The Mil Mi-34 (
NATO reporting name: Hermit) is a light
helicopter designed by the
Mil Moscow Helicopter Plant in either a two or four seat configuration for utility and training. It was first flown on 17 November 1986 and introduced at the
Paris Air Show in 1987. The Mi-34 entered production in 1993, and is capable of performing aerobatic manoeuvres, including rolls and loops.
Variants
Mi-34S[note 1] – four seat production model powered by a 239 kW (325 hp) Vedeneyev (VOKBM)
M-14V-26V nine-cylinder, air-cooled, radial engine mounted sideways in the fuselage, and equipped with modern avionics. A few aircraft were purchased by the Moscow police.
Mi-34S2 "Sapsan" – turbine version of the Mi-34. It will be able to accommodate up to 4 passengers and the first deliveries are planned by the end of 2011. It will be powered by
Turbomeca Arrius-2F[1]
Mi-34L – proposed version powered by a 261 kW (350 hp)
TextronLycoming TIO-540J piston engine. None built.
Mi-34PPatrulnyi (English: patrol) – Police patrol version for Moscow Mayor Office.
Mi-34A – Luxury version, intended to be powered by an
Allison 250-C20R turboshaft engine. None built.
Mi-34M1 and Mi-34M2 – Proposed twin-turbine, six-passenger versions.
Mi-34UT – trainer with dual control.
Mi-34V or Mi-34VAZ or Mi-234 – proposed version powered by two VAZ-4265 rotary piston engines.
Mi-44 – proposed development with
TV-O-100 engine and refined aerodynamics. A mockup was built in 1987.
^Jane's (2004–05) indicates that the Mi-34S is the base design and that prior to 1999, all marketing literature referred to the Mi-34 using the Mi-34C designation. The S or C suffixes were used to indicate the aircraft's certification by the
Interstate Aviation Committee. The Russian word for certified (
Russian: Сертифицированные) begins with the
CyrillicC, which is
romanized as the letter S.
^Jackson, Paul, ed. (2000). Jane's all the World's Aircraft 2000–01 (91st ed.). Coulsdon, Surrey, United Kingdom: Jane's Information Group. pp. 429–431.
ISBN978-0710620118.
Jackson, Mark. Jane's All The World's Aircraft 2003–2004. Coulsdon, UK: Jane's Information Group, 2003.
ISBN0-7106-2537-5.