The Mi-171 ( Mi-8AMT ) is a completely updated version of the globally renowned Mi-8 Hip. It is produced at Ulan-Ude Aviation Plant.
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Air Ambulance Helicopters for Russian NSSA, 02-Feb-22 : #Russia Russian National Service of Sanitary Aviation (NSSA) received 3 Ansat and 3 Mi-8MTV-1 air ambulance helicopters. NSSA already received 16 of a 66 contract order signed last year
60th Anniversary of Mi-8 Helicopter, 26-Jun-21 : #history The Mi-8 helicopter has been around for 6 decades now. Since the first flight on June 24, 1961 more than 13,000 machines were supplied to more than 80 countries
Electric Motor to Protect Tropical Helicopters, 17-Dec-20 : #tropical Russian company Technodinamika developing a electric motor for Mi-8/17/38 helicopters operating in tropical areas. Enclosed in a dust protection device that protects the engine from dust and sand when flying at ultra-low altitudes
Mi-171A3 Offshore Helicopter Assembling Started, 17-Dec-20 : #oilandgas Russian Helicopters Ulan-Ude Aviation Plant started assembly of the Mi-171A3 helicopter designed to support offshore oil and gas installations.
First Mi-8AMT Assemblies Kits to Kazakhstan, 08-Nov-20 : #kits Russian Helicopters delivered the first of 17 Mi-8AMT helicopters in kits to be assembled in Kazakhstan for the National Guard of the Ministry of Internal Affairs and the Ministry of Emergency Situations
Firefighting Testing of Mi-8AMT in Indonesia, 30-Oct-20 : #firefighting Ulan-Ude Aviation Plant (U-UAP) , part of Russian Helicopters, testing two Mi-8AMT in firefighting operations with PT National Utility Helicopters (PT NUH) in Indonesia
New Offshore Helicopter Mi-171A3, 23-Sep-20 : #oilandgas Russian companies of the Rostec Group including Mil, Kamov, Kazan and Progress AAC started parts production for the first prototype of the offshore helicopter Mi-171A3. New helicopter scheduled to begin flight tests next year
w/o 03aug18 hard landing at mount Elbrus
