The Swiss Army Knife of Helicopters

[@JustPlaneSilly]

I have no idea why this channel doesn't have a million subscribers.

[@aircraftadventures-vids]

Preach brutha, preach! It will, just give it another 50 years! 😂. You going to osh next year? I've got it locked in!

[@aircraftadventures-vids]

And now your comment has been pinned. I'll unpin it when I hit a million 👍

[@JustPlaneSilly]

@@aircraftadventures-vids I hope so. I accepted an offer with Envoy and I am told my class date will be sometime in Q1 / Q2 so I am sure it will fall smack dab in the middle of Osh. I do have my airBnB reserved though so until I hear otherwise, I am planning on going.

[@ElmoR.McElroy]

It's because most people on KZbin don't appreciate serious things

[@duracell_99]

because is new channel made by kremlin. this is another ruSSian propaganda channel

[@rc8rider]

I love machines which prioritise function over form. This helicopter epitomises that philosophy.

[@aircraftadventures-vids]

Check out the AirTruk video then!

[@romanivantsyk2785]

But the form is still beautiful

[@SketchTurnerZero]

@@romanivantsyk2785 +1

[@edgarguinartlopez8341]

As some old industrial designer said: If it works, it's already beautiful... I feel that way too. Well done!

[@weeliano]

I knew kamov made counter rotating designs, but this is the first time I heard of this KA-26. What a marvellous little helicopter. The extended engine pods is a great idea. The cooling fans made the engines look like jet engines! It's a super practical and lovely little helicopter!

[@aircraftadventures-vids]

It had its time for sure. Not quite sure it's as prevalent as it used to be. Curious to know how many are still flying.

[@hannahorvath186]

@@aircraftadventures-vids less and less unfortunately as it's hard to get hold of airworthy rotor blades. As I see many clips were included from KamovRider's and TomiAvation's channels, they travelled through all the country (Hungary) to make footages about the still flying Kamovs. They both have a heli license now (not for Kamov yet, but I am sure they still dream of it)!

[@aircraftadventures-vids]

Hey guys, got a case of "Dejavu"? Yup, I had posted this one about 1 month ago, but it yanked by Mr KZbin. So it's back again, and hope you all enjoy it! (and Mr KZbin as well)

[@PasleyAviationPhotography]

What did they have a problem with? I watched the first one and I can't think of anything.

[@aircraftadventures-vids]

@@PasleyAviationPhotography it was over use of some of the video clips. Even though I credit use of the videos back to the original creators in my description, the creator still can level a copyright claim against me. It doesn't happen often, but it can.

[@Darrylx444]

Thanks for the explanation, I thought I was going senile! You should pin this comment so others can see it at the top, since it's not the descriptive text.

[@aircraftadventures-vids]

@@Darrylx444 you're right

[@Lanzbik]

You’re just trying to cover up the fact they changed something in the simulation

[@Easy-Eight]

For a Soviet Economy this was smart. The maintenance inefficiency didn't matter because the A&P mechanics were assigned to every collective. BTW, I'd love to have a few of these helicopters for work in Alaska. Rugged and cheap to fix trumps high tech turbines.

[@aircraftadventures-vids]

Someone told me a while back they had planned to import these to the US and refit with small turbines but I think red tape killed that effort.

[@tarasvorchihin]

Тут стоят не турбины а поршневые моторы . Веденеев М14П - российский девятицилиндровый четырехтактный звездообразный двигатель воздушного охлаждения с бензиновым двигателем. Его мощность 360 л.с., его конструкция восходит к 1940-м годам и сама является развитием двигателя Ивченко АИ-14. Двигатель широко использовался ОКБ Яковлева и Сухого. Этот двигатель можно отремонтировать совершив посадку на макушку елки отверткой и 5тью ключами ))).

[@Easy-Eight]

@@tarasvorchihin Я написал вертолёт хорош тем, что в нём не используются газотурбинные двигатели. Турбинный двигатель стоит дорого. Поршневые двигатели на вертолете не обанкротят бизнес, если они не будут использоваться постоянно. Если газотурбинные двигатели не используются постоянно.

[@Easy-Eight]

@@tarasvorchihin Мой ответ был воспринят Google. Поршневые двигатели хороши. Турбинные двигатели дорогие. Россия делала хорошие вертолеты.

[@DIOS-M]

You can purchase a more modern KA 226 model.

[@vslabs-za]

A favourite of mine now for many years. Good to see it getting some love.

