The transport version of the Mi-8 is able to transport 28 passengers. With restroom and a cargo hold. The cargo version is able to carry 4 tons of gear and 24 passengers. It also exist an ambulance version of the Mi-8, able to transport 12 patients on hand-barrow. The Mi-17 is the Mi-8 version destinated to the export. There is also a luxury version with a couch, or a fuel tank version.The helicopter Mi-8 is equipped with two engines. If one engine breaks, the second can make the helicopter fly alone. The Mi-8 is a commercial succes, as it has been produced in more than 17.000 units and has been used in more than 50 countries.The Mi-8 is a transport helicopter developed by the Russian Mil company on the Mi-4 model.He saw his first flight on july 9, 1961 and is used since 1965.The first prototype of the Mi-8 was constituted with a 4 blades rotor. The 5 blades rotor appeared in 1964.Price of the Mi-8 in 1967 : £ 250 000 The chopper is able to transport mens. But it also can be equipped with rockets or anti-tank missiles. Each rockets launcher contains 32 rockets. So it can also be used for ground attack. Moreover it can have several machine-gun inside the chopper for his own defense. On a specific version of the Mi-8, a 12.7mm heavy machine-gun is set up in the cockpit. The gunner is lying down between the two pilots and he shoots toward targets in front of the chopper.The Mi-8 has been modified in several versions :For example, the Mi-14 is the Mi-8 version used against submarines.
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