Modernised Mi-26T2V helicopter flies
Russian Helicopters has successfully completed the first flight of the modernised Mi-26T2V helicopter, the company announced on 19 August.
Preliminary flight tests of Mi-26T2 are set to be carried out by specialists at Mil Moscow Helicopter Plant, and after that the machine will be handed over to Russian aerospace forces for official tests.
The modernised Mi-26T2, a heavy-lift wide-body transport helicopter, can carry up to 20t of cargo. It features modern NPK90-2V integrated avionics for day and night operations. Onboard defensive aids ensure protection of the helicopter from air defence missile systems.
Anatoly Serdyukov, industrial director, Aviation Cluster of Rostec State Corporation, said: ‘The Mi-26 helicopter is a unique machine. No other serial helicopter in the world can lift the weight that this helicopter can lift. Modernisation allows much wider application of this machine.
‘The State Armament Programme for 2018-2027 envisages providing the armed forces with this version of heavy-lift helicopters.’
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