Mi-8MT entered series production at the Kazan Helicopter Plant in 1977. From the following year on, 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.
- Scale: 1/48
- Item Type: Plastic Model Aircraft Kit
- Model Brief:
- Length: 525.5mm
- Rotor Diameter: 443.7mm
- Total Parts: 270+
- Photo Etched Parts: 1 piece
- Total Sprues: 14 sprues
- Released Date: 2022-11
- More Features:
- Detailed fuselage w/accurate design
- Canopy made from clear parts
- Finely detailed cockpit, gear cabin,
- Photo-etched parts included
- Detailed fuselage w/accurate design