HA-MPB, Kamov Ka-26 - Blade Tracking Procedures, Test Flight

[@Aolen75]

I'm fascinated yet terrified by this contraption.

[@tuky3610]

Es una maravillosa locura.

[@pimuce]

@@tuky3610very dangerous 😅😮😮😮😮😮what does he do ???

[@Moraren]

Bravest man alive!

[@jdawson016]

The Kamov Ka-26 is such a cool old helicopter!

[@KevinWRay]

Looks like a very stable flier! Thank you so much for this video, I learned something here!

[@cliffhardie3341]

Brilliant piece of engineering

[@brucemiller8109]

Love the no safety wire rods and swash plate. I will say the design is Brilliant

[@christopheschwartz7374]

Je ne connaissais pas ce genre de procédure pour le réglage des pales de rotor? Apparemment efficace certes, mais quand même risquer! Merci pour cette vidéo incroyable. 😮👍

[@redonionlattice5151]

Wanted : Helicopter mechanic with eye-level blade tracking skills

[@southwest3671]

💵💸👀

[@ВаняРус-т3ю]

I can help you

[@fredtedstedman]

I am wondering how he does the top set of blades - hope he doesn't get a step-ladder !!! 11:28 OMG.........................................should have guessed , he uses a longer stick . Love the Kamovs 😍😍........and their teams , amazing work guys . Wales UK

[@georgy4650]

Flying Ka-26. Thanks for that! Grretings from Russia.

[@wernerbessinger741]

LOVE this little beast. Thanks for sharing.

[@aurelientedesco9802]

each video makes me more in love with the Ka26..... hajrà magyar pilotak

[@ShatNdd]

A flying tractor! Cool and smoked!

[@tesladiesel2420]

More like, a Harley Davidson - with a nice lumpy idle… :)

[@BushCampingTools]

A testament to great engineering design, no?

[@882952]

If you had told me before today that people track their rotors by literally holding a stick up into them I would've just walked away like, "You're an idiot."

[@samtech79]

Right? Is that not the scariest thing ever? Still, you see how well that thing hovered? It paid off... but yeah, holy shit....

[@mikesmith7249]

This is how is used to be done. Although with a wax pencil

[@mervynsands3501]

Thats how to do it! Seems to work because it flies ok after adjustment. Very impressive for the compact size it is and its purpose. A bit noisy, otherwise it's fine. This has got to be a classic of its era. I'd love to have a flight in one!!! 😃👊👍

[@ГаврилоПринцип-и7ф]

if you think this is noisy you should hear a turbine engine helicopters

[@navigator_071]

Exceptionally educational video. Thanks for sharing.

[@737tech]

Such an interesting design.

[@patrickbuchanan4444]

I did that once back in the 80's and was terrified as I brought the stick closer to the marked rotating blades. I finally swapped seats with the pilot and I ran the engine up and he used the stick with tape to check blade tracking. It was interesting to say the least. I had my hand on the collective and was told not to lift the helicopter off the ground.

[@alikalany6586]

where we can buy them?

[@patrickbuchanan4444]

@@alikalany6586 All it was is a long wooden pole which was long enough to extend above the main rotor blades. Protruding outwards near the top of the pole were 2 dowel pins about 10cm long, one above where the rotor blades would be tracking and another below. A piece of wide masking tape was stretched between the two dowel pins. On the rotor blade ends, different colored grease pencils were used to mark the ends. The helicopter was started up and power was applied so the rotor blades would be at their optimum speed. The collective was increased almost to the point of lifting off at which time a person holding the stick which was firmly planted in the ground perpendicular to the blades would bring the top end of the stick with dowel pins slowly towards the rotor blades until they just barely made contact with masking tape. Afterwards, an individual could look at the tape which would have markings from the grease pencils, indicating how the blades were tracking.

[@Useaname]

Excellent thank you

[@esatozcubuk4530]

Müthiş, bana göre en mükemmel hava genel görev aracı ve her türlü gelişmeye daima açık, en az bir tane satın almak isterdim.

[@lourencovalle8621]

BOA NOITE. (QUE MAQUINA FASCINANTE. (TRATOR DOS ARES) MAGUINIFICO)PARABÉNS PELO TRABALHO APRESENTADO

[@Marceloisrael1]

sera que voa ainda?

[@danieljackson3247]

the engine sounds cool

[@TC-BCN]

LHOY our home in Hungary! Hi from a former MultiFly student.

