Russian Helicopters, a subsidiary of Oboronprom, a part of Rostec State Corporation, has delivered a Mi-171E built on the Ulan-Ude Aviation Plant to the Kazakhstan Ministry of Internal Affairs. The Ministry uses Mi-8/17s for routine patrolling and search-and-rescue missions, and for transporting personnel and load.
The Mi-171E has various features that give it an edge in Kazakhstan’s extremes of climate – temperatures can range from plus 50 to minus 58 degrees Celsius – and geography, marked by extensive steppe and tall mountain ranges. The helicopter can operate across localities from steppe to foothills to mountains, and may withstand temperatures from plus to minus 50. The Mi-171E can operate in all weathers and hard navigation conditions.
The Ministry chose the Mi-171E for its flexibility – the helicopter can carry as much as 26 passengers or 12 wounded people on stretchers accompanied by medical personnel. In its cargo configuration the helicopter can carry a lot of as much as 4,000 kg in its cabin or on an external sling. The Mi-171E is fitted with a Safir 5K/G Mi auxiliary power plant and VK-2500-03 engines that support operations at high altitude and turbulent air conditions. Helicopters of this sort have an extended list of optional extras to increase their operational possibilities. Under Russian Helicopters’ contract with the Ministry, Kazakh pilots and technical crew could be given theoretical and practical training on the Ulan-Ude plant.
Thanks to the Mi-171E’s competitive edge, its advanced flight capabilities, reliability and simplicity of operation, in addition its attractive price point, the Kazakhstan Ministry of Internal Affairs plans to expand its fleet of Russian-built helicopters sooner or later.
Russia and Kazakhstan has been working together on helicopter operations for several years. The Kazakhstan Emergencies Ministry makes active use of the Mi-171E and attests to its outstanding qualities.
The Mi-8/17 series are among the many world’s foremost rescue helicopters. They’re widely deployed to assist contend with flooding, earthquakes and other disasters including forest fires world wide, and to offer emergency medical assistance within the field.
The Mi-171E is without doubt one of the latest versions of the Mi-8/17. It’s been developed by the Mil Moscow Helicopter Plant and is built on the Ulan-Ude Aviation Plant, either one of that are Russian Helicopters companies. Today greater than 4,500 Mi-8/17 series helicopters are in operation worldwide.
Russian Helicopters, JSC is a subsidiary of UIC Oboronprom, which in turn is part of State Corporation Rostec. It’s some of the global leaders in helicopter production and the sole helicopter design and production powerhouse in Russia. Russian Helicopters is headquartered in Moscow. Russian Helicopters was established in 2007. In 2012 its IFRS revenues increased 21% to RUB 125,7billion. Deliveries reached 290 helicopters.
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