1/48 Mi-17 Hip

Description

This is an injection-plastic aircraft model kit.

The Mi-17 is a medium-sized multi-purpose helicopter designed by the Soviet Union’s M.L. Mieri Memorial Moscow Helicopter Factory, and is arguably the most successful Soviet-made helicopter. The domestic designation was Mi-8MT, and the export version was known as Mi-17, identified by the North Atlantic Treaty Organization by the NATO codename “Hip H.” In 1964, plans for the Mi-8M, an improved version of the Mi-8, began, and the first flight in 1975 showed good performance in subsequent flight tests; production began at the Kazan Helicopter Factory. The Mi-8MT exhibited at the 1981 Paris International Air Show was given the new name Mi-17 as a name for overseas export. Due to its simple, robust structure and high versatility, more than 12,000 of the Mi-17 and its derivatives are in use around the world as both military and civilian aircraft, including Eastern European countries, the Middle East, Africa, China, and North Korea.

This model kit from Avant Garde Model Kits includes clear parts, photo-etched parts, and decals for three versions: one each for Macedonia, Czechoslovakia and Czech Republic. Order yours today!

• [Mold Color]: Gray, clear
• [Includes]: Photo-etched parts, decals for 3 versions