[@aircraftadventures-vids]

My pleasure, and thanks for watching!

[@balikolaci1]

Lovely memory from my uncle who was maintenance chief engineer in Budaörs, Hungary at Agricultural Flight Station (RNÁ) with Kamovs. A chief pilot (Béla Szíjj) had been Mig fighter pilot before and found out this little copter can easily turn in Immelmann style between plantation lanes. That became the new flight profile saving tons of gasoline.

[@aircraftadventures-vids]

Mig to Kamov? Perfect!

[@Олег-ж3с3т]

Венгры лучшие пилоты в мире. Особенно на вертолётах. Столько есть роликов. ❤

[@reactionmonkeys]

Honestly these things are hidden gems that need to be modernised and applied to so many fields that would benefit from using these bad boys, especially since they don't look like something that would be too expensive or hard to repair or maintain

[@nunyabidness9257]

Always had a soft-spot in my heart for these…. So Steampunk!

[@aircraftadventures-vids]

That they sure are! I have a video I posted on my IG account that compares these choppers to these crude pickup trucks you'll find in south america. Steam punk is perfect definition.

[@nunyabidness9257]

Would you believe that I just bought a helicopter? It’s a Mirocopter SCH-2A, and still in the crate, test flown and waiting to be re-assembled from the factory… I just need a few more hours of instruction and help getting it out of the crate (needs to be hoisted) to get in the air…@@aircraftadventures-vids

[@thekraken1173]

Reliable, simple, cheap and easy to maintain. Just like an AK.

[@interpl6089]

Russians are geniuses when it comes to making cheap stuff effective...especially when it could serve a role in defending their homes.

[@jfu5222]

The thought of flying in a Moldovan counterfeit helicopter shivers my spine. Thanks for including that bit of weird aviation history.

[@aircraftadventures-vids]

Pretty wild huh?

[@antonzhdanov9653]

The trick and seemingly the point modern Kamov managers fail to understand, Ka-26 used easily maintained radial piston engines. Its so important feature of design, that counterfeit vehicles are still produced in Moldova mostly for smuggling operations between Ukraine and Romania (EU) bcs you can make a heli from easily available parts and fuel it with easily available cheap gas from your common car gas station. Honestly, undeservedly forgotten engineering marvel - a helicopter developed for a mass use by general population.

[@dareka9425]

It is a cute looking machine and those ample side engines sure are eye-catching. I love to draw fictional machines as a hobby and for some reason I tend to draw bulbous engine compartments or sticking away from the fuselage. The KA-26 is just right up my alley. It's a pity that the modernized variants lost the side engines. Now, they looked like German or French helicopters with Russian twin rotors.

[@ericbitzer5247]

I love eastern block classic aircraft.

[@aircraftadventures-vids]

Same! Especially polish and czech designs

[@atomicskull6405]

If you're wondering how yaw is implemented on a Kamov it's by collective pitch difference between the upper and lower rotor. Collective is increased on one disk and reduced on the other such that the overall lift of the rotor system remains constant but one rotor is exerting more torque on the airframe than the other which causes it to turn in the opposite direction.

[@Ben-Dixey]

Differential collective also reverses during autorotation. I believe there is a mechanism that keeps yaw pedal functionality the same during powered and un-powered flight.

[@aircraftadventures-vids]

That's interesting, thanks for sharing!

[@atomicskull6405]

@@Ben-Dixey It does because it switches from torque to transmission drag, so it works backwards in that case. Even with the system to reverse the pedals kamov pilots still need to be able to recognize when the yaw is working backwards and control it like that without panicking in case of a failure.

[@michealoflaherty1265]

Beauty is as Beauty does

[@janvanahn]

It was the first Helicopter i ever saw, as far as i remember, decades ago over a field in the landside of the GDR. From this point on i fell in love with this little curiosity.

[@ZeroFPV]

It was the same for me. A KA-26 always fertilized the fields in my area, and as a child, I spent hours watching it land, reload, and take off again. It was also used as a police helicopter; you can see it in the intro of the old Polizeiruf 110 episodes.

