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Mil Mi-8 [Hip] Rana

The Mi-8 is a Utility and Medium sized assault helicopter. It is flown by four crew members. Two pilots seat side-by-side along with one one engineer in the cockpit. A load master is usually carried in the cabin. 24 troops can be embarked in the cabin. It features a conventional semi-monocoque structure of pod and boom type. Tail rotor acts as a small vertical stabilizer at the end of the boom. The helicopter has a non-retractable tricycle type landing gear with differential braking for steering.

For a long time the Mi-8 was the mainstay of the IAF's helicopter fleet. Progressively being replaced by the Mi-17.

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Mi-8 over Port Blair
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Mi-8 over Port Blair

An Mi-8 carries the Indian flag during the opening ceremony of Exercise MILAN 2010

Date: 03 Apr 10
Views: 765
Serial: Z2452
Unit: No.121 HU
Copyright: To be Updated

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Z2387
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Z2387

An Mi-8 armed with rocket pods in flight over Pune

Date: 12 Sep 09
Views: 780
Serial: Z2387
Unit: No.112 HU
Copyright: Jagan Pillarisetti

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Z2384
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Z2384

Date: 11 May 09
Views: 885

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Mil Mi-8  Z2062
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Mil Mi-8 Z2062

Z2062 was photographed in 2008, a sight that will become rarer in the years to come

Date: 05 Oct 08
Views: 1027
Serial: Z2062
Copyright: Rahul Devnath

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Mil Mi-8  Z2062
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Mil Mi-8 Z2062

Z2062 was photographed in 2008, a sight that will become rarer in the years to come

Date: 05 Oct 08
Views: 905
Serial: Z2062
Copyright: Rahul Devnath

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Z1363 Carrying the Ensign
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Z1363 Carrying the Ensign

Mi-8 Z1363 seen here only a few years ago has to be one of the oldest Mi-8s still in the IAF's Service.

Date: 12 Aug 07
Views: 1689
Serial: Z1363
Copyright: Indian Air Force

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Z2160 parked at Yelahanka
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Z2160 parked at Yelahanka

Z2160 of the Throughbreds - No.112 Helicopter Unit at Yelahanka

Date: 02 Mar 07
Views: 1631
Serial: Z2160
Unit: No.112 HU
Copyright: Vijay Simha Reddy

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Z2452 in flight
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Z2452 in flight

Z2452 belongs to No.112 HU - the Throughbreds. Seen here at Yelahanka during Aero India 2007

Date: 02 Mar 07
Views: 1302
Serial: Z2452
Unit: No.112 HU
Copyright: Jagan Pillarisetti

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Z2366 of 112 HU taking off
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Z2366 of 112 HU taking off

Z2366 belongs to No.112 HU - the Throughbreds. Seen here at Yelahanka during Aero India 2007

Date: 02 Mar 07
Views: 1237
Serial: Z2366
Unit: No.112 HU
Copyright: Jagan Pillarisetti

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Z2836 in VIP Colors
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Z2836 in VIP Colors

Z2836 in VIP colors belongs to Training Command HQ Flight.

Date: 02 Mar 07
Views: 1664
Serial: Z2836
Unit: No.112 HU
Copyright: Jagan Pillarisetti

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Z1951 taxying at Yelahanka
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Z1951 taxying at Yelahanka

Z1951 belongs to No.112 HU - the Throughbreds. Seen here at Yelahanka during Aero India 2007

Date: 02 Mar 07
Views: 1295
Serial: Z1951
Unit: No.112 HU
Copyright: Jagan Pillarisetti

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An Mi-8 helicopter equipped with four rocket pods.
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An Mi-8 helicopter equipped with four rocket pods.

An Mi-8 helicopter equipped with four rocket pods.

Date: 23 Sep 06
Views: 2757
Copyright: Rahul Devnath

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Mi-8 [Z2163] at Yelahanka seen during Aero India 2005.
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Mi-8 [Z2163] at Yelahanka seen during Aero India 2005.

Mi-8 [Z2163] at Yelahanka seen during Aero India 2005.

Date: 01 Apr 06
Views: 1564
Serial: Z2163
Unit: No.112 HU
Copyright: Simon Watson

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Lights on! Mi-8 on a helipad
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Lights on! Mi-8 on a helipad

This amazing shot shows the Mi-8 helicopter at night with its various lights on. The rotor blade tip lights have created a visible circle in this picture.

Date: 24 Mar 06
Views: 2898
Copyright: Sqn Ldr Santosh Asthana

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Under slung load operations
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Under slung load operations

A Mi-8, transporting a light-terrain jeep to a forward army base. On one ocassion, the Mi-8 had airlifted an Otter aircraft slung under it at Sarasawa

Date: 10 Feb 06
Views: 1754
Copyright: Indian Air Force

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A Mi-8 (Z2404) lies parked. Unit is unknown.
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A Mi-8 (Z2404) lies parked. Unit is unknown.

