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Kamov's entry for that competition resembled the 1971 V-80 design and kept the same designation; it was also known as "Izdeliye 800". The design was presented to the air force in
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A unique feature of this helicopter is the use of a rocket-parachute ejection system in case of an emergency. The helicopter emergency-escape system uses the K-37-800 ejection seat that was developed by the Zvezda
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forward firing gun in the fuselage and two stub wings incorporating one hardpoint each and a pod containing the retractable undercarriage. Further studies include novel features such as a variable azimuth stub wing, a biplane stub wing/canard configuration, additional fuselage hardpoints, ejecting
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design bureau. The Kamov design bureau offered to develop another helicopter of the same class. Hence, a competition between the two design bureaus was announced. At that time, both had already gained valuable experience in designing and producing rotary-wing aircraft.
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could already be operated by a single pilot. A single-person crew allowed for a significantly reduced weight. The saved weight was partly spent on improving the firepower and the survivability, and simplifying the maintenance of the helicopter.
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exhaust on either side of the tail to reduce the heat signature, making the forward firing gun depressible and single seat as well as two seat configurations. Specification weight was 4000 kg empty and 6500 kg takeoff.
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