Ka-56 (Repost)

[spiral sluice]

In the 40's and 50's, the Russians were able to make small helicopters using motorcycle engines. But in early 70's, Kamov was tasked to make a helicopter that can be launched from a submarine torpedo tube (533mm). So, they created this.
https://twistairclub.narod.ru/ka56/indexengl.htm

[rocky hemlock]

Please explain to me why in the everliving fuck it had to be launched out of a submarine torpedo tube

Anyway jokes aside

from me

I love submarine launched aircraft

Soviet navy party trick

[spiral sluice]

basically fast recon kinda thing

get submarine close to enemy shore and launch this

[rocky hemlock]

Wait, how would the person get on? After it floated to the surface?

[spiral sluice]

I believe some parts of it might act as a buoy

either that or they launch it and then put it on top of the deck of the submarine

because it's simply too big for doorways

on submarines

although this does look like somekind of backyard project of someone with ample of time

[mellow ledge]

I'm sure the schematica are out there somewhere

From there someone could CAD their own version out of available components

[magic tusk]

well they certainly arent getting on it before its launched out

[pulsar peak]

toms helicopter but russian

[spiral sluice]

there's actually a produced plastic model of it

[vivid frigate]

imagine these flying in Clarence like fucking insects

[mellow ledge]

A migrating swarm of ka-56s have invaded clarence

The population rocketed out of control after their natural predator, the remos GX, was hunted to near extinctio.

[stuck osprey]

Tom's Totally Legitimate Submarine Torpedo Launched Motorcycle Engine Powered Small Helicopter

[magic tusk]

turbocharged hayabusa powered version as a conversion (5 hours required)

oop forgot to disable ping, mb