Belarus to receive Ka-32A11BC fire-fighting helicopter

The Minsk department of the Belarus Emergencies Ministry has awarded a contract to Oboronprom subsidiary Russian Helicopters, a part of Rostec State Corporation, to supply a Ka-32A11BC helicopter.

Under the contract, the company will deliver the Ka-32A11BC helicopter, fitted with a horizontal fire-fighting system, to Minsk department for missions such as combat blazes in high-rise buildings in Minsk.

Developed by the Kamov Design Bureau, the helicopter also features coaxial rotors to hover in turbulent air conditions at close range to a conflagration and to tackle fires effectively on the top floors of high-rise buildings and skyscrapers.

The Ka-32A11BC rescue and fire-fighting helicopter is EASA certified and also meets FAR29 and AP-29 standards.

Ideally suited to support fire-fighting missions in high-rise buildings, the fire-fighting Ka-32A11BC offers more than 40 options for specialist equipment.

Capable of conducting fly search-and-rescue missions, the Ka-32A11BC medium multirole coaxial helicopter can assist in construction work, as well as complex tasks such as fire-fighting, cargo-carrying inside the fuselage or on an external sling, logging, evacuation of sick and wounded persons, as well as routine patrolling and special-forces operations.

Russian Helicopters is scheduled to deliver the Ka-32A11BC helicopter, fitted with water cannon, to Belarus in 2014.
Work for the Ka-32A11BC helicopter is being performed at the Kumertau Aviation Production Enterprise.

The helicopter is also operational in Russia, Canada, Spain, Portugal, Switzerland, China, Austria, South Korea and Indonesia.

Image: A Ka-32A11BC helicopter conducting mission. Photo: Russian ?elicopters, JSC.