Mi-17

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The Mil Mi-17 (Also known as the '''Mi-8MT''', NATO Reporting Name '''Hip-H''') is a Russian Helicopter currently in production at two factories in Kazan and Ulan-Ude .

Developed from the basic MI-8 airframe it was fitted with the larger TV3-117MT engines, rotors, and transmission developed for the Mi-14 , along with fuselage improvements for heavier loads. Optional engines for 'hot and high' conditions are the 1545kW (2070shp) Isotov TV3-117VM. Recent exports to China and Venezuela for use in high mountains have the new VK-2500 version of the engine with FADEC control.

The designation Mi-17 is for export; the USSR armed forces called it Mi-8MT. The Mi-17 can be recognized because it has the tail rotor on the port side instead of the starboard side, and dust shields in front of the engine intakes.

Actual model numbers vary by builder, engine type, and other options. As an example, the sixteen new Ulan Ude built machines delivered to the Czech air force in 2005 with –VM model engines were designated as Mi-171Sh, a development of the Mi-8AMTSh. Modifications include a new large door on the right side, improved Czech-built APU, Kevlar plates around the cockpit area and engines. Eight have a loading ramp in place of the usual clamshell doors, and will load a vehicle up to the size of an SUV.

The Mi-17 is also used for search and rescue team like Malaysian Fire and Rescue Department in Malaysia.

SPECIFICATIONS (MIL-17)

General characteristics

Crew: Three engineer

Capacity: 32 troops or 12 stretchers or 4,000 kg (8,800 lb) of cargo.

Length: 18.42 m (60 ft 5 in)

Main rotor diameter: 21.352 m (69 ft 10 in)

Height: 4.76 m (15 ft 7 in)

Main rotor area: 356 m&² (3,830 ft&²)

Empty: 7,100 kg (15,700 lb)

Loaded: 11,100 kg (24,470 lb)

Maximum takeoff: 13,000 kg (28,700 lb)

Powerplant: 2x Klimov TV3 -117VM turboshafts, 1,450 kW (2225 shp) each at max .take off rating.

Performance

Maximum speed: 250 km/h (156 mph)

Range: 950 km (594 miles)

Service ceiling: 6,000 m (19,690 ft)

Rate of climb: 8m/sec at lim t/o &11m/sec at max take off rating.

Main rotor loading: 31 kg/m&² (6 lb/ft&²)

Power/Mass: 0.26 kW/kg (0.16 hp/lb)

Armament

up to 1,500 kg (3,300 lb) of disposable stores on six hardpoints, including bombs, rockets, and gunpods

Operators

Afghanistan , Albania , Algeria , Angola , Armenia , Bangladesh , Bosnia-Herzegovina , Bulgaria , Burkina Faso , Cambodia , China , Colombia , Costa Rica , Mexico , Croatia , Cuba , Czech Republic , Eritrea , Ethiopia , Georgia , Hungary , India , Kenya , Kyrgyzstan , Laos , Macedonia , Malaysia (Fire and Rescue version) Mexico , Myanmar , Nicaragua , Pakistan , Palestine , Peru , Poland , Romania , Russia , Rwanda (Mi-17MD), Slovakia , Sri Lanka , Syria , Turkey , Uganda , Uzbekistan , Venezuela , Vietnam , Yugoslavia

EXTERNAL LINKS

http://www.aviation.ru/Mi/#17

http://www.tejavia.com - Parts and sales in U.S.

RELATED CONTENT

Related development:
Mil Mi-8

Comparable aircraft:

Designation sequence:
Mi-10 -
Mi-12 -
Mi-14 -
Mi-17 -
Mi-18 -
Mi-19 -
Mi-22

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Mi-17