[@paullsmith1867]

The first time I saw a Kamov was on the flight deck of the USS Midway in the middle of the Indian Ocean. It was Spring of 1989 I think but that didn’t matter. The I.O. Is always hot. Just unforgivingly hot. We had just recovered from flight ops when this weird twin propped egg of a helo popped over the ship’s island and hovered right over our deck. The air boss was screaming to launch the alert 5. A guy with the whitest teeth I ever saw pointed some kind of machine gun at me and smiled. Just… smiled. I thought for sure that I was going to die right there while lugging tie-down chains for my bird. 19 years old and thousands of lonely miles from home. Then the helicopter broke off and headed aft and away to starboard where we saw some kind of warship out near the horizon. We finally got a catapult cleared and launched an F-18. I don’t remember whose squadron the alert bird was from. I don’t think it was mine. My squadron was VFA-195. I recalled where I was and that I still had work to do. I also remember that I had been standing in one place for too long and the heat from the flight deck was seeping through the soles of my flight deck boots That deck was hot enough to melt your boot soles off you weren’t careful. I trudged to catch up with my bird which was finally being towed aft for its final spot. All I could do was prep my bird for the next flight, but I will never forget the smile that door gunner had. I thought I was dead that day. It’s now been at least 35 years since that boiling hot day in the middle of the nowhere that is the Indian Ocean.

[@АлександрКузнецов-я4ц]

Бедолага😅.Русские лётчики " немножко" пошутили😅и прилетели к вам ,на авианосец, с Дружеской миссией,налаживать дружеские взаимоотношения😂.А вы не поняли " дружеских жестов",и по итогу у вас появилась причина ,внепланово поменять памперсы😂😂😂.

[@DanOBrien-q1g]

great chopper ..a true engineers machine .. function over form ... .

[@SimPitTech]

This helicopter is absolutely beautiful. Great video

[@aircraftadventures-vids]

Thank you! And agreed on the little chopper

[@Idrinklight44]

I'm a Sikorsky person, but i really really like these!!!!

[@aircraftadventures-vids]

I'm not a helicopter enthusiast in general, but I've been fascinated with this fugly little chopper since I first spotted in my aircraft guide in the mid 80s. And speaking of Sikorsky...about 25 years ago I was hanging out by the observation area at KFXE, when this old S-58 fired up its Wright and lumbered over close to the deck I was at. It then practiced lifting external loads right there on the grass, for at least 1h! (if i recall it was practicing with a big container). After they were done they let the load go and lumbered back to the taxi apron and put it away. That was a show I would never forget!

[@tomarmadiyer2698]

My beautiful boy Anime designs would give their entire savings to be as cool

[@kevinsellsit5584]

Probably the only piston engine helicopter I would fly in. Thanks!

[@toxidron2880]

I fell in love with that helo as soon as i saw it in a book long time ago! Theres just something about its alien design :D

[@aircraftadventures-vids]

I learned about it in the 80s in my huge aviation guide I owned.

[@StaK_1980]

A cross between a fly and a dragonfly. Always loved the Kamovs.

[@jah886]

When I was a kid, my brother and I would run to see this little helicopter flying low over the fields.

[@jupiterbjy]

how could one not smile at heli that makes sounds like neighbor's truck. This is one of my favorite.

[@waldemargorecki3387]

Waking me up almost every year , end of August making desiccation treatment for nearby crops of corn or sunflower. Fields in Hungary, near Budapest:)

[@SevPrime]

Kamov helicopters are not only unique looking but pretty good at their job even as attack helicopters like the Ka-52 which proved itself in a modern conflict facing modern enemy forces!

[@AflacMan13]

One thing I have noticed about those who do extrodinary things. They are never the boring person who never leaves their hometown, and never leaves their comfort zone, or never changes their routine or where they work. They're the people getting yelled at, reprimanded, in trouble, tickets for driving too fast, fired for being late to their jobs too often. The Greatest Heroes and Innoavtors in human history, have always been, "The Flawed".

[@kamoteph273]

it's like a flying pickup truck. it's appearance caught my attention first, it is beautiful. who knew it has very deadly successors.

[@worldoftancraft]

Those aren't successors. Those are branches of the parallel development at maximum.

[@UpToSpeedOnJaguar]

What would be the US equivalent to this helicopter? I love the utility of having a modular area right beneath the rotors. A S-64 is massive in comparison, and far more expensive to maintain overall.

[@aircraftadventures-vids]

I can't really think of anything exactly the equivalent. Maybe the Husky?

[@rose415]

Ty for sharing this video. Well done

[@aircraftadventures-vids]

Glad you enjoyed it

[@budisutanto5987]

Kamov helikopter use in construction with full booked schedule. It's not rare that it got a few construction company customers in a day, because the ability to complete task in a single try. Because Kamov with auto hover, can hover on a dime despite strong wind, an advantage of dual rotor helicopter; resulting in a precise delivery of construction part, making installation of stakable parts easier. This precise controlling is what makes it easy to land on a small boat.

