Kazan Ansat

what is it?

The Kazan Ansat is a Russian light, multi-purpose helicopter manufactured by Kazan Helicopters.

🔎How to recognise it: 2 turboshaft engines · 11.5 m main rotor

base stats

• speed 275 km/htop speed
• range 505 kmwithout refuelling
• seats 8passengers
• size 3,600 kgmax take-off weight
• built 36made 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 27 years ago, in 1999.
• 🏎️Top speed is 2.1× a car on the Dutch motorway (130 km/h).
• 🚗Rotor of 11.5 m: about 3 cars parked nose to tail.

turboshaft: A turbine that turns a shaft, usually a helicopter rotor.

spec sheet

first flight

1999-08-17

introduced

2013

status

still flying

number built

36

role

multipurpose utility helicopter

origin

🇷🇺 Russia

makers

Kazan Helicopters

engines

2× Pratt & Whitney Canada PW207K

crew

1

passengers

8

length

13.8 m

rotor diameter

11.5 m

height

3.4 m

max take-off weight

3,600 kg

top speed

275 km/h

cruise speed

220 km/h

range

505 km

ceiling

5,500 m

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