduced

2002

status

still flying

number built

69

role

light utility

origin

🇷🇺 Russia

makers

Kamov

engines

2× Turbomeca Arrius 2G1

crew

1

length

8.1 m

rotor diameter

13 m

height

4.2 m

max take-off weight

3,800 kg

top speed

250 km/h

cruise speed

220 km/h

range

600 km

ceiling

6,200 m

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