chopper2004
29th Jun 2021, 12:26
The Mi8 Hip made its first flight on 24th June 1961 (photos courtesy of Russian Helicopters JSC)
https://cimg2.ibsrv.net/gimg/pprune.org-vbulletin/1199x921/ab47efae_6193_42c6_be9c_9bb4e7d663ad_35344bcd037055e66c0b66c e9670274e2e2d03d1.jpeg
https://cimg3.ibsrv.net/gimg/pprune.org-vbulletin/1024x755/3e2ff9b5_af96_48ce_adf7_686d454adbfb_a80e045b37c65cc940aeb7d 01dffc2b39b715adf.jpeg
So over the years I have had the pleasure of seeing the Mi8 and Mi17 variants from likes of Farnborough 2016, Heli Russia 2017, Dubai Air Show 2017 and Austrian AirPower 2019.
https://cimg6.ibsrv.net/gimg/pprune.org-vbulletin/2000x1504/a73a2220_3ce6_4967_80c4_158b7c5f1b8d_9402f7664bf83b7ac387050 14b829452e35e8e42.jpeg
https://cimg8.ibsrv.net/gimg/pprune.org-vbulletin/960x720/4216adfa_4699_46d6_851e_102f0c4d7941_24e65a5564a6c7d21b07804 635e3bf5a91ecd333.jpeg
https://cimg0.ibsrv.net/gimg/pprune.org-vbulletin/960x960/0b6f2f95_600a_4676_b1ff_06ab69946307_2ef73e59b6c6d58a11ae90a 6d1351a1de30f27f6.jpeg
https://cimg2.ibsrv.net/gimg/pprune.org-vbulletin/1199x921/ab47efae_6193_42c6_be9c_9bb4e7d663ad_35344bcd037055e66c0b66c e9670274e2e2d03d1.jpeg
https://cimg3.ibsrv.net/gimg/pprune.org-vbulletin/1024x755/3e2ff9b5_af96_48ce_adf7_686d454adbfb_a80e045b37c65cc940aeb7d 01dffc2b39b715adf.jpeg
So over the years I have had the pleasure of seeing the Mi8 and Mi17 variants from likes of Farnborough 2016, Heli Russia 2017, Dubai Air Show 2017 and Austrian AirPower 2019.
https://cimg6.ibsrv.net/gimg/pprune.org-vbulletin/2000x1504/a73a2220_3ce6_4967_80c4_158b7c5f1b8d_9402f7664bf83b7ac387050 14b829452e35e8e42.jpeg
https://cimg8.ibsrv.net/gimg/pprune.org-vbulletin/960x720/4216adfa_4699_46d6_851e_102f0c4d7941_24e65a5564a6c7d21b07804 635e3bf5a91ecd333.jpeg
https://cimg0.ibsrv.net/gimg/pprune.org-vbulletin/960x960/0b6f2f95_600a_4676_b1ff_06ab69946307_2ef73e59b6c6d58a11ae90a 6d1351a1de30f27f6.jpeg