Cold Starting Weirdest Soviet Helicopter Ever Built

[@patrickbuchanan4444]

The fact is that these old helicopters are still flying on a regular basis is a testament to their engineering and construction.

[@Temuttaja22]

It`s all russia has, they have to.

[@shanelodge391]

@@Temuttaja22Oh, and the rockets and space vehicles that take everyone to the space station and back 😂

[@Stealth86651]

Yeah, if you're willing to forgo certain niceties you can make an extremely solid, albeit more basic vehicle that will last decades. Issue is with added complexity comes more moving parts to break, higher dependence on exotic materials/technology and more maintenance. As many modern militaries are learning, sometimes all you need is something somewhat basic that just works.

[@oisiaa]

One of the coolest air vehicles of all time!

[@indridcold8433]

Take a look at the Ka-52 Alligator! It is a very impressive Russian Federation assault helicopter. You will not regret it.

[@AerialRCFun]

👍👍👍

[@McRocket]

I love these little choppers. They are modular. Behind the cockpit can be fitted a variety of 'modules' like for passenger carrying or as an air ambulance. I am guessing this one is a crop duster. There is a larger, more modern version in production called the Ka-226. ☮

[@obsoleteprofessor2034]

The super improved model is the Ka 222222222226

[@redserjogha]

Ка-26 have two piston engines, but ka-226 is gas turbine one.

[@fotosony]

I flied this helicopter a few years ago, it is used to spray crops in Romania. The pilot used some wire to tie something at the engine and this make me nervous before takeoff, but the heli flied very nice though. I was feeling great and the flight was sensational! This one is also a romanian KA-26 if I look at the flag!

[@Fitzefatzegogele]

Irgendwie simpel. Aber es funktioniert! Toll, dass es diese Dokumente gibt, die zeigen, wie einfach "die Welt" sein kann.

[@kaintopaz8375]

ein Kamov Ka-26 .. der ist bei uns auch als Polizeihubschrauber geflogen .. is echt ein super Heli 👍👍👍

[@hubraumistdurchnichtszuers8694]

Der Sandmann hatte auch einen 😂

[@thefreedomguyuk]

No, it's not super. it's very slow

[@xxtilly310381xx]

​@@thefreedomguyukvermutlich ein American Eierkopp 😀 , Nichtskönner

[@kamatablet1919]

Den Kamow in der Ausführung für die Volkspolizei habe ich noch erlebt. Fand ich damals schon geil, und das hat sich bis heute nicht geändert.

[@ordwayalark9080]

I like the way Russian people invent such flying machines, large windows, roomy interiors, quirky start-up procedures, even in cold climates, great people!

[@damienhill6383]

Radial motor's get turned over by hand before starting to clear oil from the bottom cylinder and the piston that stopped there ..

[@boathemian7694]

These are really good helos actually. Amazing feat of engineering.

[@jstephenallington8431]

Without even looking into it at all, I'm willing to bet that this isn't even CLOSE to being the weirdest thing the Soviets have put in the air.

[@Waxcoat]

Lun class, kaspian monster, ekranoplan

[@MrSirlulzalot]

Truth.

[@kimklim3267]

Obviously, you have no clue about…flying…!!!

[@jaredkennedy6576]

Ekranoplan was on the list, but not the top. They've had a bunch of military and civilian aircraft, plus in the early days there were some pretty wild ones.

[@vladimirassalukas6726]

Its in Romania and condition is appropriate 😂 doubt that in RF they use them other than in museums

[@ThreenaddiesRexMegistus]

What a great and unusual machine! 👍🏻

[@livadaruadrian9104]

Super !!! O plimbare cu acest minunat aparat de zbor nu poate fi decît minunată !!!

[@horiamorariu]

The real cool thing: seeing this monster in action. In 2017 or so, I pictured it in action (spray against mosquitos) coming over Steaua (Timisoara) so close that the pilot could be clearelky seen.

[@keithb6717]

Instead of “I pictured it”, you should say: “I saw it..”

[@FaustoTheBoozehound]

​@@keithb6717not photographed?

[@keithb6717]

@@FaustoTheBoozehound If that’s what he means. It wasn’t clear.

[@halnwheels]

I always enjoy it when these helicopters appear on KZbin.

[@juergenstenzel7300]

very stable while hovering

[@filjushawf]

coaxial...

[@halnwheels]

@@filjushawf Tail rotors induce artifacts into the flight characteristics of helicopters. The coaxial arrangement seems to work extremely well.

