Mil Mi-8

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Origin:	Soviet Union / Russia
Prototype:	maiden flight July 7, 1961
History:	produced since 1961 NATO reporting name : „Hip“ transport, assault transport, medicine, mine laying, artillery observation, photoreconnaissance, fuel transport, etc. helicopter
Crew:	3 – two pilots and flight engineer
Powerplant:	2 x Klimov TV2-117 turboshafts á 1,105 kW, fuel consumption 600 kg/h
Performance:	capacity: 24 passangers or 3 t or 12 stretshers max speed 250 km/h range 450 km/h, ferry range 960 km service ceiling 4,500 m rate of climb 9 m/s
Weight:	empty weight 6.99 t, max takeoff weight 12 t
Dimensions:	length 18.2 m, rotor diameter 21.29 m, height 5.65 m; disc area 356 m2
Armament:	rockets and anti-tank missiles
Versions:	many versions: navy Mi-14, attack helicopter Mi-24/35, and   thoroughly modernised Mi-17; Number built 17,000 +
Operators:	Russia + 80 other states

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mil_Mi-8