Aircraft
Redesigned Mi-8 On Display But Not Yet Certified
The Mi-171A2 borrows from the Mi-38: both helicopters appeared at the HeliRussia 2017 show.
One of the Mi-171A2 prototypes on display outside the HeliRussia exhibition hall in Moscow. (Photo: Vladimir Karnozov)
One of the Mi-171A2 prototypes on display outside the HeliRussia exhibition hall in Moscow. (Photo: Vladimir Karnozov)

Russian Helicopters displayed the redesigned Mi-8 that is designated Mi-171A2 at the HeliRussia 2017 show in Moscow last week, alongside the new and larger Mi-38. The company reported that it has not been immune to the worldwide decline in rotorcraft sales. Production of the popular Mi-8/17 family (more than 12,000 copies built so far, and exported to 110 countries) has decreased from 150 to less than 100 at two sites (Kazan and Ulan-Ude). However, although both the Mi-8/17 and the Mi-38 models are now being marketed as civilian, the Russian defense ministry is procuring their armed versions.

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