Kamov Ka-126 vs Sikorsky S-92: Specs Compared

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Sikorsky S-92

Medium-lift transport/utility helicopter

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First system

Second system

At a glance

Side by side

Length comparisonOne shared metre scale

Kamov Ka-126Ka-126 · Length

7.775 m

Length source ↗

Sikorsky S-92S-92 · Length

20.88 m

Length source ↗

Lengths retain their source configuration and measurement scope.

Measured figures

Head to head

20 of 33 rows sourced on both sides

7.78mKa-126 · Length

20.88mS-92 · Length

LengthScopes differ

All recorded figures & sources

7.775 m

Ka-126 · Length

Single source

7.775 m (25 ft 6 in)^[source]

20.88 m

S-92 · Length

Single source

68 ft 6 in (20.88 m)^[source]

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5.26mS-92 · fuselage

Width

All recorded figures & sources

5.26 m

S-92 · fuselage

Single source

17 ft 3 in (5.26 m) fuselage^[source]

13mKa-126 · 2 ×

17.17mS-92 · Main rotor diameter

Rotor diameterScopes differ

All recorded figures & sources

13 m

Ka-126 · 2 ×

Single source

2 × 13 m (42 ft 8 in)^[source]

17.17 m

S-92 · Main rotor diameter

Single source

56 ft 4 in (17.17 m)^[source]

4.16mKa-126 · Height

4.7mS-92 · Height

HeightScopes differ

All recorded figures & sources

4.155 m

Ka-126 · Height

Single source

4.155 m (13 ft 8 in)^[source]

4.7 m

S-92 · Height

Single source

15 ft 5 in (4.70 m)^[source]

3.3t

12.6t

MassScopes differ

All recorded figures & sources

1,915 kg

Empty; Ka-126 · Empty weight

Single source

3,250 kg

Maximum take-off; Ka-126 · Max takeoff weight

Single source

1,915 kg (4,222 lb)^[source]

3,250 kg (7,165 lb)^[source]

7,031 kg

Empty; S-92 · Empty weight

Single source

12,020 kg

Gross; S-92 · Gross weight

Single source

12,565 kg

Maximum take-off; S-92 · Max takeoff weight

Single source

15,500 lb (7,031 kg)^[source]

26,500 lb (12,020 kg)^[source]

27,700 lb (12,565 kg)^[source]

2Ka-126 · Crew

2S-92 · pilot, co-pilot

CrewScopes differ

All recorded figures & sources

2 people

Ka-126 · Crew

Single source

2^[source]

2 people

S-92 · pilot, co-pilot

Single source

2 (pilot, co-pilot)^[source]

180km/hMaximum; Ka-126 · Maximum speed

306km/hMaximum; S-92 · Maximum speed

SpeedScopes differ

All recorded figures & sources

160 km/h

Cruise; Ka-126 · Cruise speed

Single source

180 km/h

Maximum; Ka-126 · Maximum speed

Single source

180 km/h (110 mph, 97 kn)^[source]

160 km/h (99 mph, 86 kn)^[source]

280 km/h

Cruise; S-92 · Cruise speed

Single source

306 km/h

Maximum; S-92 · Maximum speed

Single source

165 kn (190 mph, 306 km/h)^[source]

151 kn (174 mph, 280 km/h)^[source]

713kmKa-126 · Range

998kmS-92 · Range

RangeScopes differ

All recorded figures & sources

713 km

Ka-126 · Range

Single source

713 km (443 mi, 385 nmi)^[source]

998 km

S-92 · Range

Single source

539 nmi (620 mi, 998 km)^[source]

522kWKa-126 · 1 × Omsk TVO-100 turboshaft

1,880kW

PowerScopes differ

All recorded figures & sources

522 kW

Ka-126 · 1 × Omsk TVO-100 turboshaft

Single source

1 × Omsk TVO-100 turboshaft , 522 kW (700 hp)^[source]

1,880 kW

S-92 · 2 × General Electric CT7-8A turboshaft engines, 2,520 shp ( ) each

Single source

2 × General Electric CT7-8A turboshaft engines, 2,520 shp (1,880 kW) each^[source]

3,850mKa-126 · Service ceiling

4,300mS-92 · Service ceiling

Service ceilingScopes differ

All recorded figures & sources

3,850 m

Ka-126 · Service ceiling

Single source

3,850 m (12,630 ft)^[source]

4,300 m

S-92 · Service ceiling

Single source

14,000 ft (4,300 m)^[source]

6.6m/sKa-126 · 1,300 ft/min

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Rate of climb

All recorded figures & sources

6.6 m/s

Ka-126 · 1,300 ft/min

Single source

6.6 m/s (1,300 ft/min)^[source]

Bars compare reported quantities only. A larger figure does not make a system better; configurations and test conditions differ.

