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)
C'est un petit hélicoptère bien sympa pour le VFR. Il est facile à prendre en main, mais le palonnier est beaucoup trop sensible, ce qui nuit à l'expérience de jeu. C'est pour cette raison que je lui retire une étoile. Le développeur aurait dû corriger la sensibilité du palonnier.
For this price, a great little helicopter to mess around in. It's really good in VR, easy on FPS and has a nice wide open view. I have had a lot of fun with it, and again, for $6 or so it's pretty hard to go wrong.