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World Defense & Security Industry News - Russian Helicopters
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Russian Helicopters' flying laboratory about to start flight tests campaign
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An experimental flying laboratory of an advanced high-speed helicopter will undergo flight trials at the flight test center of the Mil Helicopter-Producing Enterprise in Moscow, the press office of Russian Helicopters rotorcraft manufacturer said on Tuesday.
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 Russian Helicopters' flying laboratory is based on the famous Mil Mi-24 combat helicopter |
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The Mil Helicopter-Producing Enterprise is a subsidiary of Russian Helicopters rotorcraft manufacturer within Russia’s state hi-tech corporation Rostec.
The advanced high-speed helicopter flying laboratory was operated by test pilot Vladimir Kutanin and test engineer Tatyana Demyanenko during its first flight. According to the crew, the experimental helicopter features a high degree of sustainability and controllability and good dynamic characteristics. Its systems and equipment operate well. According to the press office, the flying laboratory development program focuses on laying scientific and technical groundwork to increase helicopters’ speed by 1.5 times in comparison with rotorcraft being serial-produced now. The advanced high-speed helicopter flying laboratory is a demonstrator of technologies and is regarded as an experimental flying vehicle developed on the basis of the Mil Mi-24 (NATO reporting name: Hind) rotorcraft. According to experts, the Mi-24 helicopter’s aerodynamic characteristics make it most suitable for high-speed flights. Some parts of the flying laboratory’s body have been refined to reduce air resistance considerably and improve the helicopter’s aerodynamic characteristics at high flight speeds, the press office added. The flying laboratory development program is aimed at obtaining experimental data on the use of new all-composite main rotor blades with improved aerodynamic characteristics. The main rotor blades manufactured at the Mil Helicopter-Producing Enterprise incorporate cutting-edge developments and production technologies. All the data that will be obtained during flight trials is expected to prove the results of mathematical simulation and prototype tests in wind tunnels and lay the basis for the development of future helicopters. Scientific and technical groundwork that will be laid may be used to upgrade helicopters currently in service. |
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