{"id":9179799847163,"title":"Hobby Boss - 1\/72 Mi-8Mt\/ Mi-17 Hip-H (87208)","handle":"hob87208","description":"\u003ch1\u003e1\/72 Mi-8Mt\/ Mi-17 Hip-H\u003c\/h1\u003e\n\u003ch2\u003eHobby Boss HOB87208\u003c\/h2\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003eExcludes all glues, paints and tools necessary to assemble. \u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003eThe Mil Mi-8 (NATO code: Hip) was and still is a Soviet-made multipurpose helicopter with a full metal semi-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 Klimov-TW-2-117 turboshaft engines with a capacity of 1500 HP each. The flight of the first prototype took place in July 1961, and serial production started shortly thereafter and continues to this day. \u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003eAll over the world to date, more than 17,000 copies of this very successful and popular helicopter have been produced! A lot of modernisation of the basic version was created. The first assault versions were the Mi-8TW and Mi-8TP helicopters, which could be armed with machine guns and unguided missiles. The Mi-24 attack helicopter later evolved from these versions. From 1981, new engines were installed in the Mi-8, thus changing the designation to Mi-17. Currently (2017) in the Russian Federation, the designation of all machines of the Mi-8 \/ Mi-17 family has been unified to \"Mi-8\". The wildly successful Mi-8 was very widely exported to the countries of the Warsaw Pact, but also to many other countries of the world, such as India, Iraq and Turkey. Mi-8 helicopters took part in numerous armed conflicts, including the war in Afghanistan (1979-1989).\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003eThe Mil Mi-17 (NATO code: Hip) was a Soviet, and is currently a Russian, all-metal multipurpose helicopter with a fixed, triple, retractable landing gear, in a classic arrangement with a main rotor and tail rotor on the beam. The drive - in the Mi-17 1A-2 version - is provided by two Klimow VK-2500PS-03 engines with a capacity of 2400 KM each. The flight of the first prototype took place in 1975, and serial production started two years later and continues (under the designation Mi-8MT). The machine is 18.47 meters long with a rotor diameter of 21.25 meters.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003eThe Mil Mi-17 was designed and put into production as a far-reaching development of the Mi-8 helicopter. Externally, it is very similar to it and was initially designated as the Mi-8MT, but since 1981 the designation Mi-17 has been used. The Mi-17 helicopter differs from the Mi-8 mainly by moving the propeller on the tail boom from right to left and the use of a completely new power unit with higher maximum power, which positively influenced the machine's performance. The changes also affected the main rotor, chassis and drive train. \u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003eMany versions of this highly successful helicopter have appeared in the course of production, including the Mi-17 (basic version), Mi-17P (radio-electronic warfare version) and Mi-17-VA (flying hospital version). 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The drive was provided by two Klimov-TW-2-117 turboshaft engines with a capacity of 1500 HP each. The flight of the first prototype took place in July 1961, and serial production started shortly thereafter and continues to this day. \u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003eAll over the world to date, more than 17,000 copies of this very successful and popular helicopter have been produced! A lot of modernisation of the basic version was created. The first assault versions were the Mi-8TW and Mi-8TP helicopters, which could be armed with machine guns and unguided missiles. The Mi-24 attack helicopter later evolved from these versions. From 1981, new engines were installed in the Mi-8, thus changing the designation to Mi-17. Currently (2017) in the Russian Federation, the designation of all machines of the Mi-8 \/ Mi-17 family has been unified to \"Mi-8\". The wildly successful Mi-8 was very widely exported to the countries of the Warsaw Pact, but also to many other countries of the world, such as India, Iraq and Turkey. Mi-8 helicopters took part in numerous armed conflicts, including the war in Afghanistan (1979-1989).\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003eThe Mil Mi-17 (NATO code: Hip) was a Soviet, and is currently a Russian, all-metal multipurpose helicopter with a fixed, triple, retractable landing gear, in a classic arrangement with a main rotor and tail rotor on the beam. The drive - in the Mi-17 1A-2 version - is provided by two Klimow VK-2500PS-03 engines with a capacity of 2400 KM each. The flight of the first prototype took place in 1975, and serial production started two years later and continues (under the designation Mi-8MT). The machine is 18.47 meters long with a rotor diameter of 21.25 meters.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003eThe Mil Mi-17 was designed and put into production as a far-reaching development of the Mi-8 helicopter. Externally, it is very similar to it and was initially designated as the Mi-8MT, but since 1981 the designation Mi-17 has been used. The Mi-17 helicopter differs from the Mi-8 mainly by moving the propeller on the tail boom from right to left and the use of a completely new power unit with higher maximum power, which positively influenced the machine's performance. The changes also affected the main rotor, chassis and drive train. \u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003eMany versions of this highly successful helicopter have appeared in the course of production, including the Mi-17 (basic version), Mi-17P (radio-electronic warfare version) and Mi-17-VA (flying hospital version). The Mi-17 machine was exported to many countries around the world, including: Algeria, Cuba and Egypt.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e"}