[@felixthecat265]

I remember seeing this done with a Scout.. chinagraph pencils taped to the bladed and a strip of jungle tape on a broomstick! Having flown in US Hueys, I suspect they were not aware of the concept.. I suppose the vibration kept folk awake and was a cheap form of massage...?

[@مشتبىعباس-ع5ص]

مرحبا انا من العراق وانا أحب الطائرات كثيرا اشكركم على هذا الفيديو الرائع

[@rizkaramat]

Love the machine

[@haizan1000]

very dangerously skills, old school calibrated

[@airwolfcombat5569]

That chopper sounds cool

[@tinobooysen7592]

That is the bucket list machine… keep your fancy cars

[@shazam6274]

As for adjusting with the stick, this was the common way for most helicopters from last century. many decades ago, I had a Rotorway Scorpion2 and its 2 rotor blades were also adjusted with a stick.

[@isaevshtirlitc]

Первый раз вижу, как автомат перекоса настраивают на глаз. Да вы , ребята, профи!

[@dmitriyivanov2928]

Его так и настраивают. И не только на Ка-26.

[@isaevshtirlitc]

Нет.

[@ՊապԹագավոր-ճ4է]

@@dmitriyivanov2928 на игрушечных ?

[@dmitriyivanov2928]

@@isaevshtirlitc Расскажи это эксплуатантам Ми-2 и Ка-26. Поржут.

[@isaevshtirlitc]

@@dmitriyivanov2928 Я не просто так сказал, что они профи. Эти люди знают этот вертолёт настолько,что они могут настраивать автомат перекоса на глаз. И ставить в один ряд Ми-2 и Ка-26 - абсолютное невежество. Потому, что это абсолютно разные машины.

[@mariopadilla7632]

😁😁😁😁👍👍👍👍👍bonitos vídeos saludos desde Nicaragua

[@BushCampingTools]

Fantastic video!

[@SniperPilotX]

Just imagine retrofitting a set of turbo shafts to this 🥵

[@TomiAviation]

That is called Ka-226. :)

[@garymanser6357]

Brilliant, well done.

[@carlosgil4880]

Hermosa máquina!

[@АлексМакедонский-й6ч]

Звук шикарный 🤘

[@robihobby9490]

Thanks for the nice Video 🤩👍 Do you offer the Ka-26 sightseeing flight for Tourists? I like the little Ka-26 . I am flying the Kamov Ka-50 Black Shark in DCS Word 2.5 Flight Simulator. The Ka-26 would be a nice Simulator Module for DCS.

[@conradarrowsmith4869]

nobody should ever fly in one of these!

[@robihobby9490]

@@conradarrowsmith4869 Why ? 🤔

[@TomiAviation]

@@robihobby9490 I'm curious about it too. :D

[@garyschultz253]

This reminds me of a "When things go terribly wrong " episode! Wait for it............

[@msmeyersmd8]

I did blade tracking with a "stick" on Enstroms in the late 1980s.

[@ТимофейТимофеев-т9м]

Дело мастера боится.

[@jackflash6377]

That's how we did it back in the old country. By hand!

[@ericeller9165]

A fun watch 😀

[@shazam6274]

Thank you for this very interesting Video. Also thank you for the specifications of the engines and range. I have 2 questions: 1) is the 2 stroke oil mixed before fueling the helicopter or is there a separate oil tank and mixed in operation? 2) What is the lifting weight capability? Bonus question: is it true that all the replacement parts are made in Hungary? EDIT: I just found out that the engines are 4 cycle, so please disregard the oil question.

[@TomiAviation]

2) standby, I'll check it in the AFM. The answer is an absolute no for the bonus question, only some small parts are made here and there is a few organisation which executes major repairs or OHs for some parts. LLPs are from unarworthy airframes.

[@shazam6274]

@@TomiAviation Thank you.

[@AhmadNusirwan07]

Indonesia flag?

[@abdulaziz-yb3so]

Iya

[@Eric_Shaun]

Thanks for this fantastic and interesting video! I was wondering if you could tell me what the "nose" does on the front of the cockpit - some KA-26 have them and some not. much appreciated mate!

[@ilshatyakupov6009]

Нос впереди кабины, это фильтр воэдуха кабины при проведении химической обработки растений. Есть только на сельскохозяйственной версии.

