Mil Moscow Helicopter Plant

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Mil (Миль) is the short name of the Soviet Russian helicopter producer Mil Moscow Helicopter Plant (design office prefix Mi), named after the constructor Mikhail Mil. Mil participates in the Euromil joint venture with Eurocopter.

Mil is merging with Kamov and Rostvertol to form Oboronprom Corp. in 2006. The Mil brand name will be retained, though the new company will drop overlapping product lines.

[edit] Types

• Mi-1 'Hare', 1948 - light multi purpose helicopter
• Mi-2 'Hoplite', 1965 - light multi purpose helicopter
• Mi-3
• Mi-4 'Hound'", 1955 - transportation- and submarine-hunting-helicopter
• Mi-6 'Hook', 1957 - heavy transportation helicopter
• Mi-8 'Hip', 1968 - multi purpose helicopter
• Mi-10, skycrane
• Mi-12 'Homer', also known as W-12, Prototypes only, world's largest helicopter, two rotors
• Mi-14 'Haze' PL, 1978 - submarine-hunting-helicopter
• Mi-17 'Hip H' T, 1974 - transportation helicopter
• Mi-18 'Hip', prototypes only,
• Mi-20, super light helicopter
• Mi-22, planned, unbuilt
• Mi-24 'Hind' W, 1978 - heavy combat helicopter
• Mi-25 'Hind D', export version of Mi-24
• Mi-26 'Halo', World's heaviest helicopter
• Mi-28 'Havoc', 1984 - combat helicopter
• Mi-30, vertical take-off aircraft, planned, unbuilt
• Mi-32, super heavy helicopter, three rotors
• Mi-34 'Hermit', 1986 - light helicopter
• Mi-35 'Hind E', export version of Mi-24
• Mi-36, planned only
• Mi-38, 2000 - multi purpose helicopter
• Mi-40, planned, unbuilt
• Mi-42, planned, unbuilt
• Mi-44, planned, unbuilt
• Mi-46, planned, unbuilt
• Mi-60, planned, unbuilt

See also: List of military aircraft of the Soviet Union and the CIS

[edit] External links

• Official web site
• http://www.luftfahrtmuseum.com/htmd/dth/mil.htm
• The Creative Work of Mil Moscow Helicopter Plant.