A helicopter which is part of a fleet that transports top Russian officials including President Vladimir Putin has reportedly crashed into the ground while landing in Moscow. The Mil Mi-8 helicopter ...

On this day in aviation history, 64 years ago-July 7, 1961-the Mil Mi-8 made its first flight. Designated "Hip" by NATO, the Mi-8 is a medium twin-turbine helicopter developed in the Soviet Union ...

The Mi-8 is a helicopter that already proved its mettle, but every once in a while, we still come across additional proof the Russians have managed to create one of the toughest flying machines the ...

Ukraine has suffered two serious Mil Mi-8 helicopter crashes in just over a month. On 28 April, a 20 year-old Crimean State Aircraft Enterprise Universal-Avia Mi-8T transport helicopter (UR-24275) ...

KRASNOYARSK, December 16. /TASS/. The Mil Mi-8 helicopter that crash-landed near Baikit settlement in Russia’s Krasnoyarsk Region was new, a source in the regional Transport Ministry told TASS on ...

Both helicopters are equipped with an underslung cable to carry cargoes with a maximum weight of up to 4 tonnes, depending on the flight range, the altitude of landing sites above the sea level, the ...