Snapper Posted August 18, 2008 Share Posted August 18, 2008 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 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tony B Posted August 18, 2008 Share Posted August 18, 2008 Maybe a few Hinds as well? more use then Apache. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
abn deuce Posted August 19, 2008 Share Posted August 19, 2008 Silly me when I read the topic , I first thought of the surgical kind:embarrassed::blush: Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tony B Posted August 19, 2008 Share Posted August 19, 2008 (edited) :-( 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 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AndyFowler Posted August 19, 2008 Share Posted August 19, 2008 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 ! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tony B Posted August 19, 2008 Share Posted August 19, 2008 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. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Snapper Posted August 19, 2008 Author Share Posted August 19, 2008 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... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AlienFTM Posted August 19, 2008 Share Posted August 19, 2008 I could have sworn Mi-8 was HIP. It isn't often I am right, but it looks like I am wrong again. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Snapper Posted August 19, 2008 Author Share Posted August 19, 2008 me too - it annoyed me yesterday - but didn't get time to check it. will do. News story is accurate in essence though. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Snapper Posted August 19, 2008 Author Share Posted August 19, 2008 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. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Chrisg Posted August 19, 2008 Share Posted August 19, 2008 Silly me when I read the topic , I first thought of the surgical kind:embarrassed::blush: :rofl::rofl::rofl: Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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