When i lived in Vladivostok from 1990 to 95 (i am Norwegian) I was flying Lear's for a HonKong company and met a lot of nice people in Vladivostok. Had a cabin out in Vitis bay and sometimes i hired local guys to take me there with an Mi-2, noisy as hell in the pax cabin - this chopper had genius engineering. Also i had the opportunity to have some touch and goes with a TU-154, beautiful airplane - and the negative camber of wings had influence on not so much "Duch rolls" Keep the videos coming...
First of all - great material :) PZL was not the one facility in Poland. PZL stands for Polskie Zakłady Lotnicze (Polish Aviation Works), with many locations, specialized in particular part of aviation business - some kind of union of aviation industry, but not one company. For example PZL Mielec produced An-2, TS-11 Iskra, Lim-2, Lim-5 (variations of MiG-15) An-28 - so mainly planes. PZL Świdnik produced helicopters - SM-1 (Mi-1), SM-2, Mi-2, W-3, Kania (Mi-2 with Allison engines - with extra gearbox connecting engine with standard WR-2 main reduction gearbox) and SW-4. PZL Rzeszów produced engines and gearboxes - GTD-350, TVD-10B, PZL-10W (turboshaft modification of turboprop TVD-10B), SO-3, K-15, K-16, and also PZL Kalisz known from ASh62IR, AI-14 piston engines. Also other PZL facilities prodices avionics, hydraulics (like PZL Hydral in Wrocław) and other components.
we have a lot of mi-4's ("inspired by* Sikorsky H-19) here in vietnam. of course the most popular chopper of all time the mi-8 has to have its own video. my personal favourite of the skies is the massive mi-26 :) great work chap. always a pleasure to see your videos pop up in my recommended selection!
Been watching you for a while now. Enjoyed all of your videos. Nice to see helicopters now. Love how you have all the footage from local Russian museums and shows and stuff. Not sure if you are located in Russia or somewhere over there. If so, thanks you for sharing all this stuff and footage that I've not seen or just straight up not in similar Western channels. Much love from USA and these great and informative videos are appreciated and special. Y'all really know what you're talking about and it is really cool the variety of topics on this channel.
He lives in some suburban area in Moscow, Russia. He said living in suburban has the benefit of quick driving to airports and not getting stuck in traffic jams in the city.
I love this channel, it provides fascinating stories and information about aircraft that we may or may not have heard of, the mi-2 is a case in point :)
@Skyships Eng Thanks again for your channel, we in the west probably wouldn't ever get to see or hear about these Soviet era craft if not for you. Amazing footage and pics!
It's not even a makeshift for a Huey. We called him the bearer of his own gearbox because it was so weak. Although it was constructed in the USSR, it was entirely manufactured and developed in Poland. Several thousand modifications and design changes were made to it. So you can't definitely say that it is Soviet.
Finally, the English version of the same video in the Russian channel. I could only understand around half of what's described in the Russian version. Thanks Skyships, this helps a lot to improve my Russian
Grew up reading about the Mi-24 and Apache...as they are the big deadly aircraft of the cold War. It's really cool to hear more about the work-horse aircraft. Now you need to do the UH-1 Iroquois "Huey"!
Excellent video as usual Sky! It’s wonderful to learn about classic Russian helicopters. Amazing footage both historical and with your camera team. I love seeing inside. Great stuff👍
This is a great channel, so many interesting aircraft. Some I know a bit about and some I do not, but I always learn something. Thank you and keep up the great work.
Hey Sky! Thanks for another great film! I am from Poland, so I know this bird quite well (as a amatour ofcourse). Still some can be found in use here. Cheers!
i always wondered if they make the oldest versions of the Mi helicoptors still. i know the older ones may not but because its so small i figure they may still manufacture a small number of them. I could only imagine if one of these were built with the most modern standards (lighter body, best engines, cutting edge avionics) it would be an amazing machine.
Like some of the fixed wing aircraft there are modernized helicopters from the 60's still in production like the uh2 and jetranger. Jsc make some old designs of kamov and mil for the military, a modernized mi8 but not this thing.
