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The Mi-8/17 are twin-engine helicopters (I suppose three if you include the APU!
).
You are correct, the crew have blanked-off the main engine air intakes "B" (above and to the rear of the cockpit roof), the APU air intake "A" (abaft and central to the aforementioned engine air intakes) and the engine exhaust ports "C" which, on the Mi-8/17, are just for'ard of the main rotor mast/gearbox.
In the illustration below, the engine air intakes "B" are covered with the 'mushroom' style inlet covers which are also heated and perform a basic de-icing function but, as can be seen, the accident aircraft is not fitted with these.
The Mi-8/17 are twin-engine helicopters (I suppose three if you include the APU!
). You are correct, the crew have blanked-off the main engine air intakes "B" (above and to the rear of the cockpit roof), the APU air intake "A" (abaft and central to the aforementioned engine air intakes) and the engine exhaust ports "C" which, on the Mi-8/17, are just for'ard of the main rotor mast/gearbox.
In the illustration below, the engine air intakes "B" are covered with the 'mushroom' style inlet covers which are also heated and perform a basic de-icing function but, as can be seen, the accident aircraft is not fitted with these.
Just small Errata
A - is oil system cooler air fan entrance
and APU AI-9 is behind MGB and hydro oil installation/accumulators - full right on Sav. picture.
Whole cutaway picture can be seen here ->
http://www1.picturepush.com/photo/a/...56507-orig.jpg
A - is oil system cooler air fan entrance
and APU AI-9 is behind MGB and hydro oil installation/accumulators - full right on Sav. picture.
Whole cutaway picture can be seen here ->
http://www1.picturepush.com/photo/a/...56507-orig.jpg
Heli1: Indeed but .. given how the Mil's are built .. not entirely unreasonable only that it would be far less expensive to 'rejuvenate' one of the numerous existing airframes which are to be found strewn across the former USSR.
9A+: Thank you for this correction.
Peter-RB: Please note (as per 9A+) that the uppermost intake "A" is in fact the oil cooler intake.
only that it would be far less expensive to 'rejuvenate' one of the numerous existing airframes which are to be found strewn across the former USSR.9A+: Thank you for this correction.
Peter-RB: Please note (as per 9A+) that the uppermost intake "A" is in fact the oil cooler intake.
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Buonjourno Savoia,
Non comprende Italiano, -----in fact thats ma lot,
Thankyou for that explanation also 9A+, I once stood next to one of these Mi8 Helis, and remember they seem to be built like the original "Brick WC"
Have a nice weekend
Peter R-B
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Non comprende Italiano, -----in fact thats ma lot,
Thankyou for that explanation also 9A+, I once stood next to one of these Mi8 Helis, and remember they seem to be built like the original "Brick WC"
Have a nice weekend
Peter R-B
Misty raining Cold Lancashire, wishing I was somwhere warmer!
I once stood next to one of these Mi8 Helis, and remember they seem to be built like the original "Brick WC"
Russia adds 52 'Alligator' Attack helicopters as Kremlin seeks to strengthen force
The first batch of Ka-52 “Alligator” attack helicopters has been delivered to Russia’s Western Military District (WEST), headquartered in St. Petersburg, reports Russian news agency Ria Novosti.
Formed in 2010 by Presidential Decree, WEST is one of the four operational strategic commands of the Russian Armed Forces and controls the 1st Air and Air Defense Forces Command of the Russian Air Force.
Over the past year, WEST has expanded its fleet to include more than 35 new and upgraded aircraft, including the Su-34 fighter bomber, the MiG-31 BM interceptor aircraft, and several different models of attack helicopter, Ria Novosti reports.
The Ka-52 “Alligator” is a twin-seated all-weather attack helicopter developed for battlefield reconnaissance and target designation. According to AirforceTechnology, Russia’s Air Force began fielding Ka-52s in April 2011 as part of a move to replace its Ka-50 “Black Shark” fleet.
The delivery is just part of the Russian military's recent resurgence.
Formed in 2010 by Presidential Decree, WEST is one of the four operational strategic commands of the Russian Armed Forces and controls the 1st Air and Air Defense Forces Command of the Russian Air Force.
Over the past year, WEST has expanded its fleet to include more than 35 new and upgraded aircraft, including the Su-34 fighter bomber, the MiG-31 BM interceptor aircraft, and several different models of attack helicopter, Ria Novosti reports.
The Ka-52 “Alligator” is a twin-seated all-weather attack helicopter developed for battlefield reconnaissance and target designation. According to AirforceTechnology, Russia’s Air Force began fielding Ka-52s in April 2011 as part of a move to replace its Ka-50 “Black Shark” fleet.
The delivery is just part of the Russian military's recent resurgence.
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Something a bit special, c/o Av Week: a Mi-2 with a Rockwell Collins CAAS cockpit (as fitted to the MH-47G, MH-60M & MH-60T). Used by the University of Iowa’s Operator Performance Lab (OPL) as a sensor testbed, primarily for U.S. military research work.
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