Trumpeter 1/48 Soviet Mi8MT Hip-H Helicopter Kit
MODEL AIRPLANE DEPOT
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 helicopters 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 Brief | Length: 525.5mm Rotor Diameter: 443.7mm |
| Total Parts | 270+ |
| Metal Parts | n/a |
| Photo Etched Parts | 1 piece |
| Film Parts | n/a |
| Resin Parts | n/a |
| Total Sprues | 14 sprues |
| More Features | - Detailed fuselage w/accurate design - Canopy made from clear parts - Finely detailed cockpit, gear cabin, - photo-etched parts included |
