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Gator on the Rise: Kamov´S Hokum Attack Helicopter Story 1977-2015
Alexander Mladenov
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Description for Gator on the Rise: Kamov´S Hokum Attack Helicopter Story 1977-2015
Paperback. Num Pages: 144 pages, 150 colour photos, 80 b/w photos, 30 b/w drawings. BIC Classification: 1DVUA; JWMV3; WGM. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 297 x 210. .
The Kamov Ka-50 (NATO codename Hokum) was developed as a new-generation heavily-armoured attack helicopter - originally conceived as a one-to-one replacement of the Mi-24 Hind. The programme was launched at the Moscow-based Kamov Experimental Design Bureau in the late 1970s. The concept - promoted by the then young and inventive head of Kamov, Sergey Mikheev - called for an unorthodox, well-protected, agile and small-size attack machine. The unorthodox attack rotorcraft made its maiden flight in June 1982. It pioneered the Kamov's trademark co-axial rotor scheme, combined with a highly automated flight/navigation/targeting suite and long-range anti-tank guided missiles. In the late ... Read more
The Kamov Ka-50 (NATO codename Hokum) was developed as a new-generation heavily-armoured attack helicopter - originally conceived as a one-to-one replacement of the Mi-24 Hind. The programme was launched at the Moscow-based Kamov Experimental Design Bureau in the late 1970s. The concept - promoted by the then young and inventive head of Kamov, Sergey Mikheev - called for an unorthodox, well-protected, agile and small-size attack machine. The unorthodox attack rotorcraft made its maiden flight in June 1982. It pioneered the Kamov's trademark co-axial rotor scheme, combined with a highly automated flight/navigation/targeting suite and long-range anti-tank guided missiles. In the late ... Read more
Product Details
Publisher
Helion & Company
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2017
Condition
New
Weight
28g
Number of Pages
144
Place of Publication
Solihull, United Kingdom
ISBN
9781911096450
SKU
V9781911096450
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Usually ships in 4 to 8 working days
Ref
99-2
About Alexander Mladenov
Alexander Mladenov is an aviation and defence author, journalist and photographer based in Sofia, Bulgaria. A graduate from the Sofia Technical University and the Bulgarian Higher Artillery and Air Defence School (Reserve Officer School ), he specialises in coverage of Soviet/Russian and East European military aviation both past and present. Since 1992, his articles and photographs have appeared in no ... Read more
Reviews for Gator on the Rise: Kamov´S Hokum Attack Helicopter Story 1977-2015
If you like helicopters, especially very mean looking Soviet attack helicopters, then this is for you!
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