[@bfarm44]

Always fascinated by this craft safe to say if I could I would find a way to own one it just makes me smile all over

[@ricbarker4829]

I hear ya barking big dog. It's all about the cash though, right? I would love to own an AN2, cheap to buy, but expensive to import and expensive to go through the process of having my countries aviation regulator accept it's Airworthy Certificate, or whatever Russia issues for it's aircraft.

[@jonkje]

Ka26, the pickup truck of the skies. Such an awesome machine.

[@hammerschlaghufeisen2907]

Einfach, solide, zuverlässig, vielseitig!

[@denmarkomark8554]

Это вертолет КА-26. Советский многоцелевой вертолёт с двумя поршневыми двигателями, разработанный в ОКБ Камова. Серийное производство велось на авиационном заводе в Кумертау. Всего было построено 816 вертолётов, в том числе 257 поставлено в 14 государств и стран мира. Летательный аппарат в основном применялся в гражданских целях, однако, также использовался ВВС Болгарии и Венгрии, полиции ГДР и ФРГ. Первый полёт 18 августа 1965 года Начало эксплуатации 1969 год. И это те самые калоши про которые говорил президент одной немаленькой теперь уже колониальной страны... Он говорил что СССР выпускал только калоши которые были никому не нужны. По сути этот вертолет свидетельство высокоразвитой цивилизации каким и был СССР.

[@godzilariga]

Меньше смотри либерастов помойных, а лучше сам посмотри, что Путин говорил про калоши. Может не будешь тогда так жалко выглядеть, когда пересказываешь фейки вырванные из контекста. И с каких пор Россия стала колониальной страной?😂😂

[@Antoine-h5b]

J'adore cet hélicoptère il est vraiment original et très maniable

[@rolfgreibel57]

Es ist über 20 Jahre her, als ich das erste Mal in diese beiden vermeintliche Strahltriebwerke schauen konnte. Ganz mein Humor!

[@tumbllweed]

Cold start? Doesn't even show engine start up.

[@horiamorariu]

You know... The guys in the video had some thick jackets... And they started the chopper. So: cold + start 😊

[@hmbpnz]

Hah, the most infuriating thing about it, DID NOT SHOW ENGINE START...

[@cclark3452]

Damn! That lower set of rotors is so close to the engine cowling! The rotors must be super stiff close to the root.

[@daithiosioradain3380]

Quietest radial engines ever and possibly the quietest helo too!

[@gabornagy8212]

Ennek a típusnak a mai napig nincs egyenértékű váltótípusa. A világ legjobb mezőgazdasági helikoptere, de sajnos már nagyon kevés van belőle.

[@АлександрЦ-г3д]

Есть К226Т с турбовальными двигателями, но российские двигатели запаздывают, а с западом лучше не связываться 🤗.

[@nobbynick657]

Very stable take-off and flight behaviour

[@TamasLaszlo-83]

Awesome video! The good old Kamov 😊 When I was young I flew by KA-26 many times,my father was ag. pilot. I made a video a few years ago about one (on my channel).

[@matthiastilly5480]

That engine sound - like a mix between a motorcycle and a diesel truck ^^

[@b43xoit]

Radial piston engines?

[@tenhendee5479]

... and two stroke.

[@apollobouncer]

Soviets used these engines in many aircraft en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Vedeneyev_M14P

[@josefharrecker6248]

No two stroke !

[@MrDhalli6500]

I've flown in almost every helicopter in the U.S. military, and am dying to fly in one of those, it just looks like so much fun.

[@jimmymcjimmyvich9052]

I was kind of laughing at this funny looking machine then I realised that nobody from my country ever made a flying machine so I say Fair play to them. It is cute looking too. Like an MF 35))

[@mohdazruljinnah6004]

for me this is just not a weirdest but also a genius invention @ creation ....

[@KutWrite]

Kaman also built an "eggbeater" type helo. I always thought they looked comical. But those two rotors meshed. These are concentric and has two radial engines! No need for tail rotor, or even pedals under normal conditions.

[@Deathvalleyherper]

Kaman is American, this is a Kamov its soviet.

[@KutWrite]

@@Deathvalleyherper: Thanks, but I knew that. We had Kaman helos when I was in the Navy. I was saying they also had a model "eggbeater" style rotors. It was called the Huskie [sic]. Some are still around.

[@Deathvalleyherper]

@KutWrite it's the K-max

[@ronintoecutter7690]

I love coaxial helicopters. Please keep that in mind. This dude opened a small compartment and I thought he was fetching a sandwich. This thing is old and it’s rusty. Do they refer to this thing as the millennium falcon? It sure looks the part. No offense to these fella’s. Thank you for the video.

