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The Mi-4 was designed in response to the American H-19 Chickasaw and the deployment of U.S. helicopters during the Korean War.While the Mi-4 strongly resembles the H-19 Chickasaw in general layout, including the innovative engine position in front of the cockpit, it is a larger helicopter, able to lift more weight and built in larger numbers.
Mil Mi-38, 2000 - multi purpose helicopter; Mil Mi-40, 1983 - Projected armed transport version of Mi-28, unbuilt; Mil Mi-42, 1985 - Projected assault/transport NOTAR helicopter, unbuilt; Mil Mi-44, utility helicopter based on the Mi-34; in development; Mil Mi-46, 1992 - Projected passenger/cargo/flying crane helicopter; Mil Mi-52, projected ...
Model Origin Type Operational Quantity In service Retired Image Details Boeing C-17 Globemaster III United States Heavy transport: 3: 3: 2009: Finland is a partner in NATO's Strategic Airlift Capability and has access to 100 flight hours from the C-17s every year (3.2%).
On 4 December 2003, a Mil Mi-8P helicopter crashed near Piaseczno, Poland, injuring 8 or 14 people on board, including Polish Prime Minister Leszek Miller. [58] On 11 September 2006, a Mil Mi-8 helicopter was shotdown by militant group Kataib al-Khoul near Vladikavkaz, Russia, killing 12 of the 16 people on board. [59]
Also there were three helicopter squadrons of the 97th Aviation Brigade at Divulje; 676.PPAE equipped with Gazelle helicopters and CL-215 firefighting aircraft, 784.PPHE equipped with 12 Mi-14, Ka-25 and Ka-28 anti-sub helicopters and 790.TRHE equipped with Mi-8 cargo helicopters. In the Third Corps of AF and AD there were three helicopter ...
From 16 to August 24, 1954, in Zagorsk, the first successful tests using the Mi-4 helicopter to perform the maintenance tasks of forestry were conducted. During the tests, Mi-4 helicopters were used to patrol the forests and flown to forest fires. This resulted in a new professional category: "commando-fire". [clarification needed]
He completed his dissertations ("Candidate", 1943, PhD, 1945) and in 1947 headed the Helicopter Lab at TsAGI, which was later turned into the Moscow Helicopter Plant. Mil V-12 at the Central Air Force Museum Mi-4 helicopter on the USSR stamp. Mil's creations won many domestic and international awards and set 69 world records.
The Mali Air Force (French: Armée de l'air du Mali) was founded in 1961 with French-supplied military aid.This included MH.1521 Broussard utility monoplane followed by two C-47 transports until replaced by Soviet aid starting in 1962 with four Antonov AN-2 Colt biplane transports and four Mi-4 light helicopters.