[@kiri101]

These things are utterly beautiful. I enjoy the later military Kamovs in various games but I wish some earlier models were featured!

[@karihardarson1234]

Love at first sight!

[@balazsdusek]

a helicopter that is this easy to maintain is the most sci-fi thing I have ever seen.

[@zombeyfreak7162]

I love this thing! I used to have a book with all sorts of helicopters in it, and this was one of my favorites, just because the silo looked goofy

[@ianjardine7324]

Honestly I think shifting to a more complicated western turbine was a mistake. They're now competing with far to many high tech designs. A better idea would have been to develop or adapt a more reliable piston engine leaning into the designs advantages of simplicity and adaptability. There are a lot of different helicopters flying around in remote areas of Africa Australia and Canada where operators would appreciate something with simpler engines and cheaper more readily available fuel. Organisations like the flying doctors and wildlife wardens would be overjoyed to have a fleet of these little transport aircraft to make their jobs easier without needing expensive maintenance facilities or eating into their limited budgets.

[@aircraftadventures-vids]

The big problem (which I also addressed in a previous video on the Helio Courier) is aviation fuel disappearing around the globe. Yes it CAN run on auto fuel but probably not optimally and jetfuel is widely available everywhere. Hence the success of designs like the Caravan, which pretty much killed off piston twins.

[@СашаИванов-у2ц3с]

Двигатели работали на ЧИСТОМ 100% бензине а не автомобильном топливе. А он сегодня дорог и дефицитен в отличие от автомобильного топлива и тем более керосина для турбин.

[@tuky3610]

Es una nave muy práctica y multipropósito, excelente herramienta. Saludos desde Argentina.

[@aircraftadventures-vids]

Abrazos!

[@fakshen1973]

Piston powered, modular, runs on automotive fuel, can be hauled on a flat-bed truck. A modernized concept might be great in recreational piloting.

[@aircraftadventures-vids]

It turns out that there IS an ultralight helicopter with coaxial blades on the market. Just not sure if they've sold any.

[@eikbolha5883]

Really coll helicopter with unique sound and functionalities really cool.

[@DavyRo]

I've seen this helicopter perform in some of the worst weather conditions ever. It truly is a jack of all trades.

[@Richard-od7yd]

I watched the Russian Navy use this Chopper design in the North Atlantic and it's a very hardy and impressive sight . A Moscow Mule if you will .

[@MrGunderfly]

this helicopter seems like it should still have a market in the present day. i am surprised that up-to-date versions utilizing modern tech are not in production right now. utility, versatility, ease of use, ease of repair, and low cost of operation, are a all democratizing attributes that one would think would still be in strong demand. noise could be addressed with modern tech. i see no vtol vehicle that currently fills the niche that this aircraft did. it is too difficult for small businesses to start. in the aviation industry, in particular, regulations are too oppressive. the government does not want the population to have these kinds of capabilities on a large scale. hopefully the free west can make this over regulation issue change in the future.

[@dad_jokes_4ever226]

The perfect post apocalyptic flying machine

[@aircraftadventures-vids]

That, and the Air Truk!

[@kristiangustafson4130]

Marvellous aircraft.

[@maxheadrom3088]

I just found out they even produced fake KA-26 in Romenia!!! Yes, it's the most beautiful chopper I've ever seen!

[@aircraftadventures-vids]

Glad you liked the video, and thanks for watching!

[@waterfox2492]

Double rotors helicopters, my beloved.

[@les.451]

A lovely little helicopter ❤

[@Conn653]

Love this little 'bird' 🙂

[@aircraftadventures-vids]

Adorable, eh?

[@interpl6089]

Would be great if this got a mass produced ''copy'' in the West, the price would be quite low i imagine. It wouldn't be that expensive to convert it to modern standards and i imagine a price of 100 000 to 150 000€ could be adequate.

[@aircraftadventures-vids]

Great idea but insurance + FAA certification will ensure that an extra "0" is added to your price projections.

[@interpl6089]

@@aircraftadventures-vids Hey, even with an extra 0 it would be quite competitive

[@kennethmartin1300]

My vote: Beautiful! (With that detachable, multi-role modular rear section, it resembles a lunar module-like space craft, reminiscent of 'Space: 1999's "Eagle".

