The South Korean Kamov 32
military chopper crashed in a rice fields near the Incheon injuring two pilots.
The said helicopter was developed
for ferrying and has anti—submarine warfare capabilities. The design work began
in the 1969 the first prototype version of the chopper flew in the year 1973.
It was intended to replace the decade—old Kamov Ka—25 similar in appearance to
its predecessor due to the requirements of fitting in the same hangar space.
Like other Kamov helicopters of
the military it has a coaxial rotor removing need for a tail rotor.
Ka—32 features high power to weight
ratio and ease of handling and owing to its coaxial rotor design. The rotors'
diameters are not restricted by presence of tail rotor and its associated to a tail
boom; this facilitates maneuvering near obstacles and helps assure exceptional
accuracy when hovering in heavy smoke and dust conditions.
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