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Yugoslav Helicopter Tech Tree
Post by @YugoSlav and @Black_Red_Baron
Today I would like to propose an independent Yugoslav helicopter tech tree.
It consists of helicopters that were/are used by the Yugoslav, Serbian, and Slovenian Air Force.
Rank V
Bell 412EP (7.7)
Specifications:
- Crew: 3
- Capacity: maximum external load of almost 6,614 lb (3,000 kg)
- Length: 56 ft 1 in (17.1 m) including rotors
- Fuselage length: 43 ft (13 m)
- Height: 15 ft 0 in (4.57 m)
- Empty weight: 6,789 lb (3,079 kg)
- Max takeoff weight: 11,900 lb (5,398 kg)
- Powerplant: 2 × Pratt & Whitney PT6T-3D Twin-Pac - each, 1,800 shp (900 hp)
- Main rotor diameter: 46 ft 0 in (14.02 m)
- Main rotor area: 1,662 sq ft (154.4 m2)
- Maximum speed: 140 kn (160 mph, 260 km/h)
- Cruise speed: 122 kn (140 mph, 226 km/h)
- Range: 529 nmi (609 mi, 980 km)
- Service ceiling: 20,000 ft (6,100 m)
Armament:
- 1x FN MAG 7.62 mm door-mounted machine gun
- 14x 70 mm Hydra rockets (2x LAU-68 rocket pod)
Sources
https://www.airforce-technology.com/projects/bell-412ep-twin-engine-helicopter/
Bell 412 - Wikipedia
https://sierra5.net/novice-novo/novice/item/937-bojno-streljanje-s-helikopterji
Srednji večnamenski helikopter Bell 412 - Postani vojak
Soko S-55-5 (8.0)
Yugoslav-built Westland WS-55 helicopter.
Specifications:
- Crew: 2
- Length: 19.1 m
- Diameter of the rotor blades: 16.16 m
- Height: 4.07 m
- Empty weight: 2710 kg
- Normal takeoff weight: 3270 kg
- Maximum takeoff weight: 3630 kg
- Fuel capacity: 470 kg
- Maximum speed: 176 km/h
- Cruise Speed: 139 km/h
- Range: 485 km
- Engine: Pratt & Whitney Wasp R-1340-40, 410 kW (600 hp)
Armament:
- 2x FFAR 2.75-inch (VVRS 69.8 mm) unguided rocket launchers
- 4x 9M14 Malyutka missiles
Gallery
Sources
http://www.maketarplus.com/dokumenta/2019-01.pdf
Prvi helikopteri u JNA - Westland WS 51 i Sikorsky S-55
SIKORSKY S55 - Page
https://sr.wikipedia.org/sr-el/Сикорски_H-19_(СОКО_С-55)#Коришћење_у_Југославији
MI-8T (8.3)
Specifications:
- Crew: 3 (pilot, copilot, flight engineer)
- Length: 18.4 m (60 ft 4 in)
- Height: 5.5 m (18 ft 1 in)
- Empty weight: 7,100 kg (15,653 lb)
- Gross weight: 11,100 kg (24,471 lb)
- Max takeoff weight: 13,000 kg (28,660 lb)
- Powerplant: 2 × Klimov TV3-117MT turboshaft engines, 1,454 kW (1,950 hp) each
- Main rotor diameter: 21.29 m (69 ft 10 in)
- Main rotor area: 356 m2 (3,830 sq ft)
- Maximum speed: 250 km/h (160 mph, 130 kn)
- Range: 495 km (308 mi, 267 nmi)
- Service ceiling: 5,000 m (16,000 ft)
Armament:
- Side-door mounted manually-controlled 12.7x108 mm HMG
- 64x S-5 rockets (4 x UB-16-57 launchers) + 2x 9M14P1 Malyutka missiles (SACLOS)
- 16x BR-VZ-128mm rockets (4x L-128-04 launchers) + 2x 9M14P1 Malyutka missiles (SACLOS)
- 4x M09 gun pods with M55-09 gun 20x110mm + 2x 9M14P1 Malyutka missiles (SACLOS)
- 4x 12.7mm gun pods (4 guns) + 2x 9M14P1 Malyutka missiles (SACLOS)
- 32x 16 kg bombs + 2x 9M14P1 Malyutka missiles (SACLOS)
- 4x 100 kg bombs + 2x 9M14P1 Malyutka missiles (SACLOS)
- 4x 250 kg bombs + 2x 9M14P1 Malyutka missiles (SACLOS)
Sources
Soko HN-42M Gama 1 (9.0)
Yugoslav-built attack version of SA 341H. The name GAMA is derived from the abbreviation of Gazelle helicopter and Malyutka anti-tank missile.
