.jpg "Mi-8MT Multipurpose transport helicopter. First flight: 1975 © Konstantinos Panitsidis")
In numbers Through the lens Video
Manufacturer: OKB Mil
Country: Russia
First flight: 1975
Type: Multipurpose transport helicopter
NATO reporting name: Hip
Abbreviation FYROM - the Former Yugoslav Republic of Makedonia
These four helicopters were acquired by the Ukrainian Armed Forces in 2001 and joined the fleet of the 301st Transport Helicopter Squadron. A multipurpose single-rotor helicopter powered by two TV3-117MT or TV3-117VM gas turbine engines. The maiden flight was made on 17 August, 1975. Series production has been carried out at the Kazan helicopter plant since 1977 and UlanUde plant since 1991.
As of 1999, there were produced about 3,000 aircraft, of which over 800 were exported all over the globe. The primary versions are the Mi-8MT and Mi-17 multipurpose helicopters featuring a lifting capacity of 5 tonnes and powered by two TV3-117MT 1900-hp engines.
Technical specifications
| DESIGNER | OKB Mil |
| COUNTRY | Russia |
| TYPE |
Multipurpose helicopter
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| CREW | 2 - 3 |
| POWER-PLANT | Two turboshaft engines TV3-117MT |
| Power, h.p. | 2x1.976 |
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DIMENSIONS
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Length, m
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18,42
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Main rotor diameter, m
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21,30
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Tail rotor diameter, m
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3,91
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Height, m
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5,34
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| WEIGHT | |
| Maximum take-off, kg | 13.000 |
| Normal take-off, kg | 11.100 |
| Empty, kg | 7.200 |
| Internal fuel, l | - |
| Payload, kg | - |
| - passengers | up to 24 |
| - stretcher | 12 |
| - freight in cabin | 4.000 |
| - with on hook | 4.000 |
| PERFORMANCE | |
| Maximum speed, km/h | 250 |
| Cruising speed, km/h | 230 |
| Range, km | 715 |
| Service ceiling, m | 6.000 |
| Static ceiling, m | 3.980 |
| Rate of climb, m/min | 540 |
| Maximum overload, g | - |
| ARMAMENT | Doesn't have (defensive). It can carry reinforcement suspended on external reinforcement carriers such as: rocket launchers type UB-32-57 of 32x57 mm. |
Photos Mi-8MT Demonstration flight, exhibition of the Monastery 2011
