Mi-2SME is the Ukrainian version of the modernization of the Soviet Mi-2 multi-purpose helicopter [1] , developed by Motor Sich .
| Mi-2MSB | |
|---|---|
 Mi-2MSB-V | |
| Type of | multirole helicopter |
| Developer |  Motor Sich OJSC |
| Manufacturer | Motor Sich OJSC VIAZ |
| Start of operation | 2011 |
| Base model | Mi-2 |
Content
History
In August 2011, V. A. Boguslaev , head of the board of directors of Motor Sich, said in an interview that Motor Sich had begun a project to produce upgraded Mi-2MSB helicopters equipped with a new, more powerful and economical engine [2] . The Ministry of Defense of Ukraine provided funding for the development work on the Korolok R&D program, since the modernized helicopter was supposed to be used as a training machine for training cadets of the Ukrainian Air Force military schools [3] .
Re-equipment of the first two Mi-2 helicopters was carried out at the Vinnitsa Aircraft Plant in 2011 (the cost of upgrading each Mi-2 amounted to almost 850 thousand US dollars ) [4] . In November 2012, one helicopter was presented in Kiev [5] .
In addition, on October 1, 2012, the company Motor Sich proposed to develop a light attack helicopter Mi-2MSB-2MO based on the Mi-2MSB. This modification should be equipped with two weapon farms to accommodate B8V20A rocket launchers or the UPK-23-250 universal cannon containers [6] .
In 2013, the possibility of remotorization of the modernized Mi-2MSB with AI-450M engines was announced [7] . On July 4, 2014, the first flight of the modernized Mi-2 helicopter with AI-450M engines performed its first flight [8] .
In addition to specialists from the Orizon-Navigation SE, LLC NPF MS Avia Grade LLC from Zaporozhye participated in modernization of the flight and navigation complex of the helicopter when installing the satellite GPS navigation station SN-4312U [9] .
On July 13, 2014, a representative of Motor Sich announced that the Mi-2MSB helicopters would be delivered to the Ukrainian armed forces [10] . On November 28, 2014 the first helicopter was handed over for testing to the Ministry of Defense of Ukraine [11] (in total, until December 3, 2014 the helicopter completed 44 test flights [12] ). On December 6, 2014, at the Chuguev airfield [13], two upgraded Mi-2MSB helicopters were officially handed over to the Ukrainian armed forces [14] .
September 22, 2015 at the XII-th international arms exhibition held in Kiev " Zbroya bezpeka -2015 ”ESTA LTD LLC from Nikolaev (manufacturer of blades for wind power plants) introduced a composite rotor blade for the Mi-2 helicopter, which was proposed for the upgraded Mi-2 [15] .
In 2016, work on the modernization program was completed [3] .
On January 11, 2016, President of Ukraine P. A. Poroshenko declared 2016 “the year of the Ukrainian Air Force” and announced his intention to transfer additional new and modernized equipment to military aviation, in 2016, funds were allocated and work began on the modernization of helicopters 2 armed forces of Ukraine to the level of Mi-2MSB [16] .
On April 18, 2016, the Mi-2MSB with AI-250M-B engines climbed to a height of 7000 meters during a test flight [17] .
On June 2, 2016, at the KADEX-2016 arms exhibition, Motor Sich signed a licensing agreement with Kazakhstan Aviation Industry LLC on the transfer to the Kazakh side of technologies for the modernization of Mi-2 helicopters [18] .
December 26, 2016 the Mi-2MSB helicopter was officially adopted by the Ukrainian Air Force [1] .
In March 2017, the Adron NPF announced the development of a screen-exhaust device for the Mi-2MSB, which is designed to reduce temperature and disperse exhaust gas flows [19] .
On July 10, 2017, Motor Sich JSC was certified a comprehensive simulator of the Mi-2 helicopter with AI-450M engines, designed to train pilots [20] .
On August 10, 2017, it was announced that Motor Sich created a modification of Nadiya ” [21] (version with a passenger compartment for 7 passengers and a lifting ramp in the aft of the fuselage). Flight tests of a prototype helicopter are scheduled for September 2017, mass production - for 2018 [22] . The helicopter is planned to be certified as a civilian, but it is reported that it can also be used as a patrol or sanitary-medical [21] .
In October 2017, the Vinnitsa Aircraft Plant began work on the modernization of four Mi-2s in the Mi-2MSB [23] .
At the end of October 2017, an armed Mi-2MSB helicopter (equipped with a sight, a trigger mechanism and two removable beam holders with B8V8MSB units for 8 missiles) first made practical launches of 80-mm S-8 unguided air missiles on ground targets [24] [25] .
