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Paris 2011: Rostvertol’s Upgraded Mi-26T2 Looks for Sales in India

Rostvertol is at the show promoting its Mi-26T2, an upgraded version of its popular heavy-lift helicopter, in the hope of securing sales to India and other

By Julian Moxon

June 21, 2011

Rostvertol is at the show promoting its Mi-26T2, an upgraded version of its popular heavy-lift helicopter, in the hope of securing sales to India and other potential customers. The company is appearing at the Paris Air Show for the first time since becoming part of the Russian Helicopters (Chalet B37).

Improvements include a glass cockpit, more advanced avionics and night-operations capability. The new cockpit enables crew numbers to be reduced from five to two, plus a flight engineer to operate the external sling. New air conditioning and cargo compartment heating have been fitted, which is likely to prove popular with crewmembers.

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