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Is Mi-17 chopper Russian?

Duh kweli africa moto huyo anazima moto kwa presha hiyo ya maji :rip::rip::rip::rip:

I have made my brief researcch on the Copter!

The Mil Mi-17 (also known as the Mi-8M series in Russian service, NATO reporting name "Hip") is a Russian-designed helicopter currently in production at two factories in Kazan and Ulan-Ude. Mil Mi-8/17 is a medium twin-turbine transport helicopter that can also act as a gunship. The Soviet Union specifically designed the Mi-17 for the Soviet war in Afghanistan.[2]

Kenya is one of the recipients of the Mi-17.

Operators( counties that own Mi-17 Choppers)
Main article: List of Mil Mi-8/17 operators

• Afghanistan
• Algeria
• Angola
• Armenia
• Argentina
• Azerbaijan
• Bangladesh
• Belarus
• Bolivia
• Bosnia and Herzegovina
• Bulgaria
• Burkina Faso

• Cambodia
• Canada[22]
• China
• Colombia
  • Colombian Army
  • Helicol
• Croatia
  • Croatian Air Force
• Cuba
• Czech Republic
• Ecuador
• Egypt
• Eritrea
• Ethiopia
• Georgia
• Ghana
• Guinea
• Guinea-Bissau
• Hungary
• India
• Indonesia
• Iraq
• Iran
• Kazakhstan
• Kenya
• Kyrgyzstan
• Laos
• Latvia
• • Libya
  • Free Libya
  • Lithuania
  • Republic of Macedonia
  • Malaysia
  • Mexico
  • Mongolia
  • Myanmar
  • Nepal
  • Nicaragua
  • Nigeria
  • North Korea
  • Pakistan
  • Papua New Guinea
  • Peru
  • Poland
  • Romania
  • Russia
  • Rwanda
  • Senegal
  • Serbia[25]
  • Sierra Leone
  • Slovakia
  • Sri Lanka
  • Southern Sudan
  • Sudan
  • Syria
  • Tajikistan
  • Thailand
  • Turkey
  • Turkmenistan
  • Uganda
  • Ukraine
  • United Kingdom
  • United States[14]
  • Uzbekistan
  • Venezuela
  • Vietnam

Specifications (Mil-17-1V)
Data from Jane's All The World's Aircraft 2003–2004[29]




General characteristics

• Crew: Three – two pilots and one engineer
• Capacity: 30 troops or 12 stretchers or 4,000 kg (8,820 lb) cargo internally /5,000 kg (11,023 lb) externally slung.
• Length: 18.465 m (60 ft 7 in)
• Rotor diameter: 21.25 m (69 ft 10½ in)
• Height: 4.76 m (15 ft 7¼ in)
• Disc area: 356 m² (3,834 ft²)
• Empty weight: 7,489 kg (16,510 lb)
• Loaded weight: 11,100 kg (24,470 lb)
• Max takeoff weight: 13,000 kg (28,660 lb)
• Powerplant: 2× Klimov TV3-117VM turboshafts, 1,633 kW (2,190 shp) each

Performance

• Maximum speed: 250 km/h (135 knots, 155 mph)
• Range: 465 km (251 nmi, 289 mi) (standard fuel)
• Service ceiling: 6,000 m (19,690 ft)
• Rate of climb: 8 m/s[citation needed] (1,575 ft/min)

Armament

• up to 1,500 kg (3,300 lb) of disposable stores on six hardpoints, including bombs, rockets, and gunpods.

Pls NOTE: these machines are in service even in the US and UK!!!!