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Kamov Ka-8
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Kamov
Kamov is a Russian rotor-winged aircraft manufacturing company that was founded by Nikolai Il'yich Kamov, who started building his first rotor-winged aircraft in 1929, together with N. K. Skrzhinskii...
Ka-8 "Иркутянин" (Irkutyanin) was a tiny Soviet helicopter that first flew in 1947.
It was a precursor of the Ka-10
Kamov Ka-10
The Kamov Ka-10 was a Soviet single-seat observation helicopter that first flew in 1950.It was a development of Ka-8, not much more than an open rig with an engine and coaxial rotors. Only 12 units were built.-Variants:...
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The Ka-8 was a single-seat helicopter with a 27hp M-76 engine, boosted to 45hp by using alcohol for fuel.