Ka-25 'Hormone'

Designer: Kamov Design Bureau

Manufacturer:

State Industries

Role:

Anti-submarine / Missile guidance aircraft

Year Adopted:

1966

Ka-25K (civilian flying crane variant)

Operational Status:

Former Soviet Union - In limited service
(produced from 1966 to 1975)

Syria, India, Yugoslavia - No longer in use. 

Armament: (-A variant only)

2x ASW torpedoes*

It can also carry nuclear depth charges in place of the torpedoes.  Some are also able to mount air-to-surface missiles.

Engine:

2 x Glushenkov GTD-3 turboshafts producing 900 shp each

Crew:

2 (Pilot, Co-pilot)

Rotor Diameter:

51 feet, 8 inches
(15.74 meters)

Length:

32 feet
(9.75 meters)

Height:

17 feet, 8 inches
(5.37 meters)

Maximum Speed:

137 miles per hour
(220 km per hour)

Take-Off Weight:

16,100 lbs (loaded)
7,300 kg (loaded)