Specifications:
- Crew: 2
- Length: 11.97 m (39 ft 3 in) including rotor
- Height: 3.15 m (10 ft 4 in) overall; 2.72 m (8 ft 11 in) to top of rotor hub
- Empty weight: 908 kg
- Max takeoff weight: 2,000 kg (3,968 lb)
- Powerplant: 1 × Turbomeca Astazou IIIB, 530 hp
- Main rotor diameter: 10.5 m (34 ft 5 in)
- Main rotor area: 86.5 m2 (931 sq ft) NACA 0012 section
- Maximum speed: 306 km/h at sea level
- Range: 670 km (224 mi, 195 nmi) at sea level with maximum fuel
- Service ceiling: 5,000 m (16,000 ft)
Armament:
- 4x 9M14M Malyutka missiles (MCLOS) + 2x 9M32M Strela-2M/A missiles
- 4x 9M14M Malyutka missiles (MCLOS)
- 14x 57mm rockets (2x LLU-007 launchers)
- 2x 12.7mm gun pods (2 guns)
- 2x 7.62mm gun pods (4 guns)
- 32x 57mm rockets (2x UB-16 launchers)
Rank VI
HN-45M GAMA 2 (9.3)
Yugoslav-built attack version of SA 342L.
Specifications:
- Crew: 2
- Length: 11.97 m (39 ft 3 in) including rotor
- Height: 3.15 m (10 ft 4 in) overall; 2.72 m (8 ft 11 in) to top of rotor hub
- Empty weight: 1000 kg
- Max takeoff weight: 2,000 kg
- Powerplant: 1 × Turbomeca Astazou XIV, 580 hp
- Main rotor diameter: 10.5 m (34 ft 5 in)
- Main rotor area: 86.5 m2 (931 sq ft) NACA 0012 section
- Maximum speed: 288 km/h at sea level
- Range: 670 km (224 mi, 195 nmi) at sea level with maximum fuel
- Service ceiling: 5,000 m (16,000 ft)
Armament:
- 4x 9M14P1-2T Malyutka missiles (SACLOS) TANDEM SHAPED + 9M32M Strela 2M/A
- 4x 9M14P1 Malyutka missiles (SACLOS) + 9M32M Strela 2M/A
- 14x 57mm rockets (2x LLU-007 launchers) + 2x Browning Mk II 7,7mm
- 2x 12.7mm gun pods (2 guns)
- 2x 7.62mm gun pods (4 guns)
- 32x 57mm rockets (2x UB-16 launchers)
Gallery
Sources
https://old.weaponsystems.net/weaponsystem/BB06 - AT-3 Sagger.html
Malyutka 9M14P1 and 9M14PB1: https://www.valir.rs/productpdf/MISSILE-9M14PB1-MALYUTKA-en.pdf
Malyutka 9M14P1: Guided projectile 9M14P | Missilery.info
Malyutka 9M14P1-2T: krusik.rs - Malyutka 9M14P1-2T
Malyutka 9M14P1-2 family: https://www.valir.rs/productpdf/MALYUTKA-2-eng.pdf
Malyutka 9M14P1-2 family: https://yugoimport.com/en/proizvodi/malyutka-2-anti-tank-guided-missile-family
Mi-17V-5 (9.3)
Specifications:
- Crew 3
- Max takeoff weight: 13,000 kg
- Max speed: 250 km/h
- Cruising speed: 220-230 km/h
- Range: with main fuel tanks 675 km, with two internal additional fuel tanks 1180 km
- Service ceiling: 6000 km
- Engines: VK-2500-03: 2 × 2400 hp
Armament:
- Side-door mounted manually-controlled 12.7x108 mm HMG
- 80x S-8 KOM 80mm rockets (4 x B8V-20A launchers)
- 16x BR-VZ-128mm rockets (4x L-128-04 launchers)
- 4x ALAS-H missiles
- 4x GROM-B missiles
- 4x M09 gun pods with M55-09 gun 20x110mm
- 4x 12.7mm gun pods (4 guns)
- 4x 7.62 mm gun pods (8 guns)
- 128x 57mm rockets (4x L-57-32MD launchers)
- 8x 9M14P1-2T Malyutka missiles (SACLOS) + 4x 9M32M Strela 2M/A
- 32x 16 kg bombs
- 4x 100 kg bombs
Gallery
Sources
SA.342L Gazela (9.3)
General characteristics:
- Crew: 2
- Length: 11.97 m (39 ft 3 in) including rotor
- Height: 3.15 m (10 ft 4 in) overall; 2.72 m (8 ft 11 in) to top of rotor hub
- Empty weight: 1000 kg
- Max takeoff weight: 2,000 kg
- Powerplant: 1 × Turbomeca Astazou XIV, 580 hp
- Main rotor diameter: 10.5 m (34 ft 5 in)
- Main rotor area: 86.5 m2 (931 sq ft) NACA 0012 section
- Maximum speed: 288 km/h at sea level
- Range: 670 km (224 mi, 195 nmi) at sea level with maximum fuel
- Service ceiling: 5,000 m (16,000 ft)
Armament:
- 1x GIAT M621 20mm machine gun + 12x 68mm SNEB rockets (1x LR 6812 launcher)
- 4x HOT missiles
Gallery
