Mil Mi-1
The Mil Mi-1 (Russian: Мил Ми-1; NATO reporting name: Hare) is a Soviet civilian and military helicopter. It was the first one built in a series in the USSR.[1] It was built under licence in Poland as SM-1.[2]
| Mil Mi-1 | |
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| Mil Mi-1 in a Belarussian museum | |
| Role | Helicopter |
| National origin | USSR |
| Manufacturer | Mil |
| First flight | September 20, 1948 |
| Introduction | 1950 |
| Status | Active |
| Primary user | Soviet Air Force. |
| Number built | more than 2500 examples. |
Users
Civilians
Countries using civilians Mil Mi-1 were: Czechoslovakia, Poland, Romania, and the USSR.
Militaries
Countries using militaries Mil Mi-1 were : Afghanistan, Albania, Algeria, Bulgaria, China, Cuba, Czechoslovakia, East Germany, Egypt, Finland, Hungary, Iraq, Mongolia, North Korea, Poland, Romania, USSR, Sudan, Syria, and Vietnam.
Mil Mi-1 Media
Early three-seater Mi-1 variant in The Helicopter Museum
Mi-1M at an aviation museum in Kiev
A Soviet Mil Mi-1M General Purpose Light Helicopter at the Ukrainian State Aviation Museum.
SM-1W (Polish produced Mi-1M)
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Some early three-seater Mi-1 variant
Mi-1M with side capsules for the injured
3-view line drawing of the Mil Mi-1
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Bibliography
- Jackson, Robert, Helicopters: Military, Civilian, and Rescue Rotorcraft (The Aviation Factfile). London: Grange Books Ltd, 2005. ISBN 1-84013-812-2.
- Gaillard, Pierre, Avions et hélicoptères militaires d'aujourd'hui Paris, France : Larivière éditions, 1999. ISBN 2-907051-24-5.
References
- ↑ (in French) http://www.avionslegendaires.net/avion-militaire/mil-mi-1-hare/
- ↑ "Mil Mi-1 helicopter - development history, photos, technical data". www.aviastar.org.