Mi 2

Hi there !

In this post you are going to read about Mi 2. Basicly it is recon helicopter made in early 60's in USSR. It's still in use in some countries such as Poland or Ukraine. It's the only russian helicopter never made in USSR. Currently they are made in WSK Świdnik in Poland. Here's a photo :

History: 

As I said on the beginning . MI2 was developed to replace MI1. It was created in early 60's , but it's still in use. On 22.09.1961 the first flight took place. On the spring in 1962 one of the prototypes was used to replace a biplane. On 25.09.1962 it made world's helicopter speed record (253.8 km/g). Polish engineers made their own version of this helicopter and named it MI2 Gniewosz. It was armed in air-ground missiles , two 23mm canons and Anti-aircraft rockets as well. 

Technical thingies :

Year of serial production start : 1965

Top speed: 210 km/h

Weight:2375 kg

Lenght: 17.42m

Range: 270 km , 600 with additional fuel tanks

It 's a good helicopter , and it is used in many ways today

See ya !

//The Typical Loner