The Mi-1 'Hare' Helicopter

Mi-1 'Hare' Helicopter

Designer:

Mil Design Bureau

Russian Designation:

GM-1, later called the Mi-1

Manufacturer:

State Industries

Role:

Transport / Liaison

Year Adopted:

Prototype First Flight:

Serial Production:

1948

1951

Variants:

Mi-1U (Trainer variant)
Mi-1T (Variant with additional stabilizers on rear)

Mi-1NKh (Civil agricultural variant)
Mi-1 Moskovich (Aeroflot passenger variant)

Operational Status:

Russia: Obsolete, no longer in Service

Other Nations: Bulgaria, China, Cuba, Czechoslovakia, Egypt, East Germany, Hungary, India, Indonesia, Iraq, Mongolia, Poland, and Yugoslavia.

Armament:

None

Engine:

1 x Ivchenko AI-26 radial piston engine producing 575 shp

Crew:

1 pilot + 3 passengers

Rotor Diameter:

47 feet, 1 inch
(14.35 meters)

Length:

39 feet, 8 inch
(12.1 meters)

Height:

10 feet, 10 inch
(3.30 meters)

Maximum Speed:

105 miles per hour
(170 km per hour)

Cruise Speed:

87 miles per hour
(140 km per hour)

Take-Off Weight:

4,145 lbs (empty)
1,880 kg (empty)

5,300 lbs (loaded)
2,404 kg (loaded)

Ceiling:

9,842 feet
(3000 meters)

Range:

360 miles
(580 kilometers)