[@KitfoxPilot]

Good to see the big helos still flying!

[@rudolfglaser9664]

Вертолет Камова (y) Супер летать и очень прочный!

[@Waxcoat]

Niks mis met een ABC rotor systeem. Extra veel Koppel, trekkracht en minder bijsturen met de staart.

[@johansomeone1948]

That twin engine sound. 😊👍 ❤ it.

[@GuleeRampoe-x9f]

Sebuah inovasi yang patut ditiru dalam teknologi masa depan

[@josephrasberry3850]

Really cool and the start is like an old tractor lol 😂

[@richardhall916]

They just look like deathtraps, their actually tough birds. And those radials sound like a old Chev 350 with a busted exhaust gasket 😂

[@jeevanandham2528]

Still it is flying.. amazing engineering..

[@b43xoit]

Why are the rudders worth their cost? Couldn't yaw in cruising be controlled the same way it is in hovering?

[@Elhombresombra]

You can bet that "if it is Russian, it is there for a good reason."

[@johnporterfield7523]

Maybe it can't yaw in hover

[@b43xoit]

@@johnporterfield7523 If the yaw torque isn't controlled in hover, I would expect it to yaw out of control. In theory, it could be controlled by setting the collective pitch differently between the two rotors.

[@b43xoit]

@@Elhombresombra No doubt.

[@Baribrotzer]

Kamov helicopters are like Tatra cars and trucks - a whole different Eastern-Bloc line of technological development. And for all the crazy complexity of that rotor head, I would guess that it works just as well as simpler single-rotor Western designs.

[@Milosz_Ostrow]

(6:50) Cow grazing, completely undisturbed by the noise and commotion.

[@DeDeimos1]

Kamow build really unique helicopters. Is it possible, to land via autorotation in an case of enginefailure?

[@DIOS-M]

This is a modular helicopter. Do you have modules for this machine?

[@paultinwell5557]

Cold starting? Guy turning the engine over by hand to be sure the cylinders are clear… then immediately after the engine is already happily idling. Where’s the “starting” bit??

[@johnparrish9215]

If there was ever such a thing as a Steam Punk helicopter, this is it.

[@markdi2]

So cool thank you for sharing

[@tuky3610]

hermosa máquina, saludos desde Argentina.

[@MickB235]

Am l to guess that the fuel tanks are part of , if not , the twin tail booms?

[@timojokela4554]

Russians are very innovative people! I used to hear a saying that nothing works in Russia, but everything works out. It's true when you use a little pinky money in the right place it starts to flow!

[@Anmeteor9663]

How the hell is someone not still manufacturing these? Simple, cheap, versatile and being Russian, hard as nails. Would sell thousands in more remote and less developed parts of the world.

[@65bug519]

Very capable machine, plenty of power to carry many different loads and agile like a dragon fly when unladen.

[@LegacyUser]

Kinda goofy looking, I love it.

[@privateer0561]

Looks pretty smooth, if somewhat sketchy...

[@trevormurphy7041]

Very cool piece of history something else to put on my bucket lists Buy a cool Soviet helicopter

[@dakotacabo5363]

KA-26, the most advance Soviet ground attack helicopter in the Russia military, only need a Phillips screw driver to repair it.

[@kuvshinovdmitriy2349]

Weirdest you said? with account of its functionality this is one of the best for the job to be done.

[@TonyLoechte]

Old but good Setup for crop work ❤

[@sideburns2009]

I love how it was supposed to be a cold start video but then it skipped the actual starting part 🤷

[@travispower2683]

Love the “fuel truck”

[@thecyberdork776]

It is a Dacia Logan Pickup.

[@laikipiauniversity1069]

what was the purpose of this... concrete mixer?😮😮😮

[@rewIndustry]

can anyone please confirm this is a Kamov Ka-26? it appears to have separate engines for each rotor, is this correct? is the craft capable of any kind of stable flight (or at least an emergency descent) if one of the rotors fails? is it possible to cause the rotors to intersect, has this ever happened? the video jumps between winding up the spring starters (i presume) and then the engine running, and it also jumps between stationary and rotating rotors, we do not get to see these start - what is the reasons for these gaps?

[@nicknelson9450]

"what is the reasons for these gaps?" I'd say dopiness.

[@matthewstorm5188]

Looks like something Bert would fly while looking for Mary Poppins.

