Mil Mi-1

utility helicopter family by Mil

The Mil Mi-1 (Russian: Мил Ми-1; NATO reporting name: Hare) is a Soviet civilian and military helicopter. It was the first one built in a series in the USSR.[1] It was built under licence in Poland as SM-1.[2]

Mil Mi-1
Mil Mi-1 in a Belarussian museum
Role Helicopter
National origin USSR
Manufacturer Mil
First flight September 20, 1948
Introduction 1950
Status Active
Primary user Soviet Air Force.
Number built more than 2500 examples.

Users change

Civilians change

Countries using civilians Mil Mi-1 were: Czechoslovakia, Poland, Romania, and the USSR.

Militaries change

Countries using militaries Mil Mi-1 were : Afghanistan, Albania, Algeria, Bulgaria, China, Cuba, Czechoslovakia, East Germany, Egypt, Finland, Hungary, Iraq, Mongolia, North Korea, Poland, Romania, USSR, Sudan, Syria, and Vietnam.

Bibliography change

  • Jackson, Robert, Helicopters: Military, Civilian, and Rescue Rotorcraft (The Aviation Factfile). London: Grange Books Ltd, 2005. ISBN 1-84013-812-2.
  • Gaillard, Pierre, Avions et hélicoptères militaires d'aujourd'hui Paris, France : Larivière éditions, 1999. ISBN 2-907051-24-5.

References change

  1. (in French) http://www.avionslegendaires.net/avion-militaire/mil-mi-1-hare/
  2. "Mil Mi-1 helicopter - development history, photos, technical data". www.aviastar.org.