Mi-8/171 type helicopters will receive additional reservation for the landing compartment

Airborne transport helicopters of the Mi-8/171 type will receive additional reservation for the airborne compartment. This decision was made after testing this type of machine in combat in the Syrian Arab Republic. About this in an interview with the magazine "Russian Helicopters" said the managing director of the Ulan-Ude Aviation Plant Leonid Belykh.

Belykh explained that according to the results of tests of the Mi-8 transport assault helicopters and its modifications in real combat conditions in Syria, the military put forward requirements for improving the helicopter's design to save lives. One of the solutions to this problem will be additional reservation of the helicopter landing compartment.

(...) we tested our cars in Syria, and in real combat conditions certain issues emerged. The military is making new demands in the next contract. Behind all this is the need to save people's lives. Now, for example, we will introduce armor to the landing cockpit of helicopters. (...)

- he said.

In addition, according to Belykh, options for Mi-8 type helicopters with an improved weapon system and flight performance are being developed.

Mi-8 (according to the NATO classification of Hip) is a Soviet and Russian multi-purpose helicopter created by the Mil Design Bureau in the early 60s of the last century. He entered the arsenal of the Soviet army in 1967, is in service with more than 50 countries of the world and is the most massive twin-engine helicopter in the world, and also one of the most popular helicopters in stories aviation.

To date, the designers have created about 130 modifications of this helicopter, including export options.

Comments

[bessmertniy]

It is necessary to save people, and not to reduce the performance characteristics of the machine. The task, of course, is a serious one.

[Borik]

It is necessary to save people, and not to reduce the performance characteristics of the machine. The task, of course, is a serious one. hi

But how can they not be reduced if the armor is hung? They will definitely go down. We simply do not have more powerful engines to compensate for the increased weight.

[Obi-Wan Kenobi]

It is necessary to save people, and not to reduce the performance characteristics of the machine. The task, of course, is a serious one.

There are no miracles in the world.
Fewer people will be on board.

[bessmertniy]

Well, you can take no less people, but easier. Any kind of no, but a way out.

[Obi-Wan Kenobi]

Distracted, so the thought did not finish.
Something is still taking less. Either people, or fuel, or ammunition.
It all depends on the task or, as the buzzword is now, mission.

[BARKAS]

They simply refuse the standard external suspension and all or simply do not use it.

[lucul]

It is necessary to save people, and not to reduce the performance characteristics of the machine. The task, of course, is a serious one.

The answer is composites, composites, and again composites. Salvage in research needs to be swollen nemeryanno, but everything will pay off more than .....
This is about how in 1910 to begin to carry out the electrification of industry))))

[Nikolaevich I]

Most likely they will use "armor" using Kevlar, VM-polyethylene, "light" ceramics ... But still ... it is desirable to put the engine more powerful ...

[evgen1221]

Do not upgrade as a well-deserved car, but you still need to make a new one.

[Donald72]

Build a new MI-X. New avionics, new engines, pot-bellied roomy fuselage. Put in the parking lot, and next to MI-8 is the last midfielder. And they will turn a turnip and where are the differences.

[basmach]

Fifty-one to the turntable, and only now they realized that the transport and combat landing compartment should be armored. As if he hadn’t fought anywhere.

[Donald72]

In general, there, most likely, they will only be protected from conventional small arms, and not even solid. The bottom and part of the wall. Mozh and not so hard. And MI-8 is not the weakest in its class.

[saygon66]

- They will put "buckets" armored for the landing ... And even remove the tank from there - in the same place the kerosene to hell.

[Alexey-74]

Modern composite materials are quite capable of solving this problem. And the life of people is above all.

[John22]

It is strange that after the Afghan military did not raise the issue of protecting the cargo compartment. For a long time already it is necessary to close a cabin and fuel tanks with a Kevlar.

[DMB-2020]

There is no need to add extra weight in the form of armor, this will aggravate the situation with hard landing for Mi-8/171 helicopters.
Today, another such Mi-8 of the Krasavia airline made a hard landing with a rollover and injured in the area of ​​the village of Baykit (Evenki District of the Krasnoyarsk Territory). Only about this has not yet been written here in the news. In general, according to the chronology of accidents and disasters with helicopters of this type on the territory of Russia, since the beginning of 2018, 15 such accidents have been recorded (taking into account the emergency on December 25, 2019), including six accidents, the victims of which were a total of 36 people.
Do not book this helicopter, but completely redo it!