Mi-171 Russian Medium Transport Helicopter
Mi-171
Utility Helicopter
Other
Basic Information
Name
Mi-171 Russian Medium Transport Helicopter
Designation
Mi-171
Alternate Designation
Mi-171
Equipment Type
Utility Helicopter
Manufacturer
Kazan Helicopter Plant
Ulan-Ude Aviation Plant
Date of Introduction
1999
Description
The Mi-171 Russian Medium Transport Helicopter is outfitted with a TV3-117VM Engine. The Mi-171Sh was specifically designed for operating in combat missions in local armed conflicts. The design incorporates a five-bladed main rotor, a tail rotor, and non-retractable tricycle nose-wheel landing gear.
Air & Air Defense Specifications
Crew
3
Engine
Turboshaft (2070 hp)
Max Speed
250.0 km/h
Service Ceiling
4500 m
System
Alternative Designation
Mi-171
Manufactuer
Kazan Helicopter Plant
Ulan-Ude Aviation Plant
Primary Function
Armed assault-transport
Type
Medium twin-turbine transport helicopter
In Service
1999-Present
Crew
3 (2x pilots, 1x flight engineer)
Blades, Main Rotor
5 ea
Blades, Tail Rotor
3 ea
Day/Night Capable
The Mi-171 is equipped with instruments and avionics allowing operation in day, night, and instrument meteorological conditions.
All Weather Capable
The Mi-171 is equipped with instruments and avionics allowing operation in day, night, and instrument meteorological conditions.
Takeoff or Landing Limitations
INA
Vertical Climb Rate
9 m/s
Number of Hard Points
4 ea
Standard Payload
24 troops, or 3,000 kg internal or external loads on 4x hardpoints.
Landing Gear
Fixed main gear struts run down and out from attachment points on the upper, rear fuselage. A second strut holds the wheel well away from the lower fuselage. The two-wheel nose gear is fitted under the fuselage just behind the cockpit
Dimensions
Length, with Rotors Turning
25.2 m
Length, Fuelage
18.2 m
Width
2.5 m
Height
5.65 m
Main Rotor Diameter
21.3 m
Tail Rotor Diameter
3.9 m
Cargo Compartment, Length
5.3 m
Cargo Compartment, Width
2.3 m
Cargo Compartment, Height
1.8 m
Weight, Maximum Gross
13,000 kg
Weight, Normal Takeoff
11,100 kg
Weight, Empty
7,489 kg
Automotive
Engine Name
2 x TV3-117VM Engines
Engine Type
Medium twin-turbine
Engine Power
2,070 shaft hp each
Fuel, Internal
445 liters
Fuel, Internal Aux Tank
915 liters ea
Fuel, External Fuel Tank
45 liters in port tank,
680 liters in starboard tank
Speed, Maximum
250 km/h
Speed, Average
240 km/h
Range, Maximum Load
350 km
Service Ceiling
4,500 m
Range, Normal Load
460 km
Range, with Auxilery Fuel
950 km
Service Ceiling, Service
6,000 m
Service Ceiling,Hover (out of ground effect)
830 m
Service Ceiling,Hover (in ground effect)
1,900 m
Vertical Climb Rate
9 m/s
Standard Payload
24 troops, or 3,000 kg internal or external loads on 4x hardpoints.
Communications
Radio
INA
Door Mounted Gun
Note
Loaded combat troops can fire personal weapons through windows from inside cabin.
Wing Mounted Weapons
Additional Armament that can be equipped on the Mi-8T
2 - 7.62-mm or 1x 12.7-mm MG
4-6 - AT-2C Swatter or AT-3 Sagger
ATGMs
4-6 - 57-mm rocket pods (16 each)
2 - 80-mm rocket pods (20 each)
4 - 250-kg bombs
2 - 500-kg bombs
2 - 12.7-mm MG pod
2 - Twin 23-mm gun pods
1,830 liters Additional fuel tanks
Rocket System
Name
UB-32 (rocket pod)
Type
57 mm, reusable, 32-salvo rocket pod
Length, Launcher
2,080 mm
Diameter, Launcher
464 mm
Basic Load for the UB-32 Rocket Pod
4 ea, one on each hardpoint
Number of Rockets in each UB-32 Rocket Pod
32 ea
Rocket
Name
S-5 Rockets
Type
Rocket
Length, Rocket
2,080 mm
Diameter, Rocket
481 mm
Weight Empty
103 kg
Weight Loaded
264 kg
Warhead Types
produced in a variety of sub-types with different warheads, including HEAT anti-armour (S-5K), high-explosive fragmentation (S-5M/MO), smoke, and incendiary rounds
Maximum Effective Range
3-4 km depending on the warhead and fuze
Basic Load
32 x S-5 Rockets per UB-32 Rocket Pod
Fire Control
Fire Control System Type
INA
Fire Control Radar
INA
Digital or Analog Cockpit
INA
Direct Fire Control
Yes
Laser Designator
INA
Automated Helmet
INA
Position Location System
Yes
Weather Radar
1 x Type 8A-813
Navigation
1 x DISS-32-90 Doppler navigation under tailboom
Protection
Armor Type
Bolt-on
Fuselage
semi-monocoque pod and boom fuselage has a nearly stepless front
Cockpit Glass
large, five-section windshield and lower nose windows
Stealth Properties
No
Heat Signature Reduction
IR over engine exhausts
Add on Armor
Available
NBC Protection
Yes
EW
INA
EW Counter Measures/CCM
INA
Counter Measures (Chaff/Flares)
Yes,ASO-3 and ASO-2 chaff/flare countermeasures system
Jammer
1 x Hot Brick IR
Details
Country of Origin
Russia
Category
Transport Helicopter
Air > Transport Helicopter
Filter Label
M
Classification
Domain
Air & Air Defense
Equipment Status
Active
Dimensions
Length
25.2 m
Width
2.5 m
Height
5.65 m
Weight
13000 kg
Operators (12)
Russia
Pakistan
Czech Republic
Algeria
Argentina
Bangladesh
Chad
Ghana
Kazakhstan
Mongolia
Nepal
Sudan
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