Ka-18
General information
Type	Light utility helicopter
National origin	Soviet Union
Manufacturer	Kamov
Number built	~120[1]
History
Introduction date	1957
First flight	1955
Retired	1973
Developed from	Kamov Ka-15

The Kamov Ka-18 (NATO reporting name Hog) was a Soviet four-seat utility helicopter that first flew in 1955. It was a development of the Kamov Ka-15, with a lengthened fuselage and a more powerful engine - the 190 kW (255 hp) Ivchenko AI-14V radial. Total production from Kamov was about 120.

 Soviet Union

• Soviet Naval Aviation^[2]

Data from Soviet Transport Aircraft since 1945^[3]

General characteristics

• Crew: One
• Capacity: 3 passengers
• Length: 7.03 m (23 ft 1 in)
• Height: 3.34 m (10 ft 11 in)
• Empty weight: 1,060 kg (2,337 lb)
• Max takeoff weight: 1,480 kg (3,263 lb)
• Powerplant: 1 × Ivchenko AI-14VF 9-cylinder air-cooled radial engine, 209 kW (280 hp)
• Main rotor diameter: 2 × 9.96 m (32 ft 8 in)

Performance

• Maximum speed: 150 km/h (93 mph, 81 kn)
• Cruise speed: 120 km/h (75 mph, 65 kn) at 490 m (1,610 ft)
• Range: 165 km (103 mi, 89 nmi)
• Service ceiling: 3,250 m (10,660 ft)

Related development

• Ka-15

Aircraft of comparable role, configuration, and era

• Bell 47B

Related lists

• List of military aircraft of the Soviet Union and the CIS
• List of rotorcraft

• Stroud, John. Soviet Transport Aircraft since 1945. London: Putnam, 1968. ISBN 0-370-00126-5.

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