AIRCRAFT NAME:   MIL MI-8 'HIP'
FUNCTION:        TWIN-ENGINED MEDIUM TRANSPORT HELICOPTER

DIMENSIONS:      MAIN ROTOR DIAMETER 69 FT 10.25 IN
                 FUSELAGE LENGTH 60 FT 1 IN
                 HEIGHT 18 FT 4.5 IN
                 MAIN ROTOR DISC AREA 3,828 SQ FT
WEIGHT:          EMPTY 15,780 LB
                 MAXIMUM TAKE-OFF 26,500 LB
SPEED:           110KTS
RANGE:           143NM
ALTITUDE:        14,765 FT

WEAPONS:         4  16 x 57mm ROCKET PODS

COUNTRIES:       AFGHANISTAN, BANGLADESH, CIS,
                 CZECHOSLOVAKIA, EAST GERMANY, EGYPT,
                 ETHIOPIA, FINLAND, HUNGARY, IRAQ,
                 NORTH KOREA, LIBYA, PAKISTAN, PERU,
		 POLAND, ROMANIA, SOMALIA, YEMEN,
                 SYRIA, VIETNAM AND YUGOSLAVIA

 