[@philalcoceli6328]

Yes, beautiful machine!!

[@aircraftadventures-vids]

Ain't it purdy?

[@philalcoceli6328]

@aircraftadventures-vids Purdy in the most practical and solid sense of practical beauty, instead of just sassy prettiness.

[@EdwardKelly-vi9sg]

VERY COOL BIRD...THANX 😎 👍

[@aircraftadventures-vids]

Hey, thanks for watching!

[@kikikikia1235]

I want a survival rpg where you find and operate this helicopter. Switching the passenger cabin for a weapons platform or advanced sensor system to find acheotech. I want this. It runs off of regular gas! Wonderful vehicle.

[@aircraftadventures-vids]

I read it was designed for weaponry but the military didn't take them as range was too short

[@MojoDevirus]

Yes. KA-26 is beautiful too me !!!

[@aircraftadventures-vids]

Likewise!

[@chuckcawthon3370]

Excellent video presentation. Love that machine.

[@aircraftadventures-vids]

Thank you very much! Happy to see it brings a smile to folks

[@wfomph1435]

form should follow function........ it is beautiful..... thank you

[@buzzardvl8518]

Masterpiece

[@lewischaisson5490]

Very nice flying machine.🙂😊🤩

[@Salvinorinka]

Мой любимый лупоглазик! Какой же он милый, и как очаровательно он пыхтит дымком

[@Hokunin]

It looks so weird but I like it

[@aircraftadventures-vids]

What's not to like? It's downright huggable!

[@Атланти-ш9и]

Великолепная машина.Почему их перестали строить.Такие вертолеты нужны всегда и везде.Надежный и красивый.Я влюбился.😊

[@TheGranicd]

Love those big engines.

[@aircraftadventures-vids]

Damn right, and thankfully they can be found in many machines!

[@innatolle]

USSR 💪

[@Ged-v8i]

Love it , Watched a whole lot a vids of it been use like a farm tractor in Russia and Ukraine... perfect for the huge Fields there ..

[@consciouslasagne354]

What a cute helicopter.

[@joelfenner]

Looks like an IAI Arava with a stripped-down fuselage and extra rotors on top. I love it!

[@rickratcliff6231]

I think it is a fantastic helicopter, one of my favourites ❤

[@sandwich5344]

I love the goobercopter, adding it to my "to fly in" list

[@aircraftadventures-vids]

That got me thinking...I'd like to fly in to a fly-in with it!

[@kriss3401]

I love that Lil thing

[@UltraMagaFan2]

I’ve seen kit planes that use turbocharged LS3 engines. Which make about the same power as the M14P. It would be really cool if an automotive engine like that could be put in these KA-26 a helicopters. They could modernize them AND keep the advantages that a piston engine has over a turbine.

[@aircraftadventures-vids]

Unfortunately automotive engines in airplanes carry a ton of disadvantages which negate most of the reasons to use them. Sure, more modern ones like LS3's are better then older engines but still have many issues that they struggle to overcome. I read a book on a guy from Texas who LS-swapped his homebuilt and almost every takeoff ended in a forced landing!

[@anthonyxuereb792]

Probably used by "Brains" from the Thunderbirds as his get around utility.

[@aircraftadventures-vids]

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[@Gwen-x6d]

In the 1960s the US ARMY was testing them at a base less than a mile from my home in Oregon. They sounded like hay bailers.

[@eduardostapenko6808]

it is not russia. it is soviet union.

[@thyshaupt]

i have a question about the speed mentioned at 7:09 3000 meters in 8 minutes that translates to 22.5 km/hour is that correct? if it is, it is really a good speed when searching for people!

[@maxheadrom3088]

Awesome!

[@mikewolf3264]

These little litte helicopters are actually really good machines.

[@aircraftadventures-vids]

Indeed! tx for watching

[@paulbriggs3072]

I suspect this thing is simpler, cheaper, and more rugged than a Bell or Hughes. I wonder if a larger jet-engined chopper could be made where the jet engine spins the blades and also thrusts the machine forward.

[@worldoftancraft]

the exhaust of gas turbines is typically directed back

[@paulbriggs3072]

@@worldoftancraft Yes, which is why I asked about it thrusting the helicopter forward.

[@victoriahodge6030]

amazing

[@aircraftadventures-vids]

Thanks!

[@Ben-Dixey]

Great video, love those helicopters, did you know about the yaw pedal reversal mechanism during autorotation ?

