Mi-171A2 helicopter certified in India:
30 November 2019: The Mi-171A2 helicopter has received certification in India and Colombia which will allow the Russian Helicopters holding of the Rostec State Corporation to start export deliveries of the latest modifications to a multifunctional civilian helicopter.
The Department of Civil Aviation of India has approved the standard design of the Mi-171A2 helicopter as it meets the requirements of the country's civil aviation (CAR). Previously, the Main Department of Civil Aviation of India issued JSC UEC-Klimov approval of a type certificate for the model of the VK-2500PS-03 helicopter turboshaft engine mounted on the Mi-171A2 helicopter.
A validated type certificate for the Mi-171A2 has also been given by Colombia's Special Civil Aviation Administration Unit (UAEAC).
"The Mi-171A2 is the latest version of the world's most popular twin-engine helicopter Mi-8/17. To obtain the possibility of operating the machine in India and Colombia, the enterprises of the Rostec Aviation Cluster did a great job: a type certificate was confirmed for the helicopter itself, as well as for VK- engines 2500PS-03 manufactured by the UEC that this machine is equipped with. The Mi-171A2 has a category "A" certificate of the Federal Air Transport Agency of the Russian Federation. It provides for the highest flight safety requirements to civilian helicopters," said Andrey Boginsky, CEO of Russian Helicopters.
The first Mi-171A2 has already been manufactured at the Ulan-Ude Aviation Plant for the Indian customer and it has been shown to Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi at the Eastern Economic Forum. The Mi-171A2 type helicopter certificate is also planned to be validated in China, South Korea, Brazil, Mexico, Peru and several other countries.
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