A Mi-8 (Z2404) lies parked. Unit is unknown. The helicopters have since then given up the blue-green camo scheme to be replaced by standard IAF grey.

Date: 10 Feb 06
Views: 1513
Serial: Z2404
Copyright: Simon Watson

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An Mi-8 belonging to the "Throughbreds"
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An Mi-8 belonging to the "Throughbreds"

An Mi-8 of the 112HU 'Throughbreds' flies against the colorful backdrop of the Deccan plateau.

Date: 10 Feb 06
Views: 1667
Unit: No.112 Helicopter Unit
Copyright: S Vijay Kumar

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An Mi-8 at Yelahanka
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An Mi-8 at Yelahanka

The backbone of the IAF's helicopter fleet is the Mi-8/17 which is operated by approximately 17 squadrons, including this Mi-8 (Z2352) from the No.112 Helicopter Unit at Yelahanka in Bangalore, which is part of the Transport Training Wing (TTW).

Date: 10 Feb 06
Views: 1337
Serial: Z2352
Unit: No.112 Helicopter Unit
Copyright: Alan Warnes

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An Mi-8 on a flood relief sortie
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An Mi-8 on a flood relief sortie

The IAF is not just about guns and war, as this image aptly shows a Mi-8 on a humanitarian mission to rescue stranded citizens in a flood ravaged village in India.

Date: 10 Feb 06
Views: 1474
Serial: Z2389
Copyright: Wg Cdr A P Mote (Retd) / Indian Air Force

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Z1380 is from the first batch of Mi-8s to have been procured in 1971
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Z1380 is from the first batch of Mi-8s to have been procured in 1971

For deployment in the armed support role, IAF Mi-8s are conventionally camouflaged in tones of dark green & light grey-brown. This particular helicopter (Z1380) is from No.109 Knights Helicopter Unit.

Date: 10 Feb 06
Views: 1529
Serial: Z1380
Unit: No.109 Helicopter Unit
Copyright: Indian Air Force

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VIP Configured Mi-8 at Yelahanka
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VIP Configured Mi-8 at Yelahanka

A Mi-8 (Z2408) based in Yelahanka. These choppers are used to transport important individuals in Government, such as Presidents, Prime Ministers and Air Chiefs.

Date: 10 Feb 06
Views: 1505
Serial: Z2408
Copyright: Sanjay Simha

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Mi-8 on Offshore Platform duties at Bombay
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Mi-8 on Offshore Platform duties at Bombay

A Mi-8 (Z1383), from the No.109 Helicopter Unit, returns from an offshore platform in Bombay High.

Date: 10 Feb 06
Views: 1988
Serial: Z1383
Unit: No.109 Helicopter Unit
Copyright: Indian Air Force

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Z2451 at a desert station
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Z2451 at a desert station

A Mi-8 (Z2451), from No.107 Desert Eagles Helicopter Unit, fitted with air-to-ground rockets.

Date: 10 Feb 06
Views: 1424
Serial: Z2451
Unit: No.107 Helicopter Unit
Copyright: Simon Watson

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A Mi-8 (Z2388) from the Indian AF's VIP unit, at a desert station
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A Mi-8 (Z2388) from the Indian AF's VIP unit, at a desert station

A Mi-8 (Z2388) from the Indian AF's VIP unit, at an unknown air force station.

Date: 10 Feb 06
Views: 1411
Serial: Z2388
Copyright: Simon Watson

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Mi-8 painted in day glow colors.
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Mi-8 painted in day glow colors.

A Search and Rescue Mi-8 [Z-2354] based at Car Nicobar.

Date: 10 Feb 06
Views: 1575
Serial: Z2354
Copyright: Peter Steinemann

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Mi-8 coming into land at Begumpet Air Port.
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Mi-8 coming into land at Begumpet Air Port.

An Mi-8 [Z-2345] flies against the ragged skyline of Secunderabad city as it comes in to land at Begumpet Airport

Date: 10 Feb 06
Views: 1539
Serial: Z2345
Copyright: Jagan Pillarisetti

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Mi-8 Z2345 after landing at Begumpet
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Mi-8 Z2345 after landing at Begumpet

Mi-8 Z-2345 taxiing on the Begumpet Airport runway. The helicopter dropped the Aakash Ganga Skydiving team the next day over the Hussain Sagar lake.

Date: 10 Feb 06
Views: 1353
Serial: Z2345
Copyright: Jagan Pillarisetti

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Z2384 with rocket pods at Lohegaon
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Z2384 with rocket pods at Lohegaon

An Mi-8 [Z2384] of 112 HU armed with Rocket Pods about to start on a weapons training sortie.

Date: 10 Feb 06
Views: 2008
Serial: Z2384
Unit: No.112 Helicopter Unit
Copyright: Jagan Pillarisetti

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