Trumpeter 1:48 - Mi-8 Hip

Mi-8MT entered series production at the Kazan Helicopter Plant in 1977. From the following year onwards it was powered by modernized TV3-117MT Series III engines. At first the number of helicopters powered by TV3-117 engines was consider­ably smaller than the number of the preceding versions with TV2-117s, but hostilities in Afghanistan prompted the Soviet military to reconsider their ordering policy, and by the mid-1980s the Mi-8MT and its derivatives became the plant's main product. By 2001 the Kazan plant had turned out more than 3,000 heRead More...icopters powered by TV3-117MT and TV3-117VM engines. In 1981 the Mi-8MT made its international debut at the 34th Paris Air Show. For advertising and marketing reasons the export version was allocated a new des­ignation, Mi-17,It has six external hard points. The Mi-17 is provided with missiles, bombs, small arms and cannons. Model Information: Length: 525.5mm   Rotor Diameter: 443.7mm   Contains 270+ parts including 1 pc photo-etch. Detailed fuselage w/accurate design. Canopy made from clear parts. Finely detailed cockpit and gear cabin.   *Please note paint and glue are not included.Read Less