The design and functioning of helicopters is quite different from warplanes and it is even more dangerous that it is a launch seat.

However, it is not impossible and there is a helicopter that leaves others in this regard.

How does the launch seat system work?

The launch seats on warplanes allow pilots to leave the plane quickly and faithfully in emergencies.

Although the pilot loses the consciousness or a critical technical failure of the plane is automatically activated, the pilot generally pulls the trigger of the seat and the rocket engines are launched with the help of rocket engines.

Why is the launch seat in helicopters widespread?

The system we are talking about is ideal for jets flying at high speeds and altitudes, while the situation in helicopters is slightly different. The most obvious feature of the helicopter is the large rotor wings that rotate on top.

That is why there is no launch seat in the helicopters, because the rotors prevent the pilot from being launched and creating significant danger, so if the pilot is thrown, it may hit the rotor wings, which is very expected.

Another reason is that the helicopters fly at a lot of lower speeds and altitudes. This is actually an emergency in an emergency of the pilot’s helicopter in a controlled state, or increasing the fortune of landing to a suitable point. The need for the launch seat decreases.

The exception we mentioned is Kamov Ka-52.

Although the launch seat in helicopters around the world is rare, Russian production Kamov KA-52 “Black Shark” is an exception in this. The world’s first professional helicopter KA-52 is one of the first helicopters with a launch seat. Well, how is this possible?

How does the launch seat work on KA-52?

In KA-52, a special mechanism was developed to evacuate the pilot in a faithful way. In an emergency, when the launch chair is triggered, the rotor wings leave the body with the help of explosive bolts. In this way, the risk of hitting the rotor wings during the launch of the pilot’s upper truth disappears.

Then, the launch seat is fired with rocket engines and the pilot is moving away from the helicopter. Although other trials except KA-52 are made, the launching system implemented on this plane becomes one of the engineering excellence.

Let’s see if we will see this technology in other helicopters on the progress of the aviation branch.