[@Eric_Shaun]

oh that is actually smart! thanks a lot for clarifying! @@ilshatyakupov6009

[@gnuclur8952]

What are the specs on this chopper? Engine type and size, fuel type, range also can this unit be registered in other countries such as US n Canada? :-) enjoy your vids. :-)

[@TomiAviation]

Eng. type: Vedenejev M14-V-26, size: 10,16 Liters, Fuel: AVGas100LL, range: max. cca 330 miles. Competent authorities can answer your question regarding the registration procedures. :)

[@conradarrowsmith4869]

get a grip, if you can't afford a Merc but drive a Ford, now you want a cheap helicopter lol.

[@SamuraiNinja_HUN]

Nem tudtam, hogy van ilyen helikopter Magyarországon. Egyébként ez egy mini konténer-/teherszállító helikopter eredetileg?

[@kyqx]

This is KZbin gold.

[@maps9]

красиво летит стрекозёнок

[@attilahalmos1261]

És azoknál a szép színeknél mit is kell figyelni?

[@Agwings1960]

I wonder if they still make new parts for those things.

[@enedenedubedene4811]

Nichts für schwache Nerven, dazu gehört eine ordentliche Portion Mut In einem Freilichtmuseum in Penemünde hatte ich original so ein Teil gesehen. Die unteren Rotorblätter konnte man vorne bis fast zum Boden drücken..👍👍👍😃😃😃😃😃😃😃👍🏻👍🏻👍🏻👍🏻 Viele Grüße aus Germany

[@raptor7700]

Single wing swivel How can an airplane control the rudder without a rudder blade?

[@TomiAviation]

@ Almost. The speed is constant, the key is the differential angle of incidence control on the upper and lower blades by the rudder pedals. And you got it.

[@RobotN001]

@@TomiAviation , Will the differential change affect the collective sum? Is it necessary to compensate the collective?

[@ricoreyes6044]

@@RobotN001 one collective increases and the other decreases. So there's a difference in torque on each rotor while the total lift remains the same.

[@RobotN001]

@@ricoreyes6044 I'm asking about second order side-effects.

[@LordWillyGee]

You know every Kamov Ka-26 seen to used 3 quarts of oil upon cranking these helicopter? My friend had a biplane with a 7 cyl-rotors engine? And if it smokes that bad we shouldn't see anything while flying. Enjoy flying it.

[@ibmlenovo1]

What is blade tracking. Explain please

[@FantasticPyroclastic]

all rotor blades must rotate at the same level (in this case: 3 colors for 3 blades). They change the angle of attack per blade by adjusting the control linkage.

[@ibmlenovo1]

@@FantasticPyroclastic thanks

[@terrytytula]

Does it not have a clutch to disconnect the drivetrain from the engine? Makes it hard to start when you have turn over the drivetrain as well as the motor.

[@TomiAviation]

Yes, each engine is equipped with a hydromechanic clutch system. The reason why the blades are turning during engine start is that the oil is thick in the clutch.

[@terrytytula]

I see, thanks for this@@TomiAviation

[@3rdworldtrillionaire46]

I guess I would have tracked the upper blades first. Seems a little safer to me.

[@JorgePPG]

how does this helicopter yaw? (except the rudders)

[@truckerray7533]

wouldn't it be alot easier to 1st put the rotor blades on the upper rotor head, track them, & then 2nd, install the rotor blades on the lower rotor head, track them & be done with the task??? Or was he tracking both upper & lower rotor blades at the same time??? were there any balance issues before the final airborn takeoff???

[@MrQuichi]

Я как то видел такую процедуру вживую...думал нафига мужики газету к палке привязали и в лопасти пихают ))

[@csuhaitibor4339]

Nekem tetszik !!!

[@unagisama5476]

where are the fuel tanks located ? 🤔 inside those engine hubs or under the main rotor?

[@conradarrowsmith4869]

they wear them like waistcoats with a suction tube and yeah the rest of the fuel is in the mainframe touching the back of your seat

[@southwest3671]

@@conradarrowsmith4869 🙉😂

[@alikalany6586]

where we can buy them? are these ka26 s still in production in india? heard they're still manufacturing them is that true ?

[@TomiAviation]

Not true. Production ceased in 1978.

[@진형김-b5t]

정성으로 관리한 헬기

[@tuky3610]

qiero uno, cuanto cuesta? pesto en Argentina.

[@dumasrosas5639]

Que se supone esta midiendo?..

