Mi-8 Hip

The most produced twin-turbine transport helicopter in history, the Mi-8 Hip (Mi-17 export family) has served as the backbone of Soviet/Russian and allied medium-lift aviation since the late 1960s, with over 10,000 airframes built and a presence on every continent.

Overview

The Mil Mi-8, known to NATO as the Hip, is a medium twin-engine, single-main-rotor helicopter that has dominated global rotary-wing transport for decades. The export Mi-17 family (NATO reporting name Hip-H) is essentially the high-hot-and-powerful evolution of the baseline Mi-8MT. Together they form a ubiquitous platform: troop/cargo carrier, gunship, armed assault, MEDEVAC, and electronic-warfare special-mission helicopter. According to Airforce Technology, well over 10,000 Mi-8/17s have been built, making it the most produced helicopter in the world, in service with over 50 nations.

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