Mi-8ATMSh Army attack helicopter

Mi-8ATMSh Army attack helicopter. First flight: 1985
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Also identified as: Mi-17MD or Mi-17N

Mi-8AMTSh and Mi-171Sh-an Army attack helicopter armed with the Shturm or Ataka guided missiles.

 

Mi-17MD helicopter version.
Mi-17MD helicopter version.



Mi-17MD assault troops transport fitted with a cargo ramp and an increased number of the troops carried.

 

Mi-8MTV helicopter version
Mi-8MTV helicopter version.

 

Mi-8MTV-5 assault troops transport fitted with a cargo ramp and an increased number of the troops carried.

 

Mi-17Ν helicopter version
Mi-17Ν helicopter version.

 

Modifications  
Μι-17 Production prototype
Mi-17RRA Electronic warfare version, first appeared in 1990.
Mi-17-1VA MEDEVAC version (hospital) appeared for the first time in France in 1989 (aerospace exhibition). It was equipped with the most powerful TV3-117 VA engines with a power of 1,678 kW each.
Mi-17AMTSh Army attack helicopter, produced by the Ulan-Ude plant.
Mi-17MD (Mi-8MTV-5) General purpose helicopter / military version.
Mi-17KF Equipped with western electronics.



 


Technical specifications

DESIGNER OKB Mil
COUNTRY Russia
TYPE
Army attack helicopter
CREW 2
POWER-PLANT Two turboshaft engines Klimov TV3-117MT
Power, h.p. 2x1.454
DIMENSIONS  
Length, m 18,22
Main rotor diameter, m 21,29
Tail rotor diameter, m 3,91
Height, m 5,65
WEIGHT  
Maximum take-off, kg 12.200
Normal take-off, kg 11.100
Empty, kg 7.260
Internal fuel, l 3.795
Weight of transported fuel with external tanks, kg 1.450+1.420
Warload, kg 1.400
Payload, kg  
- soldier 38
- passengers  28
- stretcher 12
- freight in cabin 4.000
- with on hook 3.000
PERFORMANCE  
Maximum speed, km/h 260
Cruising speed, km/h 225
Range, km 1.200
Ferry range, km -
Combat range, km 465
Service ceiling, m 4.500
Static ceiling, m 1.900
Rate of climb, m/s -
Maximum overload, g -
ARMAMENT Two 12,7-mm machine-gun. Number external hardpoints: 6. Transportation of weapons: 4x launcher UB-16-57 (16x55 mm) or UB-32-57 (32x57 mm) or 4x250 kg bombs. 6x Anti-tank missile Ataka or Shturm. 4x Air-to-air missile Igla.