Maliking helicopter pion that is a big
helicopter, Lorenzana said on the
sidelines of the assumption ceremony of
major general conor anthony candles as
the new paf chief on tuesday night. Canlis replaced lieutenant general alan
paredes who retired from the service
upon reaching the mandatory retirement
age of 56.
The PAF earlier announced that it is
looking at the possibility of acquiring
heavy lift helicopters as part of
efforts to beef up its helicopter fleet. A heavy lift helicopter is a type of
rotary aircraft capable of lifting large
numbers of personnel or cargo. The Milmi-17 is a soviet designed
russian military helicopter family in
production at two factories in kazan and
ulanude, it is known as the Mi-8M series in
russian service.
The helicopter is mostly used as medium
twin turbine transport helicopter as
well as an armed gunship version. It has a maximum speed of 280 kilometers
per hour, 170 miles per hour, 150 knots
and a range of 800 kilometers. The Mi-17 has a crew of two pilots and
one engineer and is capable of
transporting 24 soldiers or 12
stretchers internally. PNA Mi-8/Mi-17 hip multi-mission
helicopter Mi-8 is a twin-engine multi-purpose
helicopter manufactured by the mill
moscow helicopter plant. The Kazan
helicopter plant and the Ulanju aviation
plant, it is operational with over 50 air
forces worldwide.
Mi-8 is a twin-engine multi-purpose
helicopter manufactured by the mil
moscow helicopter plant, the kazan
helicopter plant and the ulanude
aviation plant. It is operational with over 50 air
forces worldwide. Mi-8 is produced in a number of
variants and is available in both civil
and military versions.
The military variants include the Mi-AT transport, VIP transport, electronic
warfare, reconnaissance. the atv armed
version and search and rescue Mi-8 MPS. Mi17 is an improved version of the me
eight with greater altitude and
environmental performance. A total of 40 Mi-18V helicopters were
produced for india fitted with Vkram at
16, air-to-surface missiles and delivered
at the end of 2001.
Mi-17 hip multi-mission helicopter
the improved version of the Mi-8 is the Mi17-hip multi-purpose helicopter, also
known as the Mi-ATMB, it is specifically designed for improved
capabilities at high altitudes and in
hot weather conditions. The Mi-17 is identifiable from the Mi-8
by the additional air filters on the
turbine air intakes, as well as left hand
side mounted tail rotor required by the
more powerful TB 3-117A turboshaft engines it is fitted
with.
The Mi-17 can climb at a rate of 8m/s. The maximum speed and crew's speed of
the helicopter are 250 kilometers per
hour and 225 kilometers per hour
respectively. The range of the helicopter is 465
kilometers and the service ceiling
zero is 6000m. The aircraft weighs around seven
thousand four hundred and eighty nine
kilograms and its maximum takeoff weight
is thirteen thousand kilograms.
In july 2002 Kazan signed an
international marketing agreement with
bae systems of the UK and Kelowna
flightcraft of canada for an upgraded
version of the Mi-8 MTV-3, the Mi-172
medium utility and transport helicopter. The Mi172 has a new mission system from
bae systems avionics, new blast cockpit
with honeywell electronic flight
instrument system and bae systems titan
385 stabilized multi-sensor turret.
The upgraded helicopter has been ordered
by the kazakhstan air force. In 2007 croatia placed an order for Tenney-171 SH helicopters as part of the
discharge of debt owed to croatia by the
russian federation. the first two were delivered in december
2007.
Mi-18 military transport helicopter is
configured with a conventional pod and
boom with a tail rotor and
non-retractable tricycle nose wheel
landing gear. The five-bladed rotor is made from
aluminium alloy. The cockpit accommodates three crew, commander, navigator and flight mechanic. The cockpit and the main cabin are
heated in air conditioning is optional. An oxygen system is provided for the
crew and for casualties in the ambulance
and rescue variants of the helicopter.
The survivability features of the me
eight include crew cabin armor plating
explosive resistant foam filling in the
fuel tanks, a fire fighting system and
duplicated and standby hydraulic and
power systems and main control circuits. The devicing systems are installed.
Mi-18 cargo systems
the helicopters landing transport
equipment can be used to load light
towed combat material and armament via
winches and to rescue people from the
ground or from the sea by an
electrically operated hoist, 200
kilograms capacity. The cabin has cargo tie down points on
the floor. Ramps are provided for loading vehicles. The cabin can accommodate 12 litters
stretchers. the external cargo sling is rated to
carry 3000 kilograms.
Clean off turbo shaft engines me at
helicopter is powered by two klimov
tv2-117 turboshaft's engines. deflectors are installed on the engine
air intakes to prevent ingestion of dust
when taking off from unprepared pads. The helicopters also have an auxiliary
power unit apu for self-contained
operations. The helicopter carries one 870-l of fuel
and two flexible internal tanks and two
external tanks. The total fuel capacity can be increased
to three
700l by installing up to two fairy tanks
in the cabin.
Mi-18V armed helicopter
The armed variant designated Mi-18V is
fitted with 7.62 millimeters built-in
machine guns and six external weapons
racks with S-5 rockets. The helicopter can also deploy at two
swatter 9 and 17p scorpion anti-tank
missiles. The helicopter's weapon sighting system
is the PKV collimating sight.
me atv is also capable of laying
minefields. the armed me atv helicopters are fitted
with more powerful tv
3-117 VMA engines which give an improved
hovering ceiling three 950m compared to
the one 760m of the Mi-8MT. The maximum slung payload of the armed
helicopter is increased to 4,000
kilograms.
A hot brick infrared jammer can be
fitted and six aso 2V flare dispensers
are installed, three to the port and
three to the starboard side of the
fuselage .
Mi-8 MPS search and rescue
helicopter
The Mi-8 MPS search and rescue
helicopter was developed from the
military transport helicopter. In rescue missions the helicopter crew
dropped radio beacons to mark the
distress area and deliver rescue teams
to aid and recover the casualties. The helicopter can lift 10 people at a
time on a sling via PSN-10 life raft and
is provided with an emergency landing
device that ensures buoyancy for up to
30 minutes.
The fuselage of the Mi-8 MPS incorporates specific modifications for
search and rescue missions including a
larger entrance door, two starboard
hatches a raft container and external
additional fuel tanks. Other equipment includes pnk the aps
pilot slash navigation system your 40.1
radar system, tapas thermal search and
rescue equipment an airborne jib with LPG-300 winch and scoop.
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