Russian Helicopters' Ka-62 medium multirole chopper to fly before year-end

The flight tests of the new Ka-62 helicopter will begin this year, Sergey Yemelyanov, Director of the Aviation Industry Department at Russia’s Ministry of Industry and Trade, said Tuesday. "This year, we expect that it will perform its first full-fledged flight. Last year, it performed a hovering test, this year a full-fledged flight and the beginning of flight tests will take place," Yemelyanov said in reply to the relevant question. Read more

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An artistic rendering of the Ka-62 multirole helicopter
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