Being semi-fixed allows greater rigidity and thus accuracy at range, the contra-rotating rotors with no lag from a tail rotor system allow rapid rotation in the yaw axis both left and right equally' a flight system aligned to the pilots head sights sees that the cannon/airframe can be traversed and lined up almost as quickly as the free-ranging turret on the AH-64 Apache.įor FSX (full-FSX, not a portover) and FS2004 Primary weapons are the Vikhr laser-guided anti-tank missiles and the semi-fixed 30mm cannon on either side of the fuselage. This requires the nose to be pointed down at the target and for the helicopter to fly sideways in a circular motion around the target, thus eliminating all areas of cover. The Ka-50 is fully acrobatic and able to perform loops, rolls, and the highly effective 'funnel' maneuver, also called circle-strafing. Like previous Kamov helicopters, the Ka-50 uses twin contra-rotating main rotors which negate the power-sucking tail rotor seen on other helicopters and make the aircraft safer to re-arm and re-fuel whilst still running in a combat quick turnaround situation.
