9Aplus - Thanks for taking the time to post those photos, looked good (well, until Photobucket threw a fit)
Originally Posted by Thud_and_Blunder
appears to be capable of achieving a lot more lift with only a slight sacrifice in speed
Thud - 'Slight' is probably an understatement. The Ka-226 has the aerodynamics of a barn door, and even with the additional power of the Arrius engines will struggle to top 100kt in cruise. (If Sikorsky no longer needs that mast fairing from the X2 Tech demonstrator, maybe they can lend it to Sergei for the Sergei...?
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I/C