AIRCRAFT PROGRAM
| Lift type | Rotary wing | ||
| Construction type | Factory-built | ||
| Control type | Piloted | ||
| Engine type | Turboshaft | ||
| Application | Business, Cargo, Military Transport, Search & Rescue, Utility | ||
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Twin turboshaft medium transport helicopter. Includes Mi-171Sh-VN military transport, Mi-171A2 and Mi-171A3 variants. Also known as Mi-8 in RFAS military service and includes the variants Mi-8MT, Mi-8MTV-1 and Mi-8AMTSh-VN.
| Variant | Launch/First flight | Production end | |
| MIL Mi-17 | 1960 / 1975 | Baseline variant, with RFAS designation Mi-8MT. | |
| MIL Mi-17V-5 | 1995 / 1998 | Military utility transport helicopter, with export deignation Mi-8MTV5-1, Kazan product. | |
| MIL Mi-171A2 | 2013 / 2014 | Enhanced civilian cargo helicopter. | |
| MIL Mi-171Sh-VN | 2017 / 2017 | Export version of Mi-8AMTSh, armed variant. | |
| MIL Mi-171A3 | 2018 / 2021 | Variant specifically designed for offshore missions, derived from Mi-38 and Mi-171A2. |
View full news archive for the MIL Mi-17/171.
| Cascade Engineering | Analysis | Computer-aided Simulation: Created and used FE models for the entire engine intake filter |
| Euro-Composites | Analysis | Composite Sandwich Panels: Cellular interior panels |
| Kazan Helicopters JSC | Analysis | News | Aircraft Flooring: Cargo bay floor (MI-171A3) |
| Progress Arsenyev Aviation Company (AAK) | Analysis | News | Fuselage Sections: Composite materials for nose and board panels for middle fuselage section. (Mi-171A3) |
| Telephonics Corporation | Analysis | News | Reconnaissance Radar: RDR-1600 search & rescue weather avoidance radar |
| Concern Radio-Electronic Technologies (KRET) | Analysis | News | Electronic Flight Instrument Systems: KBO-17 avionics suite (Mi-171A2) |
| Motor Sich JSC | Analysis | Auxiliary Power Units: AI-9V APU |
| Pall Corporation | Analysis | News | Engine Air Filters: Centrisep air cleaner filters |
| JSC UEC-Klimov | Analysis | News | Turboshaft Engines: (TV3-117 - MIL Mi-17 - TV3-117MT/117VM VK-2500 - MIL Mi-171A2 - VK-2500PS-03; MIL Mi-171A3 - VK-2500PS-03; MIL Mi-171Sh-VN - VK-2500; MIL Mi-17V-5 - VK-2500 ) |
| Motor Sich JSC | Analysis | Turboshaft Engines: (TV3-117 - MIL Mi-17 - TV3-117 VK-2500 - MIL Mi-171A2 - VK-2500; MIL Mi-171A3 - VK-2500; MIL Mi-171Sh-VN - VK-2500; MIL Mi-17V-5 - VK-2500 ) |
| Cascade Engineering | Analysis | Technical/Eng/Scientific Studies: Provided sizing, development, optimisation, instruction throughout engine intake filter development |
| Cascade Engineering | Analysis | Stress Analysis: Provided the entire structural design & analysis effort for the engine intake filter development |