There is no point for that, because there are better ways to build helicopter now. Even attempt to upgrade Mi-1 end up in new design. But you can check some earlier (80'-90') modernization/evolution of Mi-2 in Poland like PZL Kania and PZL Sokół
Helicopter equivalent of Zhiguli! )) Used to see them quite often in rural area’s of Russia. getting rarer in recent years though haven’t visited in two years…thanks covid (
I like the simple, rugged design of this helicopter and Russian aircraft. This helicopter has several practical features that would have made it a good workhorse. I will look into the engine just to see these early powerplants of the eastbloc. Thanks for posting.
As a US military guy from the Cold War era I would recommend you put the words USSR/Soviet and NATO designation name(e.g. Hoplite) in your title and search parameters to increase you chances of more views. Also the word helicopter. I just lucked upon your videos and enjoy them. Great stuff!
Yeah the mi-24 is a beast but talking about the mi-2 there is one in my country not far from my home left behind I might get it and fix it and use it as a personal vehicle
Really educational, thanks for that! Would you mind me asking what you use as your stock footage sources? That’s some of the crispest historical content I’ve seen.
Hello! Love your videos & your attention to details! Keep up the good work! Was wondering, would love to hear a work on the TU-114 & the TU-95! I was wondering why you skipped the 114. Very cool plane!
I notice you used some footage from old soviet films one of them is "Hard to be God", can you please tell me where I can find those films with the amazing quality shown here!!! Please!!!!
Skyships, convention. In the West, the person commanding the aircraft sits in the left seat. For helicopters, it is the opposite way round, they sit in the right seat. What is the convention with Soviet helicopters?
In soviet helicopters, or as far as I know for Mi-8, the pilot-commander sits in the left seat and has most of the weapon controls. The right seat is occupied by pilot-navigator which has navigation stuff like doppler nav. The third crew member is flight engineer which does stuff like overlooking cargo etc. and as far as I know he has some kind of a foldable seat between pilots.
In spite of development delays and other technical difficulties, you have to respect the Russian people who worked hard behind the scenes to design and build their aircraft both fixed and rotary wing. They did it for their country and national pride. I know there were countless issues under the old regime and I'm not supporting communism. I am instead admiring the hard work and persistence of our Russian friends. I love the clips from the time when these machines were brand new. Thank you for the great video.
Russian engineering always has had this “build it better than you think it needs to be” air about it. Lots smart innovation to do two jobs for the price of one and rock-solid bulletproof design still leave Russian aeronautics at the top.
Honestly surprised that the Mi-2 hasn't been fully modernized: retractable gear, rotor blades of modern design and construction, etc. It's US rival the Bell UH-1 recently won a JSDF contract and will be serving till at least 2040. If it ain't broke only goes so far and these machines look modular and upgradeable like all proper Russian engineered vehicles.
American light and medium helicopters were always excellent of course (although in large or very large choppers Russia is the king IMO) but perhaps the Mi2 was better for the Russians: it was simple, rugged and could operate in the Russian winter. I'm not sure how western choppers would fare there (even though they were certainly more advanced, more fuel efficient etc).
@@jacobzimmermann59 The Bell 206 B-3's L-1's and 3's would be just fine. I flew them all over Alaska. Mi-2 looks to be a machine that is very easy to work on. Having never flown one I can't say anything bout the flight characteristics. I have flown Bell 47's Huges 500's and Sikorsky S-55's and 58's. Would I fly one given the chance, yes I would. Oh, and I have flown a Robinson R-22 just enough to know to avoid those altogether.
I enjoy all your videos, but I especially like the ones on Russian and Soviet aircraft. We just don't hear much about them in the US, and what we do hear is mostly biased and negative.
My first plastic kit ever, back during communism, I remember its super cute "eyes" on top. I also remember the crop dusting Ka26 and 126 that flew over our house back then (Romania), I always found them so fascinating with their double rotors and those giant side engines. I'll love if you make a video about the Ka helicopters too.
Mi-2's that worked for polish mountain air rescue were considered as underpowered and too weak for this task. They could not hover longer than 6 minutes in one spot.
Russia has a history of building great helicopters. Igor Sikorski built great helicopters and his company still does. Russia builds great and sturdy helicopters for less money than what we can produce here. Too bad companies can't buy Russian helicopters here.
Oh, that music... I half expected Techmoan to come out and say that he'd bought an Mi-2 on eBay but found that all the belts needed replacing... ;)
Seatbelts I guess :).
The first helicopter I saw in real life as a kid in late 1980's Poland. Always had a sense of reliability about it.
That's oil flow around intake nose for both cooling and de-icing system is genius! Not sure it works in hot tropical countries like mine though.
