MOSCOW (Sputnik) – The manufacturing company Russian Helicopters (part of the Rostec Corporation) told Sputnik on Friday it was launching batch production of the Mi-8AMT Arctic helicopter for civilian customers, and that the Ulan-Ude Aviation Plant had already manufactured the first aircraft.
The Mil Mi-171 helicopter
The helicopter is equipped with a system for cargo compartment thermal protection, special heat-insulating blinds indoors and cockpit doors, and frost-resistant Teflon hoses.
The Mil Mi-8 (NATO reporting name “Hip”) is one of the most-produced helicopters in the world. Originally designed in the Soviet Union, it is used in various roles, as a transport helicopter an airborne command post, armed gunship, and reconnaissance platform.
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