The Mil Mi-40 was a projected armed troop transport helicopter, a kind of aerial infantry fighting vehicle meant to succeed the Mi-24 and the Mi-8 in the assault role. Work was first initiated in 1983, the project was announced in 1992 and a model was shown at the Moscow Airshow in 1993. It was to reuse the dynamic system of the Mi-28 attack helicopter, with two Klimov turboshaft engines of 1,863 kilowatts, a four-bladed main rotor, retractable tricycle landing gear and a 23 millimetre cannon, carrying seven or eight soldiers in an armoured cabin. The design was revived briefly in the 1990s with optimisation studies, but it never reached the prototype stage.
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Source Mi-40 and Mi-58 (GlobalSecurity.org)LeadQuote, Lead
The Mil Mi-40 was a projected utility version of the Mil Mi-28, first initiated in 1983, announced in 1992 and shown at the Moscow Airshow in 1993.
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1. Mi-40 and Mi-58 (GlobalSecurity.org)
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The Mil Mi-40 was a projected utility version of the Mil Mi-28, first initiated in 1983, announced in 1992 and shown at the Moscow Airshow in 1993.
Opening paragraph
The version of army troop-carrier helicopter obtained designation Mi-40, and purely passenger Mi-58.
Lead, outcome
Although the Mi-40 design was resurrected for a short period in the 1990s, with optimisation studies being completed, it did not reach the prototype stage.
Second paragraph, engines
It was planned to use two 1,863kW Kilmov TV-117VMA turboshaft engines, four-bladed main rotor, four-bladed Delta H tail rotor (both from the Mi-28), and retractable tricycle-type landing gear.
Second paragraph, estimated speed
It was expected to weigh 11-12,000kg and estimated to attain a 3300m ceiling, a 314kph maximum speed and a 260kph cruise speed.
In Group: Military Transport and Utility Helicopters, Lead, role
The Mil Mi-40 was primarily intended for the "Aerial Infantry Fighting Vehicle" [VBMP] category as a successor to the Mil Mi-24 and Mi-8 assault helicopters.
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POWER PLANT: Two 1,863kW Klimov TV3-117VMA turboshafts.
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