Configuration

Details

Kamov Ka-126 and Sikorsky S-92 configuration
Specification	Kamov Ka-126	Sikorsky S-92
Type	Light utility helicopter^[source]	Medium-lift transport/utility helicopter^[source]
Manufacturer	Industria Aeronautică Română^[source]	Sikorsky Aircraft^[source]
Designer	Kamov^[source]	—
Status	Active^[source]	In service^[source]
Number built	17^[source]	at least 300^[source]
Manufactured	1988–1991^[source]	1998–present^[source]
Introduction date	1989^[source]	2004^[source]
First flight	22 December 1988^[source]	December 23, 1998^[source]
Developed from	Kamov Ka-26^[source]	Sikorsky S-70^[source]
Developed into	Kamov Ka-226^[source]	—
Capacity	6 passengers (cargo/passenger pod) / 1,000 kg (2,205 lb) slung load / 1,000 L (260 US gal; 220 imp gal) chemical hopper^[source]	19 passengers^[source]
Main rotor area	265.5 m 2 (2,858 sq ft)^[source]	2,492.3 sq ft (231.54 m 2 )^[source]
Blade sections	NACA 23015 modified root, NACA 23012 modified tip^[source]	—
Role	Soviet light utility helicopter^[source]	—
National origin	Soviet Union^[source]	United States^[source]
Source measurement	One or two crew utility light helicopter, powered by a 720-shp (537-kW) (Glushenkov) OMKB TVD-100 turboshaft engines. First flown in 1986, and built under licence by IAR in Romania . 2 prototypes and 15 series helicopter built.^[source]Kamov Ka-126 · Variants; only the objects and conditions stated in this passage One prototype, powered by a 722-shp (538-kW) Turbomeca Arriel 1D1 turboshaft engine.^[source]Kamov Ka-126 · Variants; only the objects and conditions stated in this passage Powered by two 450-shp (335-kW) Rolls-Royce 250-C20R/2 turboshaft engines.^[source]Kamov Ka-126 · Variants; only the objects and conditions stated in this passage The V-60 was a projected light (3500 kg) armed escort helicopter from Kamov based on the civil Kamov Ka-126. Only a model of the original V-60 exists. The existing model shows four missiles as its sole armament. The project was abandoned in the 1980s and is often confused to be an early concept of the Ka-60 . The initial prototype and pre-series version of the Ka-60 carried another designation, V-62 .^[source]Kamov Ka-126 · Variants / Kamov V-60; only the objects and conditions stated in this passage Capacity: 6 passengers (cargo/passenger pod) / 1,000 kg (2,205 lb) slung load / 1,000 L (260 US gal; 220 imp gal) chemical hopper^[source]Kamov Ka-126 · Specifications (Ka-126); only the objects and conditions stated in this passage Length: 7.775 m (25 ft 6 in)^[source]Kamov Ka-126 · Specifications (Ka-126); only the objects and conditions stated in this passage Height: 4.155 m (13 ft 8 in)^[source]Kamov Ka-126 · Specifications (Ka-126); only the objects and conditions stated in this passage Empty weight: 1,915 kg (4,222 lb)^[source]Kamov Ka-126 · Specifications (Ka-126); only the objects and conditions stated in this passage Max takeoff weight: 3,250 kg (7,165 lb)^[source]Kamov Ka-126 · Specifications (Ka-126); only the objects and conditions stated in this passage Powerplant: 1 × Omsk TVO-100 turboshaft , 522 kW (700 hp)^[source]Kamov Ka-126 · Specifications (Ka-126); only the objects and conditions stated in this passage Main rotor diameter: 2 × 13 m (42 ft 8 in)^[source]Kamov Ka-126 · Specifications (Ka-126); only the objects and conditions stated in this passage Main rotor area: 265.5 m 2 (2,858 sq ft)^[source]Kamov Ka-126 · Specifications (Ka-126); only the objects and conditions stated in this passage Maximum speed: 180 km/h (110 mph, 97 kn)^[source]Kamov Ka-126 · Specifications (Ka-126); only the objects and conditions stated in this passage Cruise speed: 160 km/h (99 mph, 86 kn)^[source]Kamov Ka-126 · Specifications (Ka-126); only the objects and conditions stated in this passage Range: 713 km (443 mi, 385 nmi)^[source]Kamov Ka-126 · Specifications (Ka-126); only the objects and conditions stated in this passage Service ceiling: 3,850 m (12,630 ft)^[source]Kamov Ka-126 · Specifications (Ka-126); only the objects and conditions stated in this passage Rate of climb: 6.6 m/s (1,300 ft/min)^[source]Kamov Ka-126 · Specifications (Ka-126); only the objects and conditions stated in this passage	—
Primary users	—	CHC Helicopter Petroleum Helicopters International Bristow Helicopters Cougar Helicopters^[source]
Variants	—	Sikorsky CH-148 Cyclone Sikorsky VH-92^[source]
Cabin dimensions	—	20 ft (6 m) long by 6.6 ft (2 m) tall^[source]
Blade section	—	- root: Sikorsky SC2110; tip: Sikorsky SSC-A09^[source]
Disk loading	—	9.8 lb/sq ft (48 kg/m 2 )^[source]
Power/mass	—	0.23 hp/lb (0.38 kW/kg)^[source]

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Kamov Ka-126

Sikorsky S-92

Type

Light utility helicopter^[source]

Medium-lift transport/utility helicopter^[source]

