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Mil Mi-2
Utility helicopter family by Mil / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
The Mil Mi-2 (NATO reporting name Hoplite) is a small, three rotor blade Soviet-designed multi-purpose helicopter developed by the Mil Moscow Helicopter Plant designed in the early 1960s, and produced exclusively by WSK "PZL-Świdnik" in Poland. Nearly 5500 were made by the time production stopped in 1999, and it remains in service globally.
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Mi-2 of the Polish Air Force | |
Role | Utility helicopter |
Design group | Mil Moscow Helicopter Plant |
Built by | PZL-Świdnik |
First flight | 22 September 1961 |
Introduction | 1965 |
Status | In service |
Primary users | Soviet Air Force (historical) Polish Armed Forces Aeroflot (historical) |
Produced | 1965-1998[1] |
Number built | 5,497[1] |
Developed from | Mil Mi-1 |
Variants | PZL Kania |
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