AMO-7240 1/72 Kamov Ka-26 Soviet light helicopter model kit | 
AMOdel 1/72 Kamov Ka-26 Soviet light helicopter model kit. Pic.1
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In January 1964 the Soviet government issued a directive on the creation of the mult-purpose Ka-26 in two versions: the agncuttural version capable of carrying 600 700 kg of chemicals and the transport version for carrying passengers over distances of up to 400 km. The first circuit flight of the Ka-26 took place on August 18,1956, the prototype was flown by test pilot V.V.Gromov. The State trials were successfully completed in the autumn of 1967 and production was launched in the town of Kumertau at a factory, which had been purpose-built in 1962.
The helicopter Ka-26 was first demonstrated at the autumn exhibition in Moscow in 1965. Thanks to its efficient construction the helicopter could be easily transformed from the passenger version. The helicopter was widely used in the national economy of the USSR and was exported into many countries.
Technical and tactical specifications of Ka-26
Length - 7,700 m
Maximum start weight - 3060 kg
Ceiling - 2100 m
Width - 3,600 m
Maximum speed - 170 kph
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