Manufacturer

Industria Aeronautică Română^[source]

Sikorsky Aircraft^[source]

Designer

Kamov^[source]

—

Status

Active^[source]

In service^[source]

Number built

17^[source]

at least 300^[source]

Manufactured

1988–1991^[source]

1998–present^[source]

Introduction date

1989^[source]

2004^[source]

First flight

22 December 1988^[source]

December 23, 1998^[source]

Developed from

Kamov Ka-26^[source]

Sikorsky S-70^[source]

Developed into

Kamov Ka-226^[source]

—

Capacity

6 passengers (cargo/passenger pod) / 1,000 kg (2,205 lb) slung load / 1,000 L (260 US gal; 220 imp gal) chemical hopper^[source]

19 passengers^[source]

Main rotor area

265.5 m 2 (2,858 sq ft)^[source]

2,492.3 sq ft (231.54 m 2 )^[source]

Blade sections

NACA 23015 modified root, NACA 23012 modified tip^[source]

—

Role

Soviet light utility helicopter^[source]

—

National origin

Soviet Union^[source]

United States^[source]

Source measurement

One or two crew utility light helicopter, powered by a 720-shp (537-kW) (Glushenkov) OMKB TVD-100 turboshaft engines. First flown in 1986, and built under licence by IAR in Romania . 2 prototypes and 15 series helicopter built.^[source]Kamov Ka-126 · Variants; only the objects and conditions stated in this passage

One prototype, powered by a 722-shp (538-kW) Turbomeca Arriel 1D1 turboshaft engine.^[source]Kamov Ka-126 · Variants; only the objects and conditions stated in this passage

Powered by two 450-shp (335-kW) Rolls-Royce 250-C20R/2 turboshaft engines.^[source]Kamov Ka-126 · Variants; only the objects and conditions stated in this passage

The V-60 was a projected light (3500 kg) armed escort helicopter from Kamov based on the civil Kamov Ka-126. Only a model of the original V-60 exists. The existing model shows four missiles as its sole armament. The project was abandoned in the 1980s and is often confused to be an early concept of the Ka-60 . The initial prototype and pre-series version of the Ka-60 carried another designation, V-62 .^[source]Kamov Ka-126 · Variants / Kamov V-60; only the objects and conditions stated in this passage

Capacity: 6 passengers (cargo/passenger pod) / 1,000 kg (2,205 lb) slung load / 1,000 L (260 US gal; 220 imp gal) chemical hopper^[source]Kamov Ka-126 · Specifications (Ka-126); only the objects and conditions stated in this passage

Length: 7.775 m (25 ft 6 in)^[source]Kamov Ka-126 · Specifications (Ka-126); only the objects and conditions stated in this passage

Height: 4.155 m (13 ft 8 in)^[source]Kamov Ka-126 · Specifications (Ka-126); only the objects and conditions stated in this passage

Empty weight: 1,915 kg (4,222 lb)^[source]Kamov Ka-126 · Specifications (Ka-126); only the objects and conditions stated in this passage

Max takeoff weight: 3,250 kg (7,165 lb)^[source]Kamov Ka-126 · Specifications (Ka-126); only the objects and conditions stated in this passage

Powerplant: 1 × Omsk TVO-100 turboshaft , 522 kW (700 hp)^[source]Kamov Ka-126 · Specifications (Ka-126); only the objects and conditions stated in this passage

Main rotor diameter: 2 × 13 m (42 ft 8 in)^[source]Kamov Ka-126 · Specifications (Ka-126); only the objects and conditions stated in this passage

Main rotor area: 265.5 m 2 (2,858 sq ft)^[source]Kamov Ka-126 · Specifications (Ka-126); only the objects and conditions stated in this passage

Maximum speed: 180 km/h (110 mph, 97 kn)^[source]Kamov Ka-126 · Specifications (Ka-126); only the objects and conditions stated in this passage

Cruise speed: 160 km/h (99 mph, 86 kn)^[source]Kamov Ka-126 · Specifications (Ka-126); only the objects and conditions stated in this passage

Range: 713 km (443 mi, 385 nmi)^[source]Kamov Ka-126 · Specifications (Ka-126); only the objects and conditions stated in this passage

Service ceiling: 3,850 m (12,630 ft)^[source]Kamov Ka-126 · Specifications (Ka-126); only the objects and conditions stated in this passage

Rate of climb: 6.6 m/s (1,300 ft/min)^[source]Kamov Ka-126 · Specifications (Ka-126); only the objects and conditions stated in this passage

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Primary users

—

CHC Helicopter Petroleum Helicopters International Bristow Helicopters Cougar Helicopters^[source]

Variants

—

Sikorsky CH-148 Cyclone Sikorsky VH-92^[source]

Cabin dimensions

—

20 ft (6 m) long by 6.6 ft (2 m) tall^[source]

Blade section

—

- root: Sikorsky SC2110; tip: Sikorsky SSC-A09^[source]

Disk loading

—

9.8 lb/sq ft (48 kg/m 2 )^[source]

Power/mass

—

0.23 hp/lb (0.38 kW/kg)^[source]