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The Mi-4 HOUND helicopter is a piston-engined aircraft developed for unarmed military
transport. Approximately 3,000 Mi-4 Hounds were built before production ended in 1969.
These piston-engined aircraft have been largely replaced by jet-powered helicopters in
the transport and antisubmarine role. The large, four-blade main rotor is mounted on top
of the fuselage midsection. The single piston engine is mounted within the nose section.
The fuselage is short and oval with a solid rounded nose and stepped-up cockpit. It
features a high-mounted, long, thin tail boom with a gun mount under the belly (oil
pan) and four-wheeled landing gear. The tail is small, with a three-blade rotor attached
to right side of the thin fin and small flats forward of the fin. Specifications Country of Origin: Russia & China Builder: MIL Role: Transport (12 to 16 equipped troops), armed support, trainer Similar Aircraft: BO 105, Defender 500 Rotor diameter: 69 ft (21 m) Length: 55 ft (16.8 m) Height: 17 ft. Weight: 17,200 lbs. Engine: 1 x 1,700 shp Shvetson ASh-82V, air-cooled radial Maximum speed: 99 mph Armament: Machine gun pod, rockets Crew: Three User Countries: Afghanistan, Albania (as the Z-5), Algeria, Bulgaria, Cuba, Czech Republic, Egypt, Germany, Iraq, Mali, Mongolia, North Korea, North Yemen, People’s Republic of China (as the Z-5), Poland, Romania, Somalia , South Yemen, Sudan, Syria, Vietnam |
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