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The Mil Mi-2 (NATO reporting name Hoplite) is a small, three rotor blade Soviet-designed multi-purpose helicopter developed by the Mil Moscow Helicopter Plant, designed in the early 1960s and produced exclusively by WSK "PZL-Świdnik" in Poland. Nearly 5,500 were made by the time production stopped in 1999, and it remains in service globally.
Mil Mi-2, 1965 - Light multi purpose helicopter. NATO reporting Name Hoplite. Mil Mi-3 (1954), 1954 - Mi-1 with four-blade rotor; Mil Mi-3, 1964 - experimental light-utility helicopter developed from the Mi-2; Mil Mi-4, 1955 - Transport and submarine-hunting-helicopter. NATO reporting name Hound.
Data from Jane's All The World's Aircraft 1982–83 General characteristics Crew: 1 (optionally 2) Capacity: 6 or 7 pax when passenger module fitted / 2 stretcher patients, 2 seated patients and medical attendant / 900 kg (1,984 lb) pax or liquid chemical / 1,065 kg (2,348 lb) dusting or with platform / 1,100 kg (2,425 lb) with slung load Length: 7.75 m (25 ft 5 in) fuselage Width: 3.64 m (11 ...
The company started out 1945 as Brantly Helicopter Corporation in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, founded by Newby O. Brantly. Brantly was so impressed with the Sikorsky VS-300 that he decided to design his own helicopter. [2] In 1946 his first helicopter, the Brantly B-1 with coaxial rotors made its first flight. The B-1 was not put into production.
In the 1990s, the Mexican navy started to acquire Russian-built aircraft and helicopters, including the Mil Mi-2, Mil Mi-8 and Antonov An-32B. They also purchased French, U.S. and German-made helicopters and the Finnish-built L-90 Redigo. In 1999 the Mexican navy started a program to build kit planes and light helicopters at Las Bajadas, Veracruz.
The Robinson R44 aircraft spun out of control on its approach to the helicopter garage at Pearland Regional Airport around 9:30 Sunday morning, the dizzying CCTV footage of the incident showed.
The co-pilot suffered a minor hand injury and the helicopter was significantly damaged.That helicopter was flying as part of Operation Lone Star, Texas Gov. Greg Abbott’s nearly $10 billion ...
The Mil Mi-22 (Cyrillic Миль Ми-22) was a 1960s Soviet project to develop a military transport helicopter. [1] It was a development of the Mil Mi-2, but did not enter production when the Soviet military selected the Mil Mi-24 for this role instead. [1]