The Mil Mi-34, NATO reporting name Hermit, is a Russian light helicopter designed for utility and training, in a two or four seat arrangement. Design began in 1980 as a light training and sport helicopter after the head of the DOSAAF flying clubs asked Mil to revive work on a small type, and it was built around a Vedeneyev M-14 radial piston engine of the kind the clubs already trusted in aerobatic aircraft, so that no new gas turbine had to be developed. It first flew in November 1986, was shown at the Paris Air Show in 1987 and entered production in 1993. It is capable of full aerobatics, including barrel rolls and loops. Production stopped around the turn of the century, and a turboshaft-powered Mi-34M1 made its first hovering flight in October 2024.
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Source Mil Moscow Helicopter Plant (GlobalSecurity.org)PlatformsQuote, Platforms
MiL has developed and put into mass production 12 major platforms, being the Mi-1, Mi-2, Mi-4, Mi-6, Mi-8, Mi-10, Mi-10K, Mi-14, Mi-17, Mi-24, Mi-26 and Mi-34.
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Source Mil Moscow Helicopter Plant (GlobalSecurity.org)IntroductionQuote, Introduction
Ninety-five percent of the helicopters in the former Soviet Union were built to Mil designs.
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1. Mil Mi-34 Hermit (GlobalSecurity.org)
Development
In 1980. in OKB began the design of light training- sport helicopter Mi-34 (article 300).
Production
For a variety of causes, mainly organizational and economical, production of Mi-34 helicopters was stopped in the late 1990s to the beginning of the 21st century.
Development, first hovering
on November 17, 1986. carried out on it the first hovering.
View the Source2. Mil Mi-34 (Wikipedia)
Specifications, powerplant
Powerplant: 1 × Vedeneyev M-14V-26V 9-cylinder air-cooled radial piston engine, 239 kW (321 hp)
Lead, Mi-34M1 engine
It uses the Russian made VK-650V turboshaft engine instead of the previous Radial engine.
Specifications, empty weight
Empty weight: 950 kg (2,094 lb)
Specifications, maximum take-off weight
Max takeoff weight: 1,450 kg (3,197 lb)
Specifications, maximum speed
Maximum speed: 210 km/h (130 mph, 110 kn)
View the SourceMil Moscow Helicopter Plant (GlobalSecurity.org)
Platforms
MiL has developed and put into mass production 12 major platforms, being the Mi-1, Mi-2, Mi-4, Mi-6, Mi-8, Mi-10, Mi-10K, Mi-14, Mi-17, Mi-24, Mi-26 and Mi-34.
Introduction
Ninety-five percent of the helicopters in the former Soviet Union were built to Mil designs.
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