Greta Thumberg is gonna love this :- D

[@BobDenny]

HA HA HA HA HA HA

[@MrMultiSpanky]

Hubschrauber mit Gegenrotor nennt man Koaxialrotor ist super System dadurch erspart man sich den heckrotor trotzdem klingt der wie ein alter Dieselmotor / Ist ein alter lastenhubschrauber

[@estudiom142]

w a stick!!!

[@sufyanjunani742]

Fit the upper rotor and track then the lower rotor ?

[@paullovett1996]

I play a game called DayZ (Survival base Game) that has a Mod (RedFalconFlightSystem) that has this Heli KA-26 in it... Its now my favourite Helicopter.

[@2drsdan]

What is the fuel consumption of the Ka26 ?

[@TomiAviation]

Approximately 200L/hrs.

[@andresgarcia7757]

Are these helicopters expensive? How expensive is to operate them? I read online that Kamov tried to make a single jet engine model k-126 but never went into production. These look to be operated by farmers so it gives the impression that they are not super expensive to get. The Russians make a new twin engine version Ka-226 but they are 5 million a piece!

[@TomiAviation]

The purchase price is quite low but the operation and maintenance prices are pretty expensive due to the engines are not economical and it is hard to get spare parts. Despite this, Ka-26 is still the best type for agricultural purposes. Ka-226 is a blind track in my opinion.

[@UltraTotenkopf]

@@TomiAviation *Ka-226 was created for other purposes, this is a helicopter not for agriculture, it is used as a medical, policeman, and for the forces of special operations, because of the compact sizes from very well suited for operations in a dense urban development, and it is easy to place it on patrol Ships!*

[@БОРИСХАЛЕПА]

👍🤝

[@gabornagy8212]

HSF is repül még?

[@TomiAviation]

Igen.

[@shazam6274]

@@TomiAviation Yes, Stupid Google Translate: Igen = yes, no again

[@chrisdigital]

Cool. A 2-Stroke!

[@fredpinczuk7352]

LOL

[@isaevshtirlitc]

А где вы запчасти для него покупаете? Их где-то производят?

[@dmitriyp7701]

он там выше ответил, что в венгрии есть несколько контор которые делают кап ремонты

[@jackflash6377]

Maybe I'm loco but I would track the top blades first. Just sayin

[@eddiejones.redvees]

If it works don’t change it just like balancing your car wheels

[@Saadbsth]

Wouldn't it be wiser to do upper blade tracking first and then lower blade

[@IamWAHID]

you get less BLYAT points that way.

[@barjan82]

Hmmm... hosszu allas utani elso inditas es pocc-roff :) Azert tobb drama szokott ilyenkor tortenni :) :)

[@TomiAviation]

Már kinőtték a gépek a gyermekbetegségeket... :D

[@barjan82]

@@TomiAviation Egy Ka-26-al való permetezés még azért a bakancslistámon van :)

[@coldfusionspacexxx9814]

@@TomiAviation Ezekhez lehet kapni uj rotorlapatokat? Gondolom azt a legnehezebb legyartatni/potolni?

[@ivanbratanov8699]

How do these colors appear on the stick? Are there some color paints on each blade?

[@TomiAviation]

Watch the video please.

[@ИгорьВасильев-л3в]

Камов рулит!!!

[@nonamehere9149]

I used to stick my fingers in the box fan to see if I good stop them.

[@asheshinfinite3766]

As The Mask would say, Sssssssmokin' ! 😁

[@vader1a]

The Soviets really didn't care about looks when it came to thire helicopters did they. Practicality over aestheticsI suppose.

[@СемёнСемёнов-д3э]

стрекоза)

[@spreader4]

Would hate to pay his life insurance premiums .

[@gregebert5544]

Even Rube Goldberg would be petrified by this, this....thing! Looks like a flying death-trap.

[@stephenmcgrath1955]

What...the...

[@abdulaziz-yb3so]

Old for ever,new for 5 years

[@mohdhafiz3927]

Indonesia flag

[@pcmaster5657]

de széép

[@allseriousness]

why does it sound like a harley lmao

[@mrcjc9298]

Looks like you’ve doubled Europe’s carbon emissions just starting that helicopter 😂😂

[@sadeghsafarzadeh4728]

تو روخدا اینو روشن نکنید مردم می ترسند !

[@stallagiardino7877]

Is the KA-26 with the contra rotating rotors very different to fly from a more conventional helicopter?

[@TomiAviation]

Yes, quite different.

[@Super73VW]

Is the line from the van power, air, or both?

[@TomiAviation]

Just compressed air.