The document discusses the Mi-171Sh military transport helicopter. It describes the helicopter's design features like armor protection and low infrared signature. It has weapons like the Shturm-V missile system to engage tanks and aircraft. The helicopter can carry up to 4,000kg of cargo internally and externally. It has a maximum speed of 250km/h, range of 580km, and altitude of 6,000m. More than 120 have been delivered worldwide.

2.  INTRODUCTION
 DESIGN
 WEAPONS AND MISSILES
 ENGINES
 TRANSPORTATION CAPABILITIES

3.  The Mi-171Sh helicopter is being produced by
the Ulan-Ude Aviation Plant (UUAP), part of
Russian Helicopters.
 It is a military transport variant of the Mi-171
helicopter.
 More than 120 helicopters have been
delivered to customers in the Middle East,
south-east Asia, Africa and eastern Europe.

5.  The Mi-171Sh was specifically designed for operating in
combat missions in local armed conflicts.
 The design incorporates a five-bladed main rotor, a tail rotor
and non-retractable tricycle nose-wheel landing gear.
 The armour protection provided over the crew cabin and
vital units increases the combat survivability of the
helicopter.
 The engine exhaust ducts are equipped with infrared
suppression exhaust mixer boxes for a low infrared
signature.

7.  The Mi-171Sh is armed with a Shturm-V high-precision
guided missile system.
 The missiles can destroy modern battle tanks protected by
explosive reactive armour, fortified points and aerial targets.
 The Shturm-V missile complex launches Ataka supersonic
missiles equipped with a hollow-charge warhead for
defeating armoured targets.
 The missile can destroy aerial targets with a fragmentation
warhead and lightly armoured combat materiel by using a
high-explosive warhead.

9.  The multifunctional cargo cabin has a length of
5.34m, width of 2.34m and a height of 1.8m. It
provides enough internal space to carry 4,000kg of
payload.
 The helicopter can transport up to 4,000kg of cargo
externally under sling.
 The main cabin features internal winch facilities, while
the floor has tie-down rings for cargo transport.
 Either side of the fuselage is provided with a pod for
an external fuel tank.

11.  The Mi-171Sh can fly at a maximum altitude
of 6,000m. The maximum speed of the
helicopter is 250km/h.
 The range (without auxiliary fuel tanks) is
580km.
 The helicopter has a maximum take-off
weight of 13,000kg.

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