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The flight of the first prototype took place in September 1961, and serial production lasted from 1965 to 1985. \u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003eIt is estimated that approximately 5,500 copies of this popular helicopter were built! It is worth noting that the Polish plants in Świdnik purchased only the documentation for the Mi-2 prototype machine from the Mil plants, and they were responsible for the successful implementation of serial production and the development of documentation intended for such production.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003e Several upgrades to the basic version were made. \u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003eThe first was the Mi-2T version: it had a slightly higher lifting capacity and an electric crane. In 1968, the Mi-2R model was developed, which was an agricultural version intended for large-scale spraying. In 1972, the Mi-2SR version was created, i.e. the medical-rescue version.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003e The very successful Mi-2 was widely exported to the Warsaw Pact countries, but also to Peru and Mexico, for example. 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The machine had a full metal, half-shell structure with a fixed undercarriage, in a classic arrangement with a main rotor and a tail rotor on the beam. The drive was provided by two GTD-350 engines of different versions with a power of 400-450 HP each. The flight of the first prototype took place in September 1961, and serial production lasted from 1965 to 1985. \u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003eIt is estimated that approximately 5,500 copies of this popular helicopter were built! It is worth noting that the Polish plants in Świdnik purchased only the documentation for the Mi-2 prototype machine from the Mil plants, and they were responsible for the successful implementation of serial production and the development of documentation intended for such production.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003e Several upgrades to the basic version were made. \u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003eThe first was the Mi-2T version: it had a slightly higher lifting capacity and an electric crane. In 1968, the Mi-2R model was developed, which was an agricultural version intended for large-scale spraying. In 1972, the Mi-2SR version was created, i.e. the medical-rescue version.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003e The very successful Mi-2 was widely exported to the Warsaw Pact countries, but also to Peru and Mexico, for example. He took part in the war in Afghanistan (1979-1989) and during the fight against the Chernobyl disaster in 1986.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e"}