Ulan Ude Aviation Plant, Combat-transport Mi-171SH helicopter, determined for of combat search and rescue (CSAR) missions carrying out, for the first time will be introduced at MAKS-2007 Air Show. In recent years armies of many countries take great interest to helicopters of CSAR version. Resent military conflicts showed high effectiveness of application of such specialized helicopters in rescue missions of military personnel in conditions of combat actions conducting.
Till present time western helicopters-building companies were the most active in development and promotion of CSAR-helicopters to the world market. But appearance of Russian helicopter for combat-rescue missions carrying out can provide serious business competition to western helicopters.
Russian CSAR-helicopter was developed on the basis of well recommended itself in operation (including military missions) combat-transport Mi-171SH helicopter, produced by Ulan-Ude Aviation Plant. This helicopter initially has prerequisites for effective carrying out of CSAR missions: it is enough trustworthy for conducting missions in extreme conditions (that is too important for military missions), has spacious cargo cabin for allocation of injured persons, rescuers and special equipment, it differs between the helicopters of its class of good manoeuvrability and controllability.
But the most important thing, which is to be noted, composition of special equipment of Mi-171SH helicopter. For CSAR-missions carrying out the helicopter is equipped with two winches of 270 kg and 300 kg capacity (they are installed over left and in the aperture of right sliding door), rescue equipment, sanitary stretches for 6 persons, paratrooper seats for 12 rescuers, set of medical equipment, search light, public address system, pilots' blisters with enlarged bleach, FLIR-system, NVG, direction finder.
Special attention is given to installed on the helicopter KNEI-171 navigation and indication complex, where the information from GPS and FLIR-system is output. Additionally to mentioned above the Mi-171SH helicopter is equipped with complex of protection means: engine heat suppressor, UV-26-06 chaff dispenser (it is installed on the helicopter for the first time), armour plating, self-sealing fuel tanks.
The Mi-171SH helicopter equipped for CSAR missions conducting can execute valuably combat missions. In such case the helicopter is equipped expeditiously with armament (including controlled missiles), in such case part of special equipment is removed.
Appearance at world market the Mi-171SH helicopter for CSAR-missions carrying out can influence for plans of some of states, connected with purchasing of military helicopters. The helicopter is competitive not only in its characteristics and capabilities, but in price.
Thus, it can probably be that, some countries will refuse from expensive western CSAR-helicopters at that making their choice in favour of the Russian helicopter.
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