Specifications (Ka-18)
Data from Soviet Transport Aircraft since 1945
General characteristics
- Crew: one, pilot
- Capacity: 3 passengers
- Length: 7.03 m (23 ft 0¾ in)
- Rotor diameter: 9.96 m (32 ft 8 in)
- Height: 3.34 m (10 ft 11½ in)
- Disc area: 155.8 m² (1,677 ft²)
- Empty weight: 1,060 kg (2,436 lb)
- Max. takeoff weight: 1,480 kg (3,262 lb)
- Powerplant: 1 × Ivchenko AI-14VF nine-cylinder air-cooled radial engine, 209 kW (280 hp)
Performance
- Maximum speed: 150 km/h (81 knots, 93 mph)
- Cruise speed: 120 km/h (65 knots, 75 mph) at 490 m (1,610 ft)
- Range: 165 km (89 nm, 102 miles)
- Service ceiling: 3,250 m (10,670 ft)
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