The Mil Mi-8 (Russian: Ми-8, NATO reporting name: Hip) is a medium twin-turbine helicopter, originally designed by the Soviet Central Aerohydrodynamic Institute (TsAGI) in the 1960s and introduced into the Soviet Air Force in 1968.

Mi-8直升機（Ми-8）是由蘇聯 米爾飛機公司研制的雙引擎中型直升機，该机于1967年进入苏联空军服役，除了擔任運輸任務以外，该机還能夠加裝武器进行火力支援。

2023年5月13日，兩架俄軍Mi-8直升機，以及1架蘇-34戰鬥轟炸機、1架蘇-35戰鬥機在布良斯克州上空，被烏克蘭防空部隊發射的愛國者三型導彈擊落，全部飛行員當場身亡 [3] 。

The following nations currently operate (or formerly owned) Mi-8 and Mi-17 helicopters in civil or military roles:

2016年4月26日 · Designed as a medium-lift transport helicopter, the Hip, in its many variants, fulfilled a miscellany of mission requirements, including troop and cargo transportation, air ambulance, attack helicopter, airborne command post, fire fighter, and civilian carrier.

2023年10月3日 · Utilizing some of the successful internal workings of the Mi-4, the new Mil design featured a single Soloviev turboshaft engine of 2,700 shaft horsepower mated to an all-new enlarged fuselage. The prototype took on the name of …

The Mil Mi-8 (Russian: Ми-8, NATO reporting name: Hip) is a Soviet-designed medium twin-turbine transport helicopter that can also act as a gunship. The Mi-8 is one of the world's most-produced helicopters,[1] used by over 50 countries. Russia is the main producer and the largest operator of the...

The MI-8 HIP is a multi-role transport helicopter capable of carring troops or supplies as well as conducting armed attackes with rockets and guns. Along with the related, more powerful Mil...

2011年9月7日 · The battle-proven Mi-8 helicopter can be considered by right, on a par with the famous Kalashnikov assault rifle, to be a kind of symbol of the successes of the Soviet/Russian defense industry...

The Mil Mi-8 is easily recognizable by its large, five-blade main rotor and twin turboshaft engines mounted atop its fuselage, providing the lift and power that characterize its robust performance. Its design includes a conventional pod-and-boom layout, retractable landing gear, and a spacious cargo compartment, capable of carrying both troops ...