Mil Mi-22
Mil · Soviet Union · first flew 1975 · transport aircraft
The Mil Mi-22 was a Soviet airborne command post helicopter developed from the Mi-6 transport and in service from 1975.
Recognition (WEFT)
| W — Wings | High-mounted, rotary |
|---|---|
| E — Engines | 2 × turboshaft, fuselage-mounted |
| F — Fuselage | Often a red stripe painted on the fuselage to identify it to troops |
| T — Tail | Conventional |
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Spot it by:
- Large aerial mounted on the tail boom
- Often a red stripe painted on the fuselage to identify it to troops
- Mi-6 airframe with stub wings, five-blade rotor and fixed tricycle undercarriage
Externally very like the Mi-6, with large stub wings and a five-blade rotor; the large aerial on the tail boom and a red stripe mark it out as the command post version.
Specifications
- The Mil Mi-22 has a length of 33.18 m (109 ft).
- It has a wingspan of 15.3 m (50 ft).
- Its maximum speed is 280 km/h (174 mph).
- Typical crew: 6-11.
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History
After Mi-6VKP conversions in the early 1970s, Mil produced the Mi-6AYA (Mi-6VzPU) with the Yakhont communications suite, which went into serial production at Rostov as the Mi-22. The designation was reused from an unbuilt 1965 development of the Mi-2.
Variants
The Mi-22 was based on the Mi-6VKP and Mi-6AYA conversions; it was replaced in production by the Mi-27.
Where you'll see it
Served with the Soviet Air Force from the late 1970s and then with the Russian Air Force until the early 2000s.
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