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Mil Moscow Helicopter Plant
Mil Moscow Helicopter Plant (Russian: Московский вертолётный завод им. М. Л. Миля) is a Russian designer and producer of helicopters headquartered in Tomilino. It is a subsidiary of Russian Helicopters.[2] The Moscow Mil Helicopter Plant includes a design bureau and an experimental production plant. The Mil Design Bureau is one of the world's leading developers of helicopters, with particular expertise in heavy-lift helicopters. It has developed both civil and military versions in a wide range of payload capacities, including the world's largest in serial production, the Mi-26.[3] Ninety-five percent of the helicopters in the former Soviet Union were built to Mil designs. Series production facilities for Mil-designed helicopters include Rostvertol in Rostov-on-Don, the Kazan Helicopter Production Association, and the Ulan-Ude Aviation Plant.[3] Mil participates in the Euromil joint venture with Eurocopter.[citation needed] HistoryMil was established in 1947 under the guidance of Mikhail Mil as the helicopter laboratory of the Central Aerohydrodynamic Institute in Zhukovsky, Moscow Oblast.[4] The Mil Mi-1 became the first mass-produced Soviet helicopter.[4] The Mi-8 helicopter, designed in the early 1960s, was a successful design in both military and civil applications, with over 12,000 units being produced.[4] Mil merged with Kamov and Rostvertol to form Russian Helicopters in 2006.[5] The Mil brand name has been retained, although the new company eliminated overlapping product lines. See alsoReferences
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