{"id":9377637302523,"title":"Trumpeter - 1\/48 Russian Mi-8 MTV5 Hip","handle":"tru05853","description":"\u003ch1\u003e1\/48 Russian Mi-8 MTV5 Hip\u003c\/h1\u003e\n\u003ch2\u003eTrumpeter 05853\u003c\/h2\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eExcludes all glues, paints and tools necessary to assemble.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThe Mi-17 is an improved development of the Mi-8. The airframe structure, transport capabilities and equipment are essentially identical with those of the Mi-8. There are some features which make it different from the Mi-8 - engine intakes have deflectors to separate solid particles in the air (sand, dust etc.) and prevent them from ingestion. The Mi-17 can be recognized because it has the tail rotor at the starboard side, instead of the port side.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThe Mi-17 added a number of improvements to its predecessor, including a vibration damper to increase comfort for crew members and passengers. It is equipped with an outstanding navigation and information system and state-of-the-art communication devices, which permit safe transportation of passengers even in very adverse weather conditions by day or night. The helicopter features a high thrust-to-weight ratio pair of TVZ-117MT or TVZ-117VM shaft-turbine engines with a takeoff power of 1,900 hp.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThe Mi-17 is capable of single-engine flight in the event of loss of power by one engine (depending on aircraft mission weight) because of an engine load sharing system. If one engine fails, the other engine's output is automatically increased to allow continued flight.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"_attachment\"\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\u003eTo date, all over the world, more than 17,000 copies of this very successful and popular helicopter have been produced! A lot of modernization 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\". 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The helicopter features a high thrust-to-weight ratio pair of TVZ-117MT or TVZ-117VM shaft-turbine engines with a takeoff power of 1,900 hp.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThe Mi-17 is capable of single-engine flight in the event of loss of power by one engine (depending on aircraft mission weight) because of an engine load sharing system. If one engine fails, the other engine's output is automatically increased to allow continued flight.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"_attachment\"\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\u003eTo date, all over the world, more than 17,000 copies of this very successful and popular helicopter have been produced! A lot of modernization 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\u003c\/div\u003e"}