First flight of the Kamov Ka-22 Vintokryl

Saturday, August 15, 1959 - Kamov Design Bureau, Russia

 

Description

The Ka-22 Vintokryl ('Screw Wing') was a large twin-turboshaft powered gyrodyne. This was an untethered hover. The aircraft had carrried out a tethered hover on Jun 17, 1959.

Source:  G.I. Kuznetsov. OKB N.I.Kamova. Published by Kamov, 1999. Page 371. Print.

 

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Kamov Ka-22 Vintokryl

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