Thank you! I am so glad you did Mi-2!
When i lived in Vladivostok from 1990 to 95 (i am Norwegian) I was flying Lear's for a HonKong company and met a lot of nice people in Vladivostok. Had a cabin out in Vitis bay and sometimes i hired local guys to take me there with an Mi-2, noisy as hell in the pax cabin - this chopper had genius engineering. Also i had the opportunity to have some touch and goes with a TU-154, beautiful airplane - and the negative camber of wings had influence on not so much "Duch rolls" Keep the videos coming...
First of all - great material :) PZL was not the one facility in Poland. PZL stands for Polskie Zakłady Lotnicze (Polish Aviation Works), with many locations, specialized in particular part of aviation business - some kind of union of aviation industry, but not one company. For example PZL Mielec produced An-2, TS-11 Iskra, Lim-2, Lim-5 (variations of MiG-15) An-28 - so mainly planes. PZL Świdnik produced helicopters - SM-1 (Mi-1), SM-2, Mi-2, W-3, Kania (Mi-2 with Allison engines - with extra gearbox connecting engine with standard WR-2 main reduction gearbox) and SW-4. PZL Rzeszów produced engines and gearboxes - GTD-350, TVD-10B, PZL-10W (turboshaft modification of turboprop TVD-10B), SO-3, K-15, K-16, and also PZL Kalisz known from ASh62IR, AI-14 piston engines. Also other PZL facilities prodices avionics, hydraulics (like PZL Hydral in Wrocław) and other components.
The shape of this chopper reminds me a lot of the French Puma. Looks like it’s one of those if it ain’t broke don’t fix it designs.
we have a lot of mi-4's ("inspired by* Sikorsky H-19) here in vietnam. of course the most popular chopper of all time the mi-8 has to have its own video. my personal favourite of the skies is the massive mi-26 :) great work chap. always a pleasure to see your videos pop up in my recommended selection!
Mi-24 is pretty cool too
Where in Vietnam again?
A white guy claiming to be Vietnamese lol.
@@dannya1854 guy could be an (EURGH) 'expat'
@@dannya1854 he didnt make any claims on being vietnamese he could be living there right now
Been watching you for a while now. Enjoyed all of your videos. Nice to see helicopters now. Love how you have all the footage from local Russian museums and shows and stuff. Not sure if you are located in Russia or somewhere over there. If so, thanks you for sharing all this stuff and footage that I've not seen or just straight up not in similar Western channels. Much love from USA and these great and informative videos are appreciated and special. Y'all really know what you're talking about and it is really cool the variety of topics on this channel.
@Jacob Taylor
It's great that he gets all these rarely seen in the west, footage of these crafts, that's the only reason we get to see it.
He lives in some suburban area in Moscow, Russia. He said living in suburban has the benefit of quick driving to airports and not getting stuck in traffic jams in the city.
Great story of the mi-2 ... as usual narrated in a fashion that exceeds any imagined expectation
I love this channel, it provides fascinating stories and information about aircraft that we may or may not have heard of, the mi-2 is a case in point :)
@Skyships Eng
Thanks again for your channel, we in the west probably wouldn't ever get to see or hear about these Soviet era craft if not for you. Amazing footage and pics!
In Poland, where it was produced, it was known under a popular name of kettle :)
It's not even a makeshift for a Huey. We called him the bearer of his own gearbox because it was so weak. Although it was constructed in the USSR, it was entirely manufactured and developed in Poland. Several thousand modifications and design changes were made to it. So you can't definitely say that it is Soviet.
Love the looks of that Mi-1. Never saw that before that I can recall. Interesting they went straight to a 3-bladed rotor instead of 2.
Your narrative skills is as good as materials in exchange.
Thanks Sky for another great history lesson with lots of wonderful video!
Thanks for the upload!
Classic but supremely beautiful
Finally, the English version of the same video in the Russian channel. I could only understand around half of what's described in the Russian version. Thanks Skyships, this helps a lot to improve my Russian
Grew up reading about the Mi-24 and Apache...as they are the big deadly aircraft of the cold War. It's really cool to hear more about the work-horse aircraft. Now you need to do the UH-1 Iroquois "Huey"!
Great video! Thanks!!
Very good looking machine. 😍
Had one as a plastic model I put together.
