Kamov Ka-50 Black Shark NATO Code: Hokum

The Kamov Ka-50 Black Shark (NATO reporting name: 'Hokum A') is a single-seat Russian attack helicopter with the distinctive coaxial rotor system of the Kamov design bureau. It was designed in the 1980s and adopted for service in the Russian army in 1995. It is currently manufactured by the Progress company of Arseniev.

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• Ka-50
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• Shark
• helicopters
• russia
• hokum

[habjanic7]

this is the best helicopter in the world.

[3NOSIRRAH]

I LOVE that heli!

[GrayLeader2184]

"Black Shark"

Still the best name I've ever heard for an aircraft.

[divisorplot]

I never knew that Charles Dodgson the mathematician wrote 'The Snark'. Snark story book sounds like a old type of em warfare.Black Snark. I know they called it white swan tupolev 160 but i still grey goose mother goose from the nursery stories. 'Black Snark'

[TheBasalisk]

Man what a mean helicopter atleast its an improvement from the MI-24 which tended to chop its own tailrotor off if it banked two hard

[robotnikkkk]

@Waffen9999 =HMMMMMM PROFILE OF THISSS IS ABOUT LIKE ASSAULT PLANES

=THOSE ARE OPERATED BY ONE PILOT SO IN KA50 WAS MADE THE SAME HEHE

=GENERRAL CONSTRUCTOR WAS THE MAN WHO INSTEAD OF GENERALS' WISHES,,MADE 1MAN OPERATED HEHE GENERALS WANTED 2-MAN

=HEHE

[Talshet]

@Waffen9999 Warst du pfeife jemals in einer Armee? Ich glaube nicht wenn du mal in der FMI (FlugmedizinischesInstitut) wärst wüsstest du was die dort untersuchen. Es ist bewiesen das Elite Soldaten, wenn sie auf sich alleine gestellt sind Intuitiv denken und handeln. Die Reaktionszeit ist sehr viel schneller als bei Soldaten die in der Truppe cooperieren, auch bei Piloten. Geh erst mal in eine Armee und bild dich mal auf diesem Gebiet und sammle mal selber Erfahrungen als Soldat.

[Waffen9999]

@Talshet Are more concentrated and areb etter and faster assimilators during stress? Are you fucking crazy? Focusing on flying, targeting and firing all in one in combat is proven to stress you out more. That's why helicopter gunships are largely two man operated. It cuts down on that stress and streamlines operations. Not only is it common sense, it's proven as well.

[Talshet]

@Talshet Soldiers are more accurate they are more concentraded and are better and faster assimilater during stress situation. People who work in team reducing their capability to operate with full physics and mentaly. This is confirmed. Please check first the concept of an aircraft before you call it inferior to others.

[Talshet]

@Waffen9999 This Helicopter never flies alone its a grant comands to other Helicopters like Mi-24, Mi-28 and any other Helicopter. In battle situation the primary function is to operate as target assignation. The avionic systems like the optronic are better than usual helicopters Mi-24,Mi-28 and AH64.The optronic system are proven to x30times it can reach targets at 4,5km maximum no Apache can reach this range. And the single seat concept is not inferior.Military studies showed single operating

[Waffen9999]

@Talshet Wow, you are indeed one funny person. You have any idea the stats they've posted about the problems a single pilot has functioning in a combat type situation? Firing, flying, all while under attack is a serious drain on someone's mental aptitutdes. Never mind I wasn't talking about the combat capabilities of the chopper which are adequate. I was referring extensively and only to the inferior design of a single pilot system, which is shown to be inadequate for a gunship.

[Talshet]

@DarkMetalNightmare ... to wait of locking on from his Co-Pilot gunner. This KA-50 can fire with his long barrel 30mm canon targets controlled till 4,2km range. The smaller barrels like Mi28 or Apache can only fire 2km ranges. The Armor of KA50 is titanic alloy its the most armored helicopter nowdays known. It use the same armor like the Su-25 cockpit The flying Tank. and its the safest Helicopter on earth it has ejection seats. The Apache is inferior to Russian Helicopters its not close to them