Russian new helicopter card -102 comes out, or will be the fastest flight

After nearly 20 years of long development period, Russia's new generation of high-speed helicopter card-102 has been successfully launched, the design is very sci-fi, the design speed reaches 500 km / h, the Russian Ministry of Defense attaches great importance to the development of a new generation of high-speed transport aircraft, it is In order to fully guarantee the capabilities of long-range operations, rescue, and force delivery in the global combat mode.

At a famous military forum in Russia, the chief designer of Kamov, responsible for the development of Ka-102, Sergei Mikhayev initially revealed the design concept of this high-speed helicopter. From the design parameters, the card-102 The helicopter has a length of 36 meters, a take-off weight of 30 tons, a maximum range of 1,100 kilometers, a flying height of more than 4,000 meters, an effective payload of 7 tons, and a maximum carrying capacity of 90 people. Especially in terms of power, the Ka-102 helicopter is equipped with two high-power turbofan engines, and with the innovative optimization of technical details such as aerodynamic design and fuel utilization, the speed performance of this high-speed helicopter surpasses the previous card series. Various types of helicopters.

Both the United States and Europe are developing the latest generation of tilt-rotor high-speed helicopters. Bell Helicopter is accelerating the V-280 research program for the tilt-rotor aircraft, and Boeing has launched the 'Ghost Rain' tilt-rotor program. The technical verification machine X3 developed by Eurocopter is undoubtedly the most popular, also known as the 'X Cube'. The speed of the test flight has reached 487 km / h. In addition to some military applications, Eurocopter also hopes to use it as a maritime search and rescue work, oil and gas exploration, business aviation and other fields. With the advent of the Ka-102 helicopter, the X3 that is still in the process of development and improvement will face severe market challenges.

According to Russian media reports, the Ka-102 helicopter will achieve its first flight next year, and recently announced that it will launch a new generation of high-speed armed helicopter development. According to the information, it means that Russia will be the world's number one in terms of speed in the two major areas of transport helicopters and helicopter gunships.