Childhood memories came back ! 🙂👍
Great vid! So excited that you are doing helicopters now. Your vids are my most anticipated on TH-cam. Can't wait for mi8
Superbly video, knowledgeably narrated!
Thanks for posting this video!!!
Excellent video as usual Sky! It’s wonderful to learn about classic Russian helicopters. Amazing footage both historical and with your camera team. I love seeing inside. Great stuff👍
Best channel in the world greets from BE👊🏼💪🏼
BE?
Belarus? Belgium? British Empire?
A very well presented video, thank you 👍
Love the work. It's great as always.
Skyships Eng, you bring a fresh touch to a niche topic! Thank you!
By the way, could you maybe make a video on the Myasishchev M-50?
I still want to see sky do the MU-2!
This is a great channel, so many interesting aircraft. Some I know a bit about and some I do not, but I always learn something. Thank you and keep up the great work.
Hey Sky!
Thanks for another great film! I am from Poland, so I know this bird quite well (as a amatour ofcourse). Still some can be found in use here.
Cheers!
Now thats one hell of a cool helicopter👍👍👍 GREAT video as always 👍
i always wondered if they make the oldest versions of the Mi helicoptors still. i know the older ones may not but because its so small i figure they may still manufacture a small number of them. I could only imagine if one of these were built with the most modern standards (lighter body, best engines, cutting edge avionics) it would be an amazing machine.
The old designs are probably not safe enough for the modern market. Although, a cheap mass-produced helicopter for the layman would be cool.
Like some of the fixed wing aircraft there are modernized helicopters from the 60's still in production like the uh2 and jetranger.
Jsc make some old designs of kamov and mil for the military, a modernized mi8 but not this thing.
@@zopEnglandzip that thing would be beautiful if someone totaly rebuilt it and modernized it
There is no point for that, because there are better ways to build helicopter now. Even attempt to upgrade Mi-1 end up in new design. But you can check some earlier (80'-90') modernization/evolution of Mi-2 in Poland like PZL Kania and PZL Sokół
My first flight in a Mi2 was from the ice breaker Kapitan Dranitsyn to the Taymyr in the early 90ies. We flew then so many times that it got boring.
What is the name of the movie you're using clips from??
Wow, nice video, and feel happy, you shows a pic of one of our FURA helicopter in Puerto Rico (Police Rapid Action United Force).
Helicopter equivalent of Zhiguli! )) Used to see them quite often in rural area’s of Russia. getting rarer in recent years though haven’t visited in two years…thanks covid (
Great video! 👍
This is a cool little helicopter. Like it!
I like the simple, rugged design of this helicopter and Russian aircraft. This helicopter has several practical features that would have made it a good workhorse. I will look into the engine just to see these early powerplants of the eastbloc. Thanks for posting.
Sky… love your vids & wait for them👍🏻🚁
Great, very enjoyable.
Great video! Thanx! 🙂
It's the NA Miata of helicopters!
Bonjour , merci . Vos vidéos sont superbes .
As a US military guy from the Cold War era I would recommend you put the words USSR/Soviet and NATO designation name(e.g. Hoplite) in your title and search parameters to increase you chances of more views. Also the word helicopter. I just lucked upon your videos and enjoy them. Great stuff!
2:37 this is PZL Kania, polish modernized version of PZL Mi-2
Yeah the mi-24 is a beast but talking about the mi-2 there is one in my country not far from my home left behind I might get it and fix it and use it as a personal vehicle
Thank you. I have recently been smitten by rotary wings …
Glad you like it. We'll make more helicopters soon
Looking forward to Mi-24
What was the name of the movie again where you took a lot of the footage from? The one with the underslung cow and the dog...?
pls do a video on MI 26 and the hind ]. love these helios
Great video 👍
Missed some trivia, like being in a Bond movie or being an aerobatic chopper right now in Hungary.
There are movie scenes appearing along the video, what its name?
Thanks
What is the fuel burn of these aircraft? Are they reliable and easy to find parts for private use?
PZL Świdnik plant in Poland is my city, Mi 2 was being seen offen that time on the sky.😎
Really educational, thanks for that!
Would you mind me asking what you use as your stock footage sources? That’s some of the crispest historical content I’ve seen.
Hello! Love your videos & your attention to details! Keep up the good work! Was wondering, would love to hear a work on the TU-114 & the TU-95! I was wondering why you skipped the 114. Very cool plane!
