The Mil Mi-2 (NATO reporting name Hoplite) is a small, lightly armed turbine-powered transport helicopter that could also provide close air support when armed with 57 mm rockets and a 23 mm cannon.
First flight: 22 September 1961
Introduction: 1965
Primary users: Soviet Air Force, Polish Armed Forces, Aeroflot
Produced: 1965-1998
Number built: 5,497
General characteristics
Crew: One
Capacity: 8 passengers / 700 kg (1,543 lb) internal cargo / 800 kg (1,764 lb) external cargo
Length: 11.4 m (37 ft 5 in)
Height: 3.75 m (12 ft 4 in)
Empty weight: 2,372 kg (5,229 lb)
Gross weight: 3,550 kg (7,826 lb)
Max takeoff weight: 3,700 kg (8,157 lb)
Powerplant: 2 × PZL GTD-350P turboshaft engines, 300 kW (400 shp) each
Main rotor diameter: 14.5 m (47 ft 7 in)
Main rotor area: 165.15 m2 (1,777.7 sq ft)
Blade section: NACA 23012M
Performance
Maximum speed: 200 km/h (120 mph, 110 kn)
Range: 440 km (270 mi, 240 nmi) (max internal fuel, no reserves)
Service ceiling: 4,000 m (13,000 ft)
Rate of climb: 4.5 m/s (890 ft/min)
Disk loading: 22.41 kg/m2 (4.59 lb/sq ft)
Power/mass: 0.0806 kW/kg (0.0490 hp/lb)
