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"PZh"- pozharnyy - fire fighting
The firefighting version was developed in 1967 (was based on the Mi-6). Compared to the original Mi-6, the new helicopter version lacks a wing. Inside the fuselage there is a 12-ton water tank, and, additionally, retardant fluid. A pumping tube is used to fill the water tanks from lakes or rivers. It has also the capacity to carry, on an external suspension, a load of up to 3.000 kg (6 tanks x 500 kg) within a special net.
During the next flight in the fight against a forest fire on August 6, 1967 the Mi-6PZh helicopter fatal crash occurred in the south of France, and the test pilot Yu.A. Garnaev was killed.
In 1971, a small number of Mi-6 helicopters were upgraded to the level of the Mi-6PZh2 which incorporate a monitored water-jet gun from the cockpit at the front end of the fuselage.
All helicopters have been successfully used in the fight against forest fires.
Technical specifications
| DESIGNER | OKB Mil |
| COUNTRY | Russia |
| TYPE |
Firefighting helicopter
|
| CREW | 5 |
| POWER-PLANT | Two turboshaft engines Solov'ev D-25V |
| Power, h.p. | 2x5.574 |
| DIMENSIONS | |
| Length, m | 33,18 |
| Main rotor diameter, m | 35,00 |
| Tail rotor diameter, m | 6,30 |
| Height, m | 9,86 |
| WEIGHT | |
| Maximum take-off, kg | 42.500 |
| Normal take-off, kg | 40.500 |
| Empty, kg | 28.724 |
| Internal fuel, l | - |
| Weight of transported fuel with external tanks, kg | - |
| Warload, kg | - |
| Payload, kg | 12.000 |
| - with on hook | - |
| PERFORMANCE | |
| Maximum speed, km/h | 300 |
| Cruising speed, km/h | 250 |
| Range, km | 555 |
| Ferry range, km | - |
| Combat range, km | - |
| Service ceiling, m | 4.500 |
| Static ceiling, m | 2.500 |
| Rate of climb, m/s | - |
| Maximum overload, g | - |
| ARMAMENT | Doesn't have (defensive). |
Photos Mi-6PZh Central air force museum Monino 2007 (Russia).