[@aircraftadventures-vids]

No, couldn't read anything about autorotation. Then assumed it couldn't do one, lol.

[@AirDOGGe]

The outboard radial engine layout reminds me of the Sikorsky S-56 and the cargo "pick-up" version like the S-60 Skycrane. They had a LOT of radial engines on hand after the second world war ended and turbines grew in popularity.

[@aircraftadventures-vids]

For sure! I got to see an S-58 doing practice pickups right next to me about 20 years ago, what a show!

[@GrishaDerp]

What surprised me was that the 126 and 226 both seem to have moved the engines inward, which seems like it would make maintenance more difficult.

[@p1xxyyy]

1:20 first sikorski's helicoper were actually coax (H-1 and H-2) but after he switched towards what now concidered a conventional scheme, tho overall its a good video!

[@ElonMusk-hx8yw]

Purely Genius

[@sproctor1958]

Thunderbird 2, Jr. Thunderbirds Are Go! Well... that was my first thought. 😏 Nice video. Worth subscribing to your channel for awhile to see what else you have coming up. Thanks for your efforts.

[@aircraftadventures-vids]

hey, Thanks for the sub! I try to push new stuff out every two weeks..though have been super busy, can't promise I'll make schedule. But do check out my older stuff! 👍

[@MarlinRando]

I didn't know I wanted a KA-8 . . .

[@aircraftadventures-vids]

You do! You know it

[@dswngz]

Soviet NAVY really loved it. And in a bad weather or just to save so time on a precise landing, sailors would just catch it with their hands to help it land

[@drdoolittle5724]

like the vw beetle, all you ever need!

[@aircraftadventures-vids]

Yup! And I LOVE Beetles and all aircooled v-dubs by the way

[@Ghredle]

The first to my mind… what a huge Fuel Tank !

[@chandrashekharsawant9628]

Design of a genius. Both highly reliable and of great utility. A Beauty of socialistic era.

[@Benitos_rus]

офигенный вертолет. "Чебурашка". Его очень сейчас не хватает.

[@edwarddhondt]

I lke this little beauty :-)

[@aircraftadventures-vids]

Glad you enjoyed it!

[@kikikikia1235]

I love it

[@aircraftadventures-vids]

what's not to love? tx for watching!

[@garryb374]

With the problems getting western engines the Ka-226 is now getting Russian engines and they actually look rather good. India is buying the Ka-226 and it is almost certain that when the Russian engine options are ready that it will be produced in significant numbers for Russian users too. The Russian engines are brand new and rather good engines so its future looks rather good. They are talking about a light naval model that can operate on smaller ships than the heavier Kamovs.

[@ianmangham4570]

Amazing 😮❤

[@craigmoran893]

So Cool

[@markwilliams7712]

You cant fault the Soviets for building some of the most usefull equipment ever invented. This little machine was made to work hard and work long for it's operator. I would own one in a heartbeat. 11:06

[@Idrinklight44]

5:25 been in that exact position before

[@aircraftadventures-vids]

Looks a bit breezy!

[@christianwiese9887]

What an interesting vehicle! Nice video (but some takes used repeatedly). Has anyone else seen the thing and instantly thought "Oblivion"?

[@sequoyah59]

There were a couple of larger Kamovs in PNG that seemed to be the most efficient lifting devices at our disposal. They flew all the time when others didn't.

[@DanOBrien-q1g]

I believe it had 20% more lift then a standard tail rotor design because it didn't waste any power on torque compensation and much easier to fly . You see lots of helicopter accidents where the chopper starts spinning uncontrollably ... not so with this bird ..love it

[@atomicskull6405]

They have other issues like the yaw controls reversing and reduced yaw authority during auto rotation. This is because they use collective difference to control yaw, collective is increased on one disk and reduced on the other and the torque imbalance turns the helicopter. But when the rotors are freewheeling it's now transmission drag instead of engine torque and the yaw controls suddenly work backwards. Later designs have a system that reverses the controls during auto rotations but kamov pilots still have to be able to recognize when the yaw is working backwards and be able to control it that way without panicking.

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One thing to consider with this chopper is that it operates nearly all the time a few feet above the ground, so an engine failure of some sort will mean it's on the ground well before the pilot has any concern about autorotation (at least that's my theory, lol)

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Versatile, rugged & simple to maintain. Could have been most popular chopper had it been a western design/manufacturer

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I think in the context of when and where it was built, it did pretty good. 850 isn't shabby for a niche helicopter like this.