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General information
Type	Utility helicopter
Designer	Mil Moscow Helicopter Plant
Built by	PZL-Świdnik
Status	In service
Primary users	Soviet Air Force (historical)Polish Armed Forces Aeroflot (historical)
Number built	5,497
History
Manufactured	1965-1998
Introduction date	1965
First flight	22 September 1961
Developed from	Mil Mi-1
Variants	PZL Kania

The Mi-2 was produced exclusively in Poland, in the WSK "PZL-Świdnik" factory in Świdnik. The first production helicopter in the Soviet Union was the Mil Mi-1, modelled along the lines of the S-51 and Bristol Sycamore and flown by Mikhail Mil's bureau in September 1948. During the 1950s it became evident, and confirmed by American and French development, that helicopters could be greatly improved with turbine engines. S. P. Isotov developed the GTD-350 engine and Mil used two of these in the far superior Mi-2. The twin shaft-turbine engines used in the Mi-2 develop 40% more power than the Mi-1's piston engines, for barely half the engine weight, with the result that the payload was more than doubled. The Mi-2 fuselage was extensively altered from its predecessor, with the engines mounted overhead. However, the external dimensions remained similar.

Design

The Mil Mi-2 (NATO reporting name Hoplite) is a small, three rotor blade Soviet-designed multi-purpose helicopter developed by the Mil Moscow Helicopter Plant designed in the early 1960s, and produced exclusively by WSK "PZL-Świdnik" in Poland. Nearly 5500 were made by the time production stopped in 1999, and it remains in service globally.

The Mi-2 was first introduced into the Soviet Air Force in 1965. The Mi-2 is used by mainly former Soviet and Eastern Bloc countries, although it was also purchased by the armed forces of Mexico and Myanmar. Most of the armed Mi-2 variants were used by Poland. Some were also used by the former East Germany (with 7.62 mm machine gun and 57 mm unguided rocket armament only). North Korea still maintains a large active fleet of Mi-2s

Variants Military

Mil Moscow Helicpter plant Mil Mi-2 (NATO reporting name Hoplite)

Mil Moscow Helicpter plant Mil Mi-2/PZL Sokół (NATO reporting name Hoplite)

General characteristics

Crew: 1
Length: 16 m (52 ft 6 in)
Height: 4.93 m (16 ft 2 in)
Empty weight: 7,700 kg
Gross weight: 9,800 kg (21,605 lb)
Max takeoff weight: 10,800 kg

Powerplant

Powerplant: 2 × Klimov VK-2500 turboshaft engines, (2,400 shp) each
Main rotor diameter: 2 × 14.5 m
Main rotor area: 330.3 m² (3,555 sq ft) contra-rotating 3-bladed main rotors

Specifications

Maximum speed: 315 km/h
Cruise speed: 270 km/h
Never exceed speed: 350 km/h
Range: 545 km (339 mi, 294 nmi)
Combat range: 470 km
Ferry range: 1,160 km
Service ceiling: 5,500 m (18,000 ft)

Armament

- - - Guns: 1 × mobile semi-rigid 30 mm Shipunov 2A42 cannon (460 rounds total, dual feeding AP or HE-Frag)
    - Hardpoints: 6 × under-wing hardpoints, plus 2 on wingtips for countermeasures or air-to-air missiles with a capacity of 2,000 k

Special Links Mil Moscow Helicpter plant Mil Mi-2 (NATO reporting name Hoplite)

Links to Youtube & Others

The new version announced by the Russian Ministry of Defence in 2018 eventually crystalized into the Ka-52M; 114 helicopters of this new version are to be acquired. Additionally, older Ka-52s are to be upgraded to Ka-52M standard. The contract for the first 30 Ka-52Ms was signed in August 2021. A new contract was signed in August 2022. Upgrades embodied in the Ka-52M include a modernized GOES-451M electro-optical targeting turret with an increased range, stronger undercarriage wheels, and improved cockpit ergonomics, with better adaptation to the use of night-vision goggles.

Mil Helicpter plant Mil Mi-2 (NATO: Hoplite)

The Ka-50 and its two-seat version Ka-52 are high-performance combat helicopters with day and night capability,

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For its own protection, Ka-50 is fitted with a radar warning receiver, electronic warfare system and chaff and flare dispensers.

Mil Moscow Helicpter plant
Mil Mi-2/PZL Sokół
(NATO name Hoplite)