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| Russian Plant to Make Mi-171 Helicopters for China | |
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| Banshee | Aug 23 2012, 10:25 AM Post #1 |
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MOSCOW, August 21 (RIA Novosti) 19:35 21/08/2012 Russian Helicopters’ Ulan Ude factory will build Mi-171E multipurpose helicopters under a recent contract with China, a high-ranking defense industry source said on Tuesday. Moscow and Beijing signed a contract in late July on the delivery of 55 Mi-171E helicopters to China. The cost of one unit in its basic configuration is estimated at $10-12 million. “One of the largest helicopter export contracts on the delivery of Mi-171E helicopters to China will be carried out by the Ulan Ude aircraft plant,” the source told RIA Novosti. Mi-171E is an advanced export version of the famed Mi-8 transport helicopter capable of transporting 37 passengers to a distance of 610 km (380 miles) at a speed of 250 km/h. Its loading capacity is four metric tons. Mi-171E was specifically designed for operations in Middle East and Asian countries, the source said. Source |
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