Mil Mi-2
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The Mil Mi-2 (NATO reporting name is "Hoplite") was a small, lightly armored transport helicopter that could also provide close air support when armed with 57 mm rockets and a 23 mm cannon. It was first introduced into the Soviet Air Force in 1965. The Mi-2 was produced exclusively in Poland, in the WSK "PZL-Świdnik" factory in Świdnik. Production ended in 1985 after about 7,200 were made.
The Mi-2 is used by mainly former Soviet and Eastern Bloc countries, although it is used by Germany, Mexico and Myanmar as well.
[edit] Variants
- Mi-2R : Ambulance version that carries 4x litter patients
- 'Mi-2URN : Armed reconnaissance variant, employs 57-mm unguided rockets, and mounts a gunsight in the cockpit for aiming all weapons.
- Mi-2URP : The antitank variant. Carries 4x AT-3 Sagger wire-guided missiles on external weapons racks, and 4x additional missiles in the cargo compartment.
[edit] Operators
Afghanistan: Unconfirmed reports of six in service around 1982 and 1983.[1]
Albania: 2 operated from 1981 through 1986.[1]
Algeria
Armenia: 9 in service of Armenian Air Force.[2]
Azerbaijan
Bulgaria
Cuba
Czech Republic
Czechoslovakia: Passed on to successor states.
Djibouti
Estonia
Ethiopia
Georgia
Germany
Ghana
Hungary
Indonesia: Acquired their Mi-2 in 1961 and used during the preparation of Operation TRIKORA in 1962 in Western New Guinea (now Papua and Papua Barat). This helicopter were largely grounded in 1969 and removed from service in 1970 (one of this helicopter saved in Museum Satria Mandala, Jakarta). In 2003, Indonesian Navy (TNI-AL) bought again 16 Mi-2 (old variant of Mi-2). But, there are only 3 helicopters remain operational (but all of them can't fly) and 13 others haven't arrived due to problems with Indonesian Navy's agencies.
Iraq
Latvia
Lesotho
Libya
Lithuania
Mexico
Myanmar
Nicaragua
DPR Korea
Poland
Romania
Russia
Slovakia
Soviet Union: Passed on to successor states.
Syria
Ukraine
Yugoslavia
[edit] Specifications
[edit] (Mi-2T)
General characteristics
- Crew: One
- Capacity: 8 troops or 700 kg (1,540 lb) internal, 800 kg (1,760 lb) external cargo
- Length: 11.9 m (39 ft 4 in)
- Rotor diameter: 14.6 m (47 ft 11 in)
- Height: 3.7 m (12 ft 2 in)
- Disc area: 167 m² (1,797 ft²)
- Empty weight: 2,372 kg (5,218 lb)
- Loaded weight: 3,550 kg (7,810 lb)
- Max takeoff weight: 3,700 kg (8,140 lb)
- Powerplant: 2× PZL GTD-350 turboshafts, 298 kW (400 shp) each
Performance
- Maximum speed: 220 km/h (138 mph)
- Range: 340 km (212 miles)
- Service ceiling: 4,000 m (13,120 ft)
- Rate of climb: 4.5 m/s (886 ft/min)
- Disc loading: 21 kg/m² (4.3 lb/ft²)
- Power/mass: 170 W/kg (0.10 hp/lb)
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Related development
Designation sequence
Mi-1 - Mi-2 - Mi-3 - Mi-4 - Mi-6
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[edit] References
- ^ a b "Historical Listings", World Air Forces
- ^ "World Military Aircraft Inventory", Aerospace Source Book 2007, Aviation Week & Space Technology, January 15, 2007.
