Russian Helicopters, leading designer and manufacturer of helicopters, will present its new medium multirole Mi-171A2 at the MAKS 2013 I...
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Russian Helicopters, leading designer and manufacturer of helicopters, will present its new medium multirole Mi-171A2 at the MAKS 2013 International Aviation & Space Salon, which starts on August 27 in the Moscow Region town of Zhukovsky.
The helicopter has already arrived at the Gromov Flight Research Institute aerodrome where it will be based before going on static display as part of Russian Helicopters’ exhibition at MAKS.
The Mi-171A2 is one of the most eagerly anticipated new models of the Russian aviation industry. It has been created using the latest technologies, and builds on the many years of operating experience of theMi-8/17 series of helicopters in different climatic conditions around the world.
Thanks to a number of innovations the Mi-171A2 boasts substantially improved flight capabilities and technical parameters, as well as expanded functionality. The helicopter is fitted with a powerful and economical VK-2500PS-03 turboshaft engine, modified transmission and rotor system that prolong the helicopter’s operating life, and composite main rotors and a new X-shaped tail rotor.
The cabin can be quickly and easily reconfigured as a transport or passenger helicopter, and additional equipment can also be fitted as necessary.
The helicopter’s designers have achieved a high level of safety and reduced cost per flight hour. There is expected to be particular interest in the helicopter’s KBO-17 integrated glass-cockpit piloting and navigation system, which makes the helicopter more responsive and significantly reduces crew workload.
The avionics suite includes a PKV-171A digital autopilot. The producer of the integrated on-board systems, Concern Radioelectronic Technologies, will display at its pavilion a working prototype of an Mi-171A2 flight simulator for pilot training.
The medium multirole Mi-8/17 series is the world’s most popular helicopter, with more machines produced than any other in its class, and today is widely operated around the world.
By the end of 2013, Ulan-Ude Aviation Plant plans to deliver a second prototype of the Mi-171A2 to Mil Moscow Helicopter Plant for improvements and testing.
Russian Helicopters plans to complete certification of the Mi-171A2 to the flightworthiness standards of the Aviation Register of the Interstate Aviation Committee in 2014, with deliveries to buyers scheduled to start in 2015.
