Kazan Ansat

Type (Muster)
Light twin-turbine multi-purpose helicopter (leichter zweimotoriger Mehrzweckhubschrauber)

Country (Land)
Russia (Russland)

Manufacturer (Hersteller)
Kazan Helicopter Plant
420085 Kazan
Russia

Phone: 007-8432/544552
Fax: 007-8432/545252

General (Allgemeine Angaben)
Crew (Besatzung): 1 - 2
Passengers (Passagiere): up to eight, or five fully equipped soldiers
External load capacity (Außenlast): 1300 kg

Power plant (Antrieb): 2 x Pratt & Whitney Canada PK206C
Power (Leistung): 477 kW (640 shp) for take-off

Dimensions (Abmessungen)
Fuselage length (Rumpfänge): 11,54 m
Fuselage width (Rumpfbreite): 1,80 m
Width over landing gear (Breite über alles): 2,50 m
Total length, rotors turning (Länge über alles): 13,77
Height (Höhe): 3,44 m
Rotor diameter (Hauptrotordurchmesser): 11,50
Rotor area (Rotorkreisfläche): 103,9 sq m
Tail rotor diameter (Heckrotordurchmesser): 2,00 m
Tail rotor disk area (Heckrotorkreisfläche): 3,14 sq m

Cabin length (Kabinenlänge): 1,8 m
Cabin width (Kabinenbreite): 1,65 m
Cabin height (Kabinenhöhe): 1,3 m
Cabin volume (Kabinenvolumen): 5,3 cu m

Weights (Massen)
Internal payload (Zuladung): 1000 kg
Max. external load (max. Außenlast): 1300 kg
Normal. take-off weigth (normale Startmasse): 3000 kg
Max. take-off weight (max. Startmasse): 3300 kg

Performance (Flugleistungen)
Max. speed (max. Fluggeschwindigkeit): 285 km/h
Max. cruise speed (max. Reisegeschwindigkeit): 250 km/h
Economical cruise speed (wirtschaftliche Reisegeschw.): 140 km/h
Service ceiling (Dienstgipfelhöhe): 6000 m with normal take-off weight, 5200 m with maximum weight
Hover ceiling OGE (Schwebeflughöhe ohne Bodeneffekt): 2700 m, or 1800 m wiht maximum weight
Range (Reichweite): 520 km or up to 800 km with auxiliary fuel tanks
Endurance at sea level, standard tanks (Einsatzdauer): up to 3.2 h

Costs (Kosten)
Alleged price mentioned in 1999 was around 1,7 million US-Dollars

Customers (Kunden)
No firm details known, but reportedly the Russian border guard wants to procure 100, and Gazprom is also interested

Competitors (Konkurrenz)
Eurocopter EC 135
Eurocopter BK 117
Bell Model 427
MD Helicopters MD Explorer

Remarks (Bemerkungen)
The Ansat marks the first time that the Kazan plant, which is producing Mil helicopters, has designed its own helicopter. It is conceived as a multi role machine for passenger, ambulance, rescue, training or patrol duties.
The Ansat features composite rotor blades, with a hingeless rotor head (elastomeric bearings). Also, some 20 per cent of the fuselage is made of composites. Alledgedly the Ansat features a fly-by-wire system developed by NPO Avionika in Moscow.
Preliminary design work of the Ansat began in 1994. Mil design bureau was offered a chance to participate, but it rejected. A fuselage mock-up was shown at the 1995 Paris air show, and later a a prototype appeared at Paris 97. By that time, Kazan had received its official certification as a manufacturer. At Farnborough in September 1998 the prototype "02" was exhibited. By that time, the schedule had slipped by at least a year, allegedly due to technical problems.
One airframe is used as a rotor test rig. The first flight finally took place on 17 August 1999 at Kazan, with chief test pilot Victor Rusetsky at the controls. By the end of the year a second machine is due to take-off. Certification should be achieved by the autumn of 2000, it was claimed at the time of the first flight.

Last updated 31 August 1999

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