PIOTR BUTOWSKI An official company model of the proposed V-50, in Soviet Navy markings. The chosen powerplant was a pair of the new Isotov TV3-117 turboshafts, which were also selected for the Mi-24 Hind assault helicopter that was first flown in prototype form in September 1969. Kamov’s helicopter design was to be flown by two pilots seated in tandem, below separate glazed canopies. The Soviet Navy also decided to follow a more conservative path for its new ship-based ASW and search and rescue rotorcraft. Dmitry Ryazanov/Wikimedia Commons A Russian Navy Ka-29 assault helicopter.

Source: The North Africa Journal November 25, 2020 20:31 UTC