Russian Helicopters transferred batch of Mi-8MTV-5-1 ahead of schedule

16 April 2019, Tuesday

Within the framework of the Unified Military Goods Commissioning Day, the Kazan Helicopters of the Russian Helicopters Holding (part of Rostec Corporation) transferred five Mi-8MTV-5-1 military transport helicopters to representatives of the Russian Defence Ministry. Kazan Helicopters expects to transfer another batch of five rotorcraft to the Ministry of Defence before the end of the year.

During pre-acceptance testing and acceptance procedures, the Military Representative Office conducted QA tests of build quality and component manufacturing and assembly quality. The finished helicopters were inspected in the final assembly workshop to check the installation and operating capacity of on-board systems. Tests were also conducted at a flight testing facility.

The Mi-8MTV-5-1 military transport helicopter, supplied to various power structures of the Russian Federation, belongs to the Mi-8/17 family and is designed to carry up to 4 tonnes of cargo and equipment. The helicopter can also fly search-and-rescue missions and carry out a number of specialised tasks. The cockpit includes lighting systems specially adapted to allow the use of night-vision goggles, enabling the helicopter to fly in hours of darkness at low and extremely low altitudes, and to land on and take off from unprepared sites.

Based on information by Kazan Helicopters - Russian Helicopters Holding

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