Mi-34

The helicopter was developed by order of DOSAAF as a light training and sports helicopter to replace the Mi-1 and Mi-2 helicopters used for these purposes. The production was planned to be deployed at the Transcarpathian machine-building plant in the village of Dubovoe , where the technological preparation of the production was carried out, equipment was made, technology was mastered ^[2] . However, due to the collapse of the USSR, the Transcarpathian enterprise transferred only one experimental machine to Mil Design Bureau and the production program was closed at this ^[3] .

Helicopter production began in a small series at the Arsenyev Aviation Plant , followed by their refinement at the cost center .

The first prototype Mi-34 helicopter made its first flight on November 17, 1986 (test pilot B.V. Savinov ).

Mi-34S1

On February 20, 2011, the Interfax-AVN news agency , citing a source in the military-industrial complex, announced that Russian Helicopters was completing the construction of the Mi-34C1 helicopter and was developing a new modification of this aircraft. According to the statement, the first flight of the Mi-34S1 is planned for May-June 2011, after which its flight tests will begin (the assembled second instance will also be connected to flight tests). Factory tests of the Mi-34S1 should also be completed in 2011, after which about 130-150 flights will be carried out for certification tests ^[4] . In early March 2011, the helicopter was presented at the Heli Expo air show, held in Orlando , USA ^[5] .

As one of the main improvements of the Mi-34S1, the replacement of the M-14 engine with a new, more powerful piston engine M-14V26V1, as well as the replacement of avionics, is called. The delivery of the first M-14V26V1 engine manufactured by the Voronezh Design Bureau of Motor Engineering is scheduled for March 2011, and the second in April — May 2011 ^[4] .

In August 2011, the Mi-34S1 was presented to the public at the MAKS air show.

In 2012, the project of the light multi-purpose helicopter Mi-34 was closed ^[6] . A possible reason is the lack of competitiveness of the Mi-34 with the main competitor in the Russian market of light helicopters, Robinson R44 ^[7] .

From June 22 to July 7, 2007, the Russian helicopter team HeliRussia Team, composed of Mikhail and Yuri Kazachkov, with the support of Oboronprom and the Russian Helicopters holding, prepared and conducted a unique European tour: for the first time in history, Russian athletes performed on a Mi- helicopter 34C (RF-67739) and won prizes in the national championships of three European countries: Great Britain, Italy and France ^[8] .

To improve flight performance, the installation of a number of domestic and foreign engines on a helicopter was considered. Also on the basis of the Mi-34 it was proposed to create an unmanned aerial vehicle (Mi-34BP) ^[9] .

Data source: RLE Mi-34S ^[10]

Specifications

• Crew : 1-2
• Passenger Capacity: 2-3
• Length : 8.851 m (excluding main and tail rotors)
• Rotor Diameter: 10.0 m

• Tail rotor diameter : 1.48 m

• Height : 2.75 m (on the rotor hub)
• Curb weight: 1137 kg
• Maximum take-off weight : 1450 kg
• The mass of fuel in internal tanks: 131 kg
• Powerplant : 1 × PD M-14V26V
• Engine power: 1 × 325 l. with.

Flight characteristics

• Maximum permissible speed: 200 km / h (with a flight weight of more than 1350 kg)
• Cruising speed : 155 km / h (with a flight weight of more than 1350 kg)
• Practical range: 349 km
• Practical ceiling : 4000 m (with a take-off weight of 1280 kg)
• Static ceiling : 900 m

As of February 27, 2013 ^[1]

•   Russia

• Design Bureau M. L. Mil - 2 experimental helicopters modification Mi-34S1.

•   Romania

• 2 Mi-34S helicopters registered for private individuals.

•   New Zealand

• An unnamed New Zealand company acquired six Mi-34C helicopters from the Nigerian Air Force in 2013. All delivered in December 2013. Four of them undergo repairs at the enterprise of the aircraft repair company Heli Maintenance, one was dismantled for spare parts, and the fate of another damaged helicopter was not determined

Former Operators

•   Russia

• Main Department of Internal Affairs of Moscow - 2 Mi-34
• Bashkir Airlines - 5 Mi-34S

•   Kazakhstan

• Almaty Central Internal Affairs Directorate Air Service - in 2003, 2 Mi-34S helicopters were purchased for the Almaty Central Internal Affairs Directorate air service, but operation was discontinued due to poor engine power and, consequently, low altitude helicopters ^[11] .

•   Nigeria

• Nigerian Air Force - in total, in 2001-2002, nine Mi-34S helicopters were delivered to Nigeria, which were planned to be used as training machines for pilots flying the Mi-35 P. But during operation, a low resource of the rotor gear was found (300 hours instead declared during the sale of 1.5 thousand) and the development of the resource operation was discontinued ^[12] .

•   Bosnia and Herzegovina

• Bosnia and Herzegovina Air Force - 1 Mi-34, acquired for pilot training in the late 90s.

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• NTV. "Aviators." The plot of the Mi-34