Kamov
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JSC Kamov (Russian: Камов) is a Russian rotorcraft manufacturing company based in Lyubertsy, Russia.
The Kamov Design Bureau (
coaxial rotors
, suitable for naval service and high-speed operations.
History
Kamov was founded by
Nikolai Ilyich Kamov, who started building his first rotary-winged aircraft in 1929, together with N. K. Skrzhinskii. Up to 1940, the year of Kamov plant establishment, they created many autogyros, including the TsAGI A-7-3
, the only armed autogyro to see (limited) combat action.
From 2002
Kamov merged with Mil and Rostvertol to form Russian Helicopters.[3] The Kamov brand name was retained, though the new company dropped overlapping product lines.
See also
References
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- ^ a b "АФК "Система" продает "Камов-Холдинг" Оборонпрому за $11.8 млн". Vedomosti. 7 November 2005. Retrieved 16 December 2017.
- ^ "Kamov Design Bureau". Russianhelicopters.aero. Retrieved 9 April 2017.