April 16, 2018 helicopter MSB-2 " Nadiya ”took to the sky from the heliport in Zaporozhye [26] .
On March 27, 2019, in the Chuguev area, during a training flight, the Mi-2MSB Air Force of Ukraine made an emergency landing. As a result, the helicopter received minor damage, crew members were not injured. According to preliminary data, the cause of the accident was the failure of the steering [27] .
Description
During the modernization of the Mi-2 to the level of Mi-2MSB, remotorization is carried out (during which the GTD-350 engines with a capacity of 350 hp are replaced with two new, more powerful turbojet engines AI-450 or AI-450M with a capacity of 460 hp of production Motor Sich) [2] , the installation of the engine required changes in the design of the power pack, fuel, oil and fire protection systems, engine cooling systems, as well as the installation of new configuration hoods made of composite materials [3] .
Changes were made to the on-board equipment: a control system [3] was re-equipped (a new control panel with liquid crystal monitors manufactured by Kiev NTK Electronpribor OJSC was installed) [2] , a GPS-navigation satellite station SN-4312U, an emergency beacon ARTEX C406-1НМ, an alarm were installed icing СО-121ВМ and flight data recording device BUR-4-1-07-02 [1] .
The cost of upgrading one Mi-2 to the level of Mi-2MSB in 2011 [2] —2014 amounted to 4.5 million US dollars [10] . The duration of the restoration and modernization of one helicopter is about a month [23] .
According to the manufacturer, the modernization allows to extend the helicopter’s flight resource by 8 - 16 years [2] .
Performance Specifications
- Specifications
- Crew : 1-2 people. [3]
- Passenger capacity: up to 8 people. [3]
- Length :
- Rotor Diameter: 14.50 m
- Height :
- Maximum takeoff weight : 3700 kg [3]
- Powerplant : 2 × AI-450 [3]
- Engine power: 2 × 430 liters. with. [3]
- Flight characteristics
- Maximum speed: 220 km / h [3]
- Practical ceiling : 5000 m [3]
Options and Modifications
| Model name | Brief characteristics, differences. |
|---|---|
| Mi-2MSB | Passenger transport option with AI-450 or AI-450M engines for civil aviation. |
| Mi-2MSB-V | Attack helicopter with AI-450V engines, Adros optical-electronic suppression station and weapons (first presented on September 23, 2015 at the weapons exhibition Zbroya and bezpeka- 2015 ") [28] |
In early 2017, it was announced that it was possible to equip the helicopter with screen-exhaust devices to reduce temperature and disperse exhaust gases, as well as a warning system for the crew about laser radiation [3] . In addition, in accordance with the tactical and technical specifications for the creation of a modernized version of Mi-2 for the State Emergencies Service of Ukraine [29], a search and rescue helicopter modification (equipped with a searchlight and a winch ) was created on the basis of the passenger and transport version of the Mi-2MSB [3] .
Operator countries
- Ukraine - December 20, 2017 one Mi-2MSB was transferred to the National Guard of Ukraine [30] , until the end of May 2018 another 10 Mi-2MSB-V helicopters were transferred to the Ukrainian armed forces [31]
Notes
- ↑ 1 2 3 Punishment of the Ministry of Defense of Ukraine № 717 від 26 chestne 2016 p. “About the Mi-2MSB helicopter taking part in the construction of the Ukrainian Forces of Ukraine”
- ↑ 1 2 3 4 5 Motor Sich will present by the end of the year a modernized Mi-2 helicopter // Internet portal Transport Business of Ukraine of August 12, 2011
- ↑ 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 Sergiy Voronkov. Modernization of Mi-2 on the horizon up to 5 km // newspaper "People's Army" on September 26, 2017
- ↑ Vinnytsia Avtozavod i Zaporіzka "Motor Sich" demonstrated the first modernized MI-2 (VIDEO) Archived on April 15, 2015. // “Ukrainian National Portal” on July 21, 2011
- ↑ Mykola Azarov took part in the presentation of modernized helicopters // TsAMTO of November 6, 2012
- ↑ Ukrainian attack helicopter MSB-2MO: what are its prospects? // "News of the military industrial complex" on October 2, 2012
- ↑ Andrei Jurgenson. Helirussia-2013 // "Aviation and Cosmonautics", No. 7, 2013. p. 5-8
