MI-8

General information

Mi-8 in three projections, depicted using the Monge plot

The Mi-8 helicopter is an air vehicle, its main purpose is the transportation of people and various cargoes. A classic single-rotor helicopter with a 5-blade main and 3-blade tail propellers, with two turboshaft engines powered by a common propeller gearbox; with non-retractable three-post landing gear. The maximum takeoff weight of the helicopter under any conditions should not exceed 12 tons, while the mass of the transported payload is up to 3 tons (4 tons with limited refueling) for a distance of up to 500 km. The external suspension system allows you to transport monocargoes weighing up to 3 tons.

The Mi-8 helicopter is an air vehicle, its main purpose is the transportation of people and various cargoes. A classic single-rotor helicopter with a 5-blade main and 3-blade tail propellers, with two turboshaft engines powered by a common propeller gearbox; with non-retractable three-post landing gear. The maximum takeoff weight of the helicopter under any conditions should not exceed 12 tons, while the mass of the transported payload is up to 3 tons (4 tons with limited refueling) for a distance of up to 500 km. The external suspension system allows you to transport monocargoes weighing up to 3 tons.

Mi-8 (V-8, product "80", according to NATO codification: Hip - "Hip") is a Soviet / Russian multi-purpose helicopter developed by OKB M. L. Mil in the early 1960s.

The most massive twin-engine helicopter in the world (in total, more than 12 thousand copies of all modifications were built); included in the list of the most massive helicopters in the history of aviation.

Widely used in more than 50 countries around the world for a variety of civil and military tasks. Mi-8 helicopters, as a rule, have a dual purpose, as indicated in the type certificate; in Russia, military helicopters can only be sold by the state company Rosoboronexport, which is part of the Rostec corporation. All other helicopters that are on sale are for civilian purposes only.