In 2023, in Russia, the engine tests of the VK-650B engine on a light multipurpose helicopter Ka-226t will begin. This is reported by TASS with reference to the chief designer of the engine VK-650V “ADK-Klimov” (included in the combined engine engineering corporation “Rostech”) Anastasia Soloviev.
“It is in 2023 that we stand on Ka-226t for flight tests, subsequently continue with the” Iseat “to work,” she said.
According to Solovyova, now the engine of the VK-650B is engaged in engineering tests. She emphasized that the power unit confirms the constructive solutions during the tests. Engine certification is scheduled for 2023.
Helicopter Ka-226t received the working name “Alpinist” (Climber). The car is distinguished by the adaptation to operation in the conditions of highlands. The modernized helicopter received French gas turbine engines Arrius 2G1. The cruising speed of the ka-226t flight is 220 kilometers per hour, and the runway reaches 3,600 kilograms.
In November in the holding “Helicopters of Russia” (included in the state corporation “Rostech”) reported on the first flight Ka-226t. The helicopter rose into the air on the basis of the Flight Testing Complex of the National Center for Miles and Kamov helicopter construction.