The armament systems that can be put on the helicopter include unguided rockets, 23 mm cannons and 250 rounds each. The MI-17 V5 can carry equipment inside the cargo cabin or an external sling, drop tactical air assault teams, and carry the wounded. The twin-engine, single-rotor-scheme helicopter with a tail rotor has an advanced performance design with a dolphin-type nose, an additional starboard sliding door and a portside widened sliding door. The MI-17 V5 is one of the most modern modifications of the Mi-8/17 helicopter series of Russian origin. A three-member flight crew including pilot, co-pilot and flight engineer fly the helicopter along with a loadmaster. This particular helicopter has many variants including a 36-seat one for carrying troops, another for carrying cargo transport, and one equipped with an emergency floatation system. According to aviation expert Angad Singh, the order was later expanded to 150 helicopters that were assembled at the 3 Base Repair Depot, Chandigarh.
It has a digital flight data recorder and a cockpit voice recorder on board to monitor flight parameters and cockpit conversations respectively.Īs per open source information accessed based on the tail number of the helicopter that crashed with Rawat on board, this one was part of the first 2008 contract for 80 MI-17V5 medium lift helicopters. It belongs to the MI-8/17 family of military helicopters. It was an MI-17 V5 variant, which is one of the latest versions of this Russian-made military transport helicopter available around the world. The Indian Air Force helicopter that crashed on Wednesday, with Chief of Defence Staff General Bipin Rawat and others on board, belonged to the 109 Helicopter Unit, based out of Sulur air base in Tamil Nadu. A look at its features and capabilities, its acquisition by the IAF, and previous mishaps it has been involved in. Presented on Slipstream in partnership with ASU Film Spark, the Sidney Poitier New American Film School, and NewFilmmakers LA.The helicopter that crashed killing Chief of Defence Staff Bipin Rawat and others was an MI-17 V5, from Russia. The series will shift the Black narrative in film from suffering to triumph and achievement as well as reframe Black representation in film during these socially fraught times.įilms are paired with pre-show shorts by emerging filmmakers curated by NewFilmmakers LA. Reserve your spot for virtual film programs and post-screening conversations between filmmakers as they discuss representations of Black joy and resilience in film, particularly against the historical backdrop of framing Black themes through lenses of tragedy and oppression.
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