Helicopter Ми-8

Count - 13

Designed by Mil Design Bureau in 1960., An experienced helicopter V-8 is a variant of the Mi-4 with turbine engines and has kept its main rotor, transmission and many other units. For its first flight in June 1960. He was equipped with one large turboshaft engines Solovyov. However, a second car, which rose into the air on September 17 1962, had two engines of Izotov, throttle back to shaft power 1119 kW (1500 hp), and they became the standard powerplant for the early production helicopters designated Mil Mi-8 (NATO code name "Hip"). In contrast to the Mi-4 helicopter was a new five-lobed rotor more progressive design. More powerful propulsion system resulted in an increase in the cab and put her crew of two or three people and up to 28 passengers. Dimensions

• Length (with rotating main and tail rotor) - 25,2 m
• Rotor diameter - 21.29 m
• Height (with a rotating tail rotor) - 5,65 m
• rack main landing gear - 4,5 m
• Base chassis - 4,26 m
• Clearance - 0.445 m

Number of seats

• 3 crew
• 28 passengers (the jump seat)

Dimensions of cargo

• length - 5,34 m (without wings)
• Maximum width - 2,25 m  
• Maximum height - 1,7 m 

Engines

• Turboprop Engines TV2-117AG (2 x 1200 hp nom.1500 hp takeoff)

Weights and loads

• Maximum takeoff - 12,000 kg
• Normal take-off - 11100 kg
• Empty - 7100 kg
• Maximum load - 4000 kg
• Fuel -2643 l (may be increased to 1830 hp by installing inside the cargo hold of two additional fuel tanks)

Flight data

• Maximum speed -250 km / h
• Range with its fuel tank 2643 liter - 670 km
• Range with its fuel tank 4473 L - 1160 km
• Operating ceiling - 4500 m