Mi-8/17 Hip
Type: Utility Helicopter
Domain: air
Country of Origin: Russia
Manufacturer: Mil
First Deployed: 1991
Overview
Utility and transport helicopter forming the backbone of Uzbek rotary wing transport capability. Over 50 aircraft in inventory. Used for troop transport, supply, medical evacuation, and border patrol across Uzbekistan's vast territory. Some armed with rocket pods for limited fire support.
Technical Specifications
| crew | 3 + 36 troops |
|---|---|
| engine | 2x Klimov TV3-117MT turboshaft, 2,200 shp each |
| armament | Optional: 9M17 Falanga ATGMs, S-8 rockets, 23mm gun pods, 12.7mm machine guns |
| length_m | 25.3 |
| range_km | 480 |
| payload_kg | 4000 |
| max_speed_kmh | 250 |
| rotor_diameter_m | 21.3 |
| service_ceiling_m | 5900 |
Operators
- Algeria
- Armenia
- Azerbaijan
- Bangladesh
- Belarus
- Bolivia
- China
- Colombia
- Cuba
- Czech Republic
- Estonia
- Georgia
- Germany
- Hungary
- India
- Kazakhstan
- Kyrgyzstan
- Laos
- Latvia
- Libya
- Mali
- Mexico
- Mongolia
- Myanmar
- Namibia
- Nepal
- North Korea
- Pakistan
- Peru
- Poland
- Russia
- Rwanda
- Slovakia
- Sri Lanka
- Sudan
- Syria
- Tajikistan
- Tanzania
- Thailand
- Turkmenistan
- Uzbekistan
- Venezuela
- Yemen
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