New, Russian helicopter set a record height Bashny.Net

The new Russian freight and passenger Mi-38 set a world altitude record ended on August 26, the 14th World Championships in helicopter sport. As stated in a press release holding company "Helicopters of Russia", the Mi-38 has risen by more than 8, 6 thousand meters, which is a record for helicopter take-off weight of 10 to 20 tons.
The current record, set by test pilots of the Moscow Helicopter Plant Mil, as noted in the release, "officially registered and will enter the history of world aviation." Previous high-altitude record for 38 Mi-8, 5 thousand meters was installed in the flight test as the Russian pilots.

14th World Championship helicopter sport was at the airport Drakino in Serpukhov, Moscow region from 22 to 26 August. The competition was attended by athletes from 11 countries, and at the end of the championship of Russia took the first place. The second was the United Kingdom, the third - Germany.

The Mi-38 can be used for the carriage of goods and passengers, as well as search and rescue work, and as a flying hospital. Also, it is equipped with an emergency water landing. Tests of a new helicopter began in 2003. It is expected that mass production of the Mi-38 starts in 2015.

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