The Mi-17 Hippo helicopter is the successor to the Mi-8 Hippo for civil and export markets. The prototype, which utilizes the basic Mi-8 fuselage structure and Mi-14 powerplant and aerodynamic system, was first unveiled at the Paris Air Show in 1981 and exported in 1983. The prototype, which utilized the basic Mi-8 fuselage structure and Mi-14 powerplant and aerodynamic system, made its debut at the Paris Air Show in 1981, and began exports in 1983. Production of the Mi-17 is carried out at the Kazan Helicopter Plant and the Ulan-Ude Aircraft Plant. More than 1,100 units of this model*** have been delivered.
There are two other variants of the Mi-17:
Mi-17P "Hippo" K communications jammer.2 were seen in the Hungarian Army in 1990. The antenna array on board is much improved over that of the Mi-8 Hippo K. A large 32 element array is mounted on each side. The large 32-element array is mounted on a vertically separated panel behind the main landing gear on each side, and 4-element arrays are mounted on both sides of the tailgate. The large radomes are located under the nozzles on both sides of the nacelle.
The Mi-17-1VA Hippo H was first displayed at the 1989 Paris Air Show in France. This model is used as an aviation hospital in Russia. The interior has three stretchers, an operating table, various surgical and medical equipment, and a place for one surgeon and three paramedics. The model is fitted with two more powerful TV3-117VM turboshaft engines, each producing 1,678 kilowatts (2,280 shaft horsepower), and has an improved rate of climb and hovering lift, but little change in weight or performance.
The former Soviet armed forces used large numbers of Mi-8 and Mi-17 helicopters. They were also used extensively in the Afghanistan campaign. Sixteen Mi-17s were delivered to Cuba in 1983, followed by purchases by Angola, North Korea, Nicaragua, Poland, India and Peru. The Mi-17 is still in production. The civilian export version costs $5.5 million per unit. The rotor system has a 5-bladed all-metal rectangular blade rotor and a 3-bladed tail rotor.
The fuselage military version is fitted with armored plates on both sides of the cockpit. AS0-2 artificial radar jamming foil bombs are mounted under the tailgate, and a Holt-Brick infrared jammer is mounted on the front of the tailgate.
Two Klimov TV3-117MT turboshaft engines with a takeoff power of 2×1454 kW (2×1977 shaft horsepower).
Weapons system mounted 23 mm GSH-23 cannon.
(Same as Mi-8 except for the following data)