[@FreddieCuellar-p2l]

Hell no!! This reminds me of a bucket with propellors!!!

[@Shahrol76]

Saya tertarik dengan jurutera yang mencipta bilah dua kipas berlawan arah. Tanpa kipas belakang.. Satu teknologi yang tidak ada pada masa itu.. Dibawa kepada model terbaru ketika ini KA52.. Lengkap dengan kerusi anjal untuk pilot melompat keluar.. Belum ada model helikopter memiliki kerusi anjal

[@leotellotandaital8615]

Kamov construyó antes el Kamov Ka-50 monoplaza,y ya tenía asiento eyectable El Kamov Ka-50 es el predecesor del Kamov Ka-52

[@cristinaservini2767]

Ancora una bellissima macchina il Kamov, ora utilizzato come mezzo agricolo

[@Veckeler]

長く伸びた回転軸は、急旋回したときに遠心力で強くたわむであろうが、それでもちゃんと機能するように設計されているのか？

[@dandonohoe3181]

Where can I see this machine

[@user-se7vt5ow4e]

Easy to fly and much safer than a tail rotor design especially when working around trees, fences and wires where a tail rotor strike can ruin your day.

[@stephenandloriyoung5716]

The cow and the chicken don't seem too impressed. Maybe it's routine.

[@jamalcet3300]

Helikopter bagus sekali👍

[@valeranordstrom7198]

What is that aircraft?

[@flavio2727]

And it flies!

[@rolandzoske448]

A great extra feature for a helicopter!

[@ManniLusch]

So seltsam sind diese Hubschrauber nicht. Kamow hat viele Modelle nach dem selben Konstruktrionsprinzip entwickelt. Spätere Modelle haben allerdings Turbinentriebwerke. Bis heute werden von Kamow Hubschrauber in verschiedenen Größen mit Koaxialrotor gebaut. Quelle: Wikipedia

[@christinadaly7743]

I guess it could auto rotate if something failed , just looks heavy to me . Reminds me of a old Harley Davidson , nuts , bolts & oil

[@funnyyylock]

Weird choice to edit any of this. I feel like anyone watching this would enjoy seeing EVERYTHING even failed startups. I know i would.

[@renelaplanche7201]

Étonnant cette tondeuse sortie du une bande dessinée mais ça vole bien une vraie libellule écologique 🎉

KA means Kamov, take a look at its successors on the battle field.

[@hermanopalencia7126]

Es súper hermosa ❤❤❤🎉 me encantó el diceño

[@tphone720]

Did you notice the cow didn’t even look when he started up

[@Elhombresombra]

"Holy cow!" :-)))))

[@falconmesa2809]

at least it runs after all these years

[@slomorico8711]

Anyone could fly these, like a family car

[@jmi5969]

Weird? It's just an open-frame Kamov. I see them every summer, quite often - albeit with an integral passenger cab. Noisy, yes, but it's 60-year-old technology, what do you want...

[@LeeOgle-rh9uh]

You skipped over the actual starting process you just jump cut that part out. I would have love to hear that helicopter spool up. This would have a better video if you had those two things.

[@ajkpark]

I never would enter this scrap :D

[@matthewcauthorn3948]

There is one near me in Vermont

[@huawietelcom4516]

Soviets were the best at everything

[@matthewcauthorn3948]

Rotary piston engines too.

[@daniell1869]

i don't get why you kept on skipping the actual start sequence and sound for the engines. that's the whole point of this video. please don't cut out the actual starting process next time

[@DimSimSam]

Kinda looks like a smaller “Elvis”

[@Wong-deso.channel9999]

Mantap nyimak full👍

[@brajeshwaridevi123]

Put up a video of how many of this chopper crash ? Check fact about reliability and it's flying hours

[@RenanDavidSoriaAhumada]

0:32 WAIT!!!! its not a turbine!!!!!! are those Radial Piston Engines ohh gad

[@rogerfroud300]

Words like 'death trap' come to mind...

[@ricbarker4829]

I dunno, these were produced from 1969-1985, this particular one was built in 1977. So it has been flying for possibly up to 47 years. I say possibly because in Dec2016 it was seen dismantled in Hungary. Still, to be flying 47 years after construction doesn't appear to be a death trap.

[@rolandzoske448]

@@ricbarker4829 Fearful people die 1000 deaths...

[@troutmaskbob]

Land 'o' Goshen.

[@antoniocarlosbetiol1589]

Porque essa demora de passar informações

[@Toby-NL]

I seen weirder and more briljant things made by the sovjets .

[@stern121]

awesome....