Mi-8T (Hip C) Russian Medium Transport Helicopter
Mi-8T
Utility Helicopter
Other
Basic Information
Name
Mi-8T (Hip C) Russian Medium Transport Helicopter
Designation
Mi-8T
Alternate Designation
Mi-8T; Mil Mi-8T; Hip C
Equipment Type
Utility Helicopter
Manufacturer
—
Date of Introduction
1980
Description
The Mi-8T (Hip C) is the basic civil and military transport version of the Hip. Civil versions lack armaments and can carry up to 32 passengers or 12 litter patients or cargo. The survivability features of the Mi-8 include crew cabin armor plating, explosive-resistant foam filling in the fuel tanks, a fire-fighting system and duplicated and standby hydraulic and power systems and main control circuits.
Air & Air Defense Specifications
Crew
3
Engine
Turboshaft (1 hp)
Service Ceiling
4500 m
Variants
List of Variants - See Below
Mi-8 Hip-A
Mi-8 Hip-B
Mi-8T Hip-C (Transportny, transport)
Mi-8TM
Mi-8TV
Mi-8S Hip-C (Salon)
Mi-8 VIP
Mi-8VZPU Hip-D
Mi-8TB Hip-E
Mi-8TBK Hip-F ( Kommercheskiy, commercial)
Mi-9 Hip-G
Mi-8MPS
Mi-8SMV Hip-J
Mi-8P/PPA Hip-K
Mi-8AMTSh/Mi-171Sh
Mi-8AMTSh-V
Mi-8AMTSh-VA
Mi-8TG
Mi-8 Rana
Mi-8MTPR-1
Mi-17/Mi-8MT/Mi-8MTV/Mi-17V Hip-H
Mi-17P
Mi-17PI
Mi-17PG
Mi-17Z-II
Mi-17MD
Mi-17KF
Mi-171
Mi-171M/Mi-171A2
Mi-17M/Mi-171V
Mi-172
Mi-8MTV (Visotnii, high altitude)
Mi-17 Pratap
Mi-17-1VA
Mi-17V5
Mi-171E
Mi-171E2
System
Alternative Designation
Mi-8T; Mil Mi-8T; Hip C
Manufactuer
Kazan Helicopter Plant
Ulan-Ude Aviation Plant
Primary Function
This is the basic civil and military transport version of the Hip.
Type
Medium twin-turbine transport helicopter
In Service
1980-Present
Crew
3 (2x pilots, 1x flight engineer) ea
Passengers
Civil versions lack armaments and can carry up to 32 passengers or 12 litter patients or cargo.
Blades, Main Rotor
5
Blades, Tail Rotor
3 ea
Number of Hard Points
4 ea
Day/Night Capable
The Mi-8T is equipped with instruments and avionics allowing operation in day, night, and instrument meteorological conditions.
All Weather Capable
The Mi-8T is equipped with instruments and avionics allowing operation in day, night, and instrument meteorological conditions.
Vertical Climb Rate
9 m/s
Standard Payload
4.0 t cargo or armament instead of passengers
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
Takeoff or Landing Limitations
INA
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
2x Isotov TV2-117A
Engine Type
Medium twin-turbine
Engine Power
1.700 shp each
Speed, Maximum
250 km/h
Speed, Average
240 km/h
Service Ceiling
4,500 m
Range, Maximum Load
350 km
Range, Normal Load
460 km
Range, with Auxilery Fuel
950 km
Fuel, Internal
1,870 liters
Fuel, External
980 liters
Service Ceiling, Service
6,000 m
Service Ceiling,Hover (out of ground effect)
800 m
Service Ceiling,Hover (in ground effect)
1,900 m
Vertical Climb Rate
9 m/s
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, one on each hardpoint ea
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 S-5 Rockets per UB-32 Rocket Pod
Fire Control
Fire Control System Type
INA
Fire Control Radar
INA
Digital or Analog Cockpit
INA
Navigation Radar
DISS-32-90 Doppler navigation under tailboom
Direct Fire Control
Yes
Laser Designator
INA
Automated Helmet
INA
Position Location System
Yes
Weather Radar
Type 8A-813
Protection
Armor Type
The survivability features of the Mi-8 include crew cabin armor plating, explosive-resistant foam filling in the fuel tanks, a fire-fighting system and duplicated and standby hydraulic and power systems and main control circuits.
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 Counter Measures/CCM
INA
Counter Measures (Chaff/Flares)
Yes,ASO-3 and ASO-2 chaff/flare countermeasures system
Jammer
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
—
Width
2.5 m
Height
5.65 m
Weight
13000 kg
Operators (55)
Russia
China
Poland
India
Iran
North Korea
Pakistan
Serbia
Afghanistan
Algeria
Angola
Argentina
Bangladesh
Bolivia
Bosnia and Herzegovina
Bulgaria
Burkina Faso
Cambodia
Cameroon
Chad
Chile
Colombia
Croatia
Cuba
Djibouti
Ecuador
Equatorial Guinea
Eritrea
Ethiopia
Ghana
Hungary
Indonesia
Iraq
Kazakhstan
Latvia
Libya
Mexico
Mongolia
Namibia
Nepal
Nicaragua
Niger
Nigeria
Peru
Rwanda
Senegal
Slovakia
Sri Lanka
Sudan
Syria
Tajikistan
Uganda
Venezuela
Vietnam
Zambia
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