HIP replacements

[Snapper]

I do not invite any comment of a political nature. But you may be interested to see that HMG is buying second hand Mi-17 HIP troop carrying helicopters from Bulgaria to use in Afghanistan.

 

MB

[Tony B]

Maybe a few Hinds as well? more use then Apache.

[abn deuce]

Silly me when I read the topic , I first thought of the surgical kind:embarrassed::blush:

[Tony B]

:-( We're getting to that sort of age mate. It was the French Allouette turbine helicopters that first cracked the high, hot problem on helicopters. The Rohdesian's used them in the 1960's as gunship airborne command vehicles.

Edited August 19, 2008 by Tony B

[AndyFowler]

I do not invite any comment of a political nature. But you may be interested to see that HMG is buying second hand Mi-17 HIP troop carrying helicopters from Bulgaria to use in Afghanistan.

 

MB

Who will maintain them ? Who will train the pilots? Who would want to go up in one ? Grim state of affairs I'm afraid !

[Tony B]

1: contractors 2: contactors 3: who gets the choice? Enginnering wise the Russian kit is normally well designed and easy to maintain there is a tendency to underestimate it because of a lack of flahing lights and beeps.

[Snapper]

Apparently they are designed to work well in extreme temperatures. I think the number purchased will be low - two to start with. Spares are no problem...

[AlienFTM]

I could have sworn Mi-8 was HIP. It isn't often I am right, but it looks like I am wrong again.

[Snapper]

me too - it annoyed me yesterday - but didn't get time to check it.

will do. News story is accurate in essence though.

[Snapper]

Ok, according to Wikepedia the Mi-8 is the former king of Sicily - no....

 

the Mi-8 is the Hip and the Mi-17 is basically an improvement the Russians call the Mi-8M. So the 17 has the same Nato name presumably.

[Chrisg]

Silly me when I read the topic , I first thought of the surgical kind:embarrassed::blush:

 

:rofl::rofl::rofl: