The Ka-10 (NATO reporting name Hat) is a Soviet single-seat observation helicopter that first flew in 1949.
Design and development
The Ka 10 was a development of Nikolay Kamov’s earlier Ka-8, which had been successful enough to allow Kamov to set up his own OKB (design bureau) in 1948. The Ka-10 made of similar layout to the Ka-8, with an open steel-tube structure carrying an engine, a pilot’s seat and two three-bladed coaxial rotors. It was larger, however, with a revised transmi... The Ka-10 (NATO reporting name Hat) is a Soviet single-seat observation helicopter that first flew in 1949.
Design and development
The Ka 10 was a development of Nikolay Kamov’s earlier Ka-8, which had been successful enough to allow Kamov to set up his own OKB (design bureau) in 1948. The Ka-10 made of similar layout to the Ka-8, with an open steel-tube structure carrying an engine, a pilot’s seat and two three-bladed coaxial rotors. It was larger, however, with a revised transmission and rotor hub design, and a new engine specially designed for the helicopter, the 41 kilowatts (55 hp) Ivchenko AI-4 flat-four.
Operational history
The Ka-10 made its first flight in September 1949. Three more prototypes followed, which were evaluated by Soviet Naval Aviation. A Ka-10 was displayed at the 1950 Tushino Air Display, and one made the first landing by a Soviet helicopter on the deck of a ship on 7 December 1950.
In 1954, 12 of an improved version, the Ka-10M were built for the Maritime Border Troops. They had a twin tail rather than the single vertical fin of the Ka-10 and modified rotors and control systems.
Ka-10M Specifications
General characteristics
- Crew: one - Length: 3. 70 m (12 ft 1. 75 in) (fuselage length) - Height: 2. 5 m (8 ft 2. 5 in) - Empty weight: 249 kg (548 lb) - Gross weight: 390 kg (860 lb) - Powerplant: 1 × AI-4G , 40 kW (55 hp) - Fuel amount: 33 liters (8. 7 gal) - Main rotor diameter: 2 × 6. 12 m (20 ft 1 in) - Main rotor area: 2 × 58. 8 m2 (633 sq ft)
Performance
- Maximum speed: 160 km/h (100 mph, 90 kn) - Range: 200 km (124 mi, 100 nm) - Service ceiling: 2,500 m (8,200 ft)
MSFS Ka-10M features
- native helicopter flight model with CFD simulation - accurate weight and size - multiple liveries - animated mechanics – control levers, rotor mast - animated default pilot model (IK bones) - kneel tablet with navigation map (Pelican’s nav MFD) - custom downwash effects - custom engine, gears and rotor WWISE sounds
MSFS Kuznetsov carrier group features
- Four locations - Severomorsk (north-west Russia, moving), Vladivostok (south-east Russia, moving), Havana (north Cuba, moving), Istanbul (north Turkey, anchored). Suggest your preferred locations! - Group moves continuously with speed 15 knots, position reset every ~60 minutes (30 if real time sync enabled) - Highly detailed carrier model, low poly cruisers - Usable lifts (switches in Carrier Controls panel) with possibility to taxi into hangar - Usable jet blast deflectors (switches in Carrier Controls panel) - Native arresting system (supports F/A-18 and any other aircraft with tailhook configured) - Quick pushback (no vehicle visualization, switch in Carrier Controls panel, use joystick to move or turn around) - Carrier smoke effect (optional, switch in Carrier Controls panel) - Cruisers swaying on waves (amplitude depends on wind strength, optional, switch in Carrier Controls panel) - EXPERIMENTAL group respawn for multiplayer compatibility (when live weather and real time active, it will appear in same position for other players; optional, switch in Carrier Controls panel) - Toggleable lights (dim, spotlights, runway/helipads) - Each spotlight direction can be changed manually (Carrier Controls panel) - Basic arresting simulation for planes without tailhook (Carrier Controls panel)
