KVI AVK-72

AVK-72
Role	Attack helicopter with transport capabilities
National origin	Khyragus
Manufacturer	KVI Aerospace
Designer	KVI Aerospace
First flight	6 October 1967
Introduction	1972
Status	In service
Primary user	Khyragusian Army Khyragusian Navy
Produced	1967–present
Number built	1,856

The AVK-72 is a Khyragusian twin-turboshaft helicopter gunship with a coaxial rotor system. It is designed to serve as a combination attack helicopter and transport helicopter capable of carrying 10 troops. It is armed with a 30mm autocannon and eight hardpoints on the stub wing pylons. The KVI-74 fuselage and rotors can resist 12.7 mm (0.50 in) rounds from all angles, and has significant systems redundancy.

-Development short history

Specifications (AVK-72E)

General characteristics

• Crew: 2 (pilot and co-pilot/gunner)
• Capacity: 10 troops / 6 stretchers
• Length: 19.5 m (64 ft 0 in)
• Wingspan: 9.6 m (31 ft 6 in) stub wings
• Height: 4.6 m (15 ft 1 in)
• Empty weight: 8,500 kg (18,739 lb)
• Max takeoff weight: 12,000 kg (26,455 lb)
• Powerplant: 2 × Sevir Heavy Industries GMTAE-65R turboshaft engines, 1,800 kW (2,400 shp) each
• Main rotor diameter: 2× 17 m (55 ft 9 in)
• Main rotor area: 387.2 m² (4,168 sq ft) contra-rotating 3-bladed main rotors

Performance

• Maximum speed: 365 km/h (227 mph; 197 kn)
• Cruise speed: 280 km/h (174 mph; 151 kn)
• Range: 500 km (311 mi; 270 nmi) without external fuel stores
• Service ceiling: 5,500 m (18,000 ft)

Armament

• Guns:
  
  • 1× 30 mm (1.18 in) cannon in chin turret, with up to 450 rounds
  • 3× pintle mounts (2 on side doors and 1 on rear loading ramp), generally 7.62 mm (0.300 in) MTG-54 machine guns

The AVK-72 is equipped with 4 hardpoints underneath the stub wings, 2 hardpoints on the wingtips, and 2 hardpoints above the stub wings.

• Lower hardpoints:
  • 22x 70 mm (2.75 in) Hydra 70 unguided rockets in a pod or
  • 22x 70 mm (2.75 in) APKWS guided rockets in a pod or
  • 4x AGM-114 Hellfire laser-guided missiles or
  • 4x PARS 3 LR fire-and-forget missiles or
  • 1x 250kg (550 lbs) guided or unguided bomb
• Upper and wingtip hardpoints:
  • 2x Air-to-Air Stinger air-to-air missiles