- ↑ The first tests of the MI-2 helicopter with the new engines of Motor Sich JSC were completed // VPK News dated July 8, 2014
- ↑ A. A. Vodianikh, IA Vodianikh. Zastosuvannya vіtchiznyanogo suputnikovogo navіgatsіynogo obladnannya for modernіzatsії vіyskovoї tehnіki forces spetsіalnih operatsіy that visokomobіlnih Airborne vіysk // Prospects rozvitku ozbroєnnya that vіyskovoї tehnіki Land vіysk: Zbіrnik mes dopovіdey Mіzhnarodnoї NAUKOVO-tehnіchnoї konferentsії (Lviv, 11-12 Travnia 2017 roku). Lviv, NASV, 2017. P. 180-181
- ↑ 1 2 Motor Sich will deliver Mi-2MSB helicopters of the Ukrainian army and the Ministry of Emergencies in 2015 // Industrial Ukraine of July 13, 2014
- ↑ Vіyskovі viprobuvachі conducted a factory vіprobuvannya modernized helicopter Мі-2 // the official website of the Ministry of Defense of Ukraine of November 28, 2014
- ↑ Military tested the Mi-2 Zaporizhzhya helicopter Archival copy of December 10, 2014 on the Wayback Machine // “Voice of Zaporozhye” of December 3, 2014
- ↑ The President of Ukraine handed over about a hundred pieces of equipment to the military // Interfax news agency of December 6, 2014
- ↑ The President, taking part in the ceremony of the transfer of the Predrozdilam Zbroynih Force of Technology and Ozbroєnnya // official site of the Ministry of Defense of Ukraine of December 6, 2014
- ↑ ESTA LTD presented at the exhibition “Arms and Security 2015” a composite blade for the rotor of the Mi-2 helicopter / official website of ESTA LTD
- ↑ Bila Book 2016: Zbroynі sily Ukrainy. Kiev, "Ministry of Defense of Ukraine", 2017. st.106 (Ukrainian)
- ↑ V.A. Boguslaev. Motor Sich JSC // Defense Express magazine, No. 9, summer 2018, pages 41-42
- ↑ Motor Sich sells a license to Kazakhstan for the modernization of multi-purpose Mi-8 and Mi-2 and overhaul engines for Mi-8 // Interfax-Ukraine of June 7, 2016
- ↑ NPF “Hadron": not a unified defense // "Defense Express", No. 3-4, 2017. p. 32-33
- ↑ Mi-2 helicopter flight simulator certification // Motor Sich JSC official website dated July 31, 2017
- ↑ 1 2 Motor Sich announced the release of Nadezhda helicopters // RIA Novosti - Ukraine on August 11, 2017
- ↑ Unique Nadiya. Exclusive video of the new Ukrainian helicopter
- ↑ 1 2 Vinnytsі modernize helicopters for the Ministry of Defense and repair litaki. Report from the Aviation Plant // “Vinnitsa. INFO »October 30, 2017
- ↑ Andriy Yatsik. The combat potential of our helicopter rotors // "People's Army" in 1 fall of 2017
- ↑ “the congestion of the NAR іz gelіkopterіv Mi-2 in Ukraine is viscono ahead. It became possible for managers of a cardinal modernization helicopter ... Navisiti on Mi-2 MSB new missiles designed by PAT Motor Sich were able to run out of the way of low power rozrobki. In the middle of them - a set of nose trusses of beam trims, B8V8MSB blocks, leather on the highest non-carved missiles of type S-8, starting fastening, healthy visibility in two modes, almost all of them at once. Dodatkovo in the cabin installed aviatsіyny sight "
Andriy Yatsik. Ukranian helicopters “take pride” in a new way // “People’s Army” on 8th fall of 2017 - ↑ Helicopter MSB-2 made its first flight
- ↑ In the Kharkiv Avarino Сів Мі-2MSB, the Brigade of the Repeated Forces, members of the Ekipazh did not suffer // Interfax - Ukraine of March 28, 2019
- ↑ In Ukraine, an attack helicopter was created on the basis of the Mi-2 // Mirror of the Week September 25, 2015
- ↑ I. S. Rusnak . The system of aviation education and ryatuvannya in Ukraine: camp i future development // journal "Science and Defense", No. 1, 2013. pages 28-38
- ↑ Motor Sich handed over a modernized helicopter to the National Guard - PHOTOS // 1st Zaporizhzhya December 20, 2017
- ↑ Andriy Yatsik. Mi-2: Ukrainian version // “People’s Army”, No. 22 (5554) від 31 May 2018, page 6
Literature
- A. Tavrin, A. V. Petrenko, A. A. Єvpak. Analysis of the tasks of the lung for the helicopter for cob harvest // "Systems of Technology and Technology", No. 1 (57), 2019. pages 121-127
Links
- Motor Sich Helicopters program .
- AI-450M // official site of Motor Sich OJSC
- Navigation equipment for aviation purposes - On-board satellite navigation equipment SN-4312 // official site of GP “Orizon-Navigation”