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24 of September, 13:33

Mi-2 in the Ukraine was turned into a military rotorcraft
Ukrainian Company "Motor Sich" sample presented the attack helicopter Mi-MSB-IN, equipped with weapons of their production.
in Light of the Soviet rotorcraft development hung blocks of unguided rockets and a pair of automatic grenade launchers, appeared in the cabin 7, 62-mm machine Gun on the tail boom is bolted by clamps ferrule with heat traps. Left exhaust pipe was covered by a makeshift screen, resembling a range hood. Right for some reason left in its original form, on the contrary took the air intake metal grille, writes a site " Russian weapons ".



Novelty immediately became a reason for jokes on the Internet." Sheathe bed nets should be, and then no protection, " said a user with the nickname katarosov." urgently to patent assault gliders, until not started, " echoes e_maksimov him." The machine gun in the cabin is somehow the most touching. Do you plan to arm the crew with revolvers and daggers?", asked bamkworm." Have seen Mimino, in his "Chito-grito" turned..." - sums up sergkz. Light, multipurpose rotorcraft Mi-2 was developed in the USSR for replacement of Mi-1, 1st flying machine was made in 1965 and were produced until 1992. Thanks to the successful design and reliability, these helicopters are operated still. Mi-2 became famous because of the movie "Mimino" where it flew the main character. Mimino phrase: "This is not a rotorcraft, It's a butterfly ", characterizes the capacity of the machine. In parallel with the Soviet Union, the Mi-2 was produced in Poland, there appeared the first fighting version of the Mi-ERP: with gun, 2 machine guns and four anti-tank rockets.

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