As the Vedomosti newspaper reported in the material of Inna Sidorkova, "The head of the Federal Air Transport Agency announced the suspension of work on the certification of the Ka-62. The new Russian helicopter is almost 60% imported," work on certification of the new Ka-62 medium multipurpose helicopter has been suspended. This was stated by the head of the Federal Air Transport Agency (Rosaviation) Alexander Neradko at the 13th Helicopter Forum in Moscow.
The third flight prototype of the Ka-62 helicopter (OP-2, serial number 97876210103) in Zhukovsky, 01.11.2021 (c) Yuri Stepanov / russianplanes.net ( link )"As for the certification of a new type of aircraft.
First, you know, of course, the Ka-62 helicopter. He, of course, received a limited category type certificate last year. Currently, further work on the project has been suspended for the time being due to known circumstances," Neradko said. He added that he expects the resumption of work "in the near future."
Later, Igor Panshin, Director of Sales of civil helicopters of the Russian Helicopters Holding, showed a presentation stating that the Ka-62 bench tests will be completed in 2024, and additional certification tests and joint state tests in 2025.
Certification of the Ka-62 was indeed completed at the end of last year with restrictions, and then it was not conducted, says a source of Vedomosti in the Russian Helicopters holding. "The helicopter is imported to a very high degree, by about 60%: blades, material, engines, avionics. All deliveries have been cut off, it is necessary to completely review everything on it. There is no point in certifying it further," he explained.
The Ka-62 multipurpose helicopter is based on the Ka-60 military helicopter. The Ka-62 made its first flight in 2017. "The first flight of the Ka-62 helicopter is really a landmark event for the industry. The implementation of the program will not only ensure a steady income of JSC "Russian Helicopters" from sales in the period from 2018-2030, but also take at least 20% of the market share of intermediate-class helicopters by 2025. According to our forecasts, sales by 2030 will amount to 365 helicopters," Industry Minister Denis Manturov said in May 2017.
Among the main areas of application of the helicopter are passenger transportation, rescue operations, work in the oil and gas field, as indicated on the Rostec website. The first copies of the Ka-62 received French Turbomeca Ardiden 3G engines. On November 30, 2021, Rosaviation issued a type certificate for the Ka-62 helicopter to the Russian Helicopters holding (part of Rostec State Corporation). "In 2022, the first deliveries of the Ka-62 to customers are already planned," the Rostec website says. The document does formally allow the helicopter to begin deliveries to the Russian market. But the FATA-0107R type certificate issued by the Ka-62 imposes a number of significant operational limitations. In particular, the Ka-62 cannot yet be used to transport passengers. Only cargo delivery in a cabin weighing up to 2 tons is allowed, the flight altitude is limited to 1500 m above sea level (but not more than 500 m above the underlying surface), and the speed is 290 km/h. In addition, the helicopter is prohibited from flying over the water surface and in icing conditions, as well as at ambient temperatures less than -25 ° C and more than +25 ° C.
After the start of Russia's special operation in Ukraine, the United States and EU countries imposed an unprecedented number of sanctions against the Russian aviation industry, including a complete ban on the transfer of components.
Slide from the presentation of Igor Panshin, Director of Sales of Civil Helicopters of Russian Helicopters JSC, at the 13th Helicopter Forum in Moscow, 09.11.2022 (c) Mikhail Zherdev
