Currently, JSC NCV Mil and Kamov incorporates two development bureaus - Mil Design Bureau and Kamov Design Bureau, a trial plant, as well as an experimental and research (bench) complex and a flight test center. The company carries out explorations; it designs, builds and tests prototype helicopters, introduces them into serial production, retrofits, and supports Mi and Ka helicopters in production and operation.
The Ka-226 helicopter was designed by JSC Kamov. The first flight was performed on September 4 of 1997. The Ka-226 multi-purpose helicopter is designated for transportation of people and cargo, as well as for solution of a wide range of tasks of civil aviation.
The postage stamp provides an image of a Ka-226 helicopter and a surcharge of a new face value; the margins of the sheet of stamps carry the overprinted text: «Национальный центр вертолётостроения имени М.Л. Миля и Н.И. Камова» (The National Helicopter Building Centre Mil and Kamov).
| Paper |
Printing method |
Perforation |
Format of the stamp |
Edition |
| Chalk surfaced |
Offset + screen printing (overprint of the new face value on the stamp and the text in the margins) |
Comb 12½:12 |
42 × 30 mm |
168 thousand stamps |