First flew on 23 December 1991. Certification and initial deliveries took place in 1994. Using intermeshing main rotors, no tail rotor is required.
By July 1997, 23 K-Max had been built. Overall, the fleet had accumulated 26,000 hrs, with the highest time example reaching 4000 hr since delivery in October 1994. The production rate was six per year.
Kaman K-Max
Engine: Textron Lycoming T 5317 A1, 1479 shp
Instant pwr: 1118 kW.
Length: 51.837 ft / 15.8 m
Height: 13.583 ft / 4.14 m
Rotor diameter: 48.228 ft / 14.7 m
Max take off weight: 11501.3 lb / 5216.0 kg
Weight empty: 4701.1 lb / 2132.0 kg
Payload: 2722 kg
Max. speed: 100 kts / 185 kph
Max cruise: 100 kts
Service ceiling: 25000 ft / 7620 m
Crew: 1
Payload: max 2700kg ext.
All Aero 