Soko HN-45M Gama 2M (9.7)
Soko HN-45M Gama 2 modernized by Serbia
Specifications:
- Crew: 2
- Length: 11.97 m (39 ft 3 in) including rotor
- Height: 3.15 m (10 ft 4 in) overall; 2.72 m (8 ft 11 in) to top of rotor hub
- Empty weight: 1000 kg
- Max takeoff weight: 2,000 kg
- Powerplant: 1 × Turbomeca Astazou XIV, 580 hp
- Main rotor diameter: 10.5 m (34 ft 5 in)
- Main rotor area: 86.5 m2 (931 sq ft) NACA 0012 section
- Maximum speed: 288 km/h at sea level
- Range: 670 km (224 mi, 195 nmi) at sea level with maximum fuel
- Service ceiling: 5,000 m (16,000 ft)
Armament:
- 4x Pauk-H missiles
- 4x Pauk-M missiles
- 4x 2T5 Malyutka missiles (SACLOS)
- 14x 80mm S-8KOM unguided rockets (2x L80-07 launchers)
- 14x 80mm S-8LGR laser guided rockets (2x L80-07 launchers)
- 14x 57mm rockets (2x LLU-007 launchers)
- 2x 12.7mm machine gun pod
Sources
- Pauk-H: https://www.army-technology.com/projects/spider-anti-tank-missile-system/
- Pauk-H: https://sr.wikipedia.org/wiki/Паук_(ПОВР)
- Pauk: Srpska POVR Spider
- helicopter interior: SA-341 / 342 Gazela / Gama - Page
Airbus H145M (9.7)
Specifications
- Crew: 2
- Capacity: 9 pax / 1,793 kg (3,953 lb) payload
- Length: 13.03 m (42 ft 9 in)
- Height: 3.45 m (11 ft 4 in)
- Empty weight: 1,792 kg (3,951 lb)
- Gross weight: 3,585 kg (7,904 lb)
- Fuel capacity: 723.0 kg (1,593.9 lb)
- Powerplant: 2 × Turbomeca Arriel 1E2 turboshaft engines, 550 kW (740 hp)
- Main rotor diameter: 11 m (36 ft 1 in)
- Main rotor area: 95 m2 (1,020 sq ft)
- Cruise speed: 246 km/h (153 mph, 133 kn)
- Maximum speed: 268 km/h (167 mph, 145 kn)
- Range: 680 km (420 mi, 370 nmi)
- Service ceiling: 5,240 m (17,190 ft)
- Rate of climb: 8.1 m/s (1,590 ft/min)
Armament:
- 14x 80mm S-8KOM unguided rockets (2x L80-07 launchers)
- 14x 80mm S-8LGR laser guided rockets (2x L80-07 launchers)
- 2x 12.7mm machine gun pod
- 2x Pauk-H missiles
- 2x Pauk-M missiles
Sources
https://utva-avio.com/machine-gun-container/
Rocket launchers – UTVA AVIO D.O.O.
[EKSKLUZIVNO] Prve fotografije srpskog H145M na Buržeu, izložen sa domaćim naoružanjem - Tango Six
Eurocopter EC145 - Wikipedia
[FOTO-REPORTAŽA] "Granit 2023": Kako je petina Vojske Srbije proslavila svoj Dan na batajničkom aerodromu - Tango Six
Rank VII
Mi-35M (10.3)
Specifications:
- Length: 18m
- Rotor Diameter: 17m
- Height: 4m
- Empty Weight: 8100 kg
- Maximum Weight: 11500 kg
- Load Capacity: 2400 kg
- Crew: 2 (Pilot and Co-Pilot)
- Engines: 2x Klimov TVA-3000 / VK-3500
- Total Power: 4930 hp
- Maximum Speed: 350 km/h
- Maximum Range: 450 km
- Maximum Altitude: 5700 meters
Armament:
- 1x twin-barrel GSh-23V 23mm cannon
- 8x 9М114/9M120 Ataka-V missiles
- 80x S-8 80mm unguided rockets
Unused Helicopters
- Mi-24V
- Bell OH-58 Kiowa
- Mi-4
Sources
http://www.maketarplus.com/dokumenta/2019-01.pdf
Prvi helikopteri u JNA - Westland WS 51 i Sikorsky S-55
https://www.yugoimport.com/en/proizvodi/possible-configurations-weapon-systems-medium-size-helicopters
Raketni lanseri – UTVA AVIO D.O.O.
https://www.yugoimport.com/en/proizvodi
Aerospatiale SA-341 Gazelle-Soko Gazela
Vojna avijacija Archives - Tango Six
https://www.army-technology.com/
https://ww2facts.net/
https://old.weaponsystems.net/weaponsystem/BB06 - AT-3 Sagger.html
https://www.ridder.aero/article/croatian-warriors-oh-58-kiowa-warrior/
Serbia officially introduced its new helicopter fleet —
https://tangosix.rs/2013/08/10/40-godina-sluzbe-helikoptera-gazela-u-jugoslovenskim-vazduhoplovstvima/
krusik.rs - Start
https://www.valir.rs/en-us/category/anti-tank-rockets