99% of all Mi-2 helicopters were build in Poland in PZL Świdnik ..now part of Leonardo helicopters.
I notice you used some footage from old soviet films one of them is "Hard to be God", can you please tell me where I can find those films with the amazing quality shown here!!! Please!!!!
Skyships, convention. In the West, the person commanding the aircraft sits in the left seat. For helicopters, it is the opposite way round, they sit in the right seat. What is the convention with Soviet helicopters?
Why?
@@sodinc It would be interesting to note if the same convention was followed. Why would I not be interested?
@@COIcultist oh, no
I'm interested why it is usually done this way, do you know?
In soviet helicopters, or as far as I know for Mi-8, the pilot-commander sits in the left seat and has most of the weapon controls. The right seat is occupied by pilot-navigator which has navigation stuff like doppler nav. The third crew member is flight engineer which does stuff like overlooking cargo etc. and as far as I know he has some kind of a foldable seat between pilots.
i have a doubt regarding how these videos are made! are all the clips bought?
As a russian i must mention that almost everything filmed in USSR isn't privately owned and doubt that you need an explanation why it is that way
Can you please make a video on Mil Mi-24 as well??
Tiene un diseño y características similares al Bo 105.🙂
In spite of development delays and other technical difficulties, you have to respect the Russian people who worked hard behind the scenes to design and build their aircraft both fixed and rotary wing. They did it for their country and national pride. I know there were countless issues under the old regime and I'm not supporting communism. I am instead admiring the hard work and persistence of our Russian friends. I love the clips from the time when these machines were brand new. Thank you for the great video.
Russian engineering always has had this “build it better than you think it needs to be” air about it. Lots smart innovation to do two jobs for the price of one and rock-solid bulletproof design still leave Russian aeronautics at the top.
Thank you
Indonesian Police used this old girl. The last time I saw this helicopter flying around is in 2010 I believe.
Please review on largest chopper in the world, MIL Mi-26
Actually the largest helicopter is the Mi-12
Honestly surprised that the Mi-2 hasn't been fully modernized: retractable gear, rotor blades of modern design and construction, etc. It's US rival the Bell UH-1 recently won a JSDF contract and will be serving till at least 2040. If it ain't broke only goes so far and these machines look modular and upgradeable like all proper Russian engineered vehicles.
Retractable landing gear makes it heavier.
@@peekaboopeekaboo1165 Reduced drag more than offsets the weight penalty.
The Chinook is of similar age and has gone to retractable gear as an example.
Make more videos about Soviet helicopters
Mi-6? Or some new Russian helis
Cute old Soviet heli. But American light and medium helicopters always were better
American light and medium helicopters were always excellent of course (although in large or very large choppers Russia is the king IMO) but perhaps the Mi2 was better for the Russians: it was simple, rugged and could operate in the Russian winter. I'm not sure how western choppers would fare there (even though they were certainly more advanced, more fuel efficient etc).
@@jacobzimmermann59 The Bell 206 B-3's L-1's and 3's would be just fine. I flew them all over Alaska. Mi-2 looks to be a machine that is very easy to work on. Having never flown one I can't say anything bout the flight characteristics. I have flown Bell 47's Huges 500's and Sikorsky S-55's and 58's. Would I fly one given the chance, yes I would. Oh, and I have flown a Robinson R-22 just enough to know to avoid those altogether.
If you want to see Mi-2 in action, please follow our videos!
The pilot Mimino flies this helicopter
007 james bond helicopter
Leonardo-PZL W3 Sokoł was the most similar to this Mil Mi-2🚁🤓
Most similar was PZL Kania. Sokół Has nothing in common with Mi-2. en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/PZL_Kania
Cause PZL Swidnik have produced Mi2 , and then they made upgrated version Kania , and base on Mi2 they made W3 Sokol .
I enjoy all your videos, but I especially like the ones on Russian and Soviet aircraft. We just don't hear much about them in the US, and what we do hear is mostly biased and negative.
Really more like a Soviet Jet Ranger or Long Ranger as it is so much smaller than the Hueys which are big honkin machines compared to the MI-2
Check out the pzl w-3 sokół polish helo.
My first plastic kit ever, back during communism, I remember its super cute "eyes" on top.
I also remember the crop dusting Ka26 and 126 that flew over our house back then (Romania), I always found them so fascinating with their double rotors and those giant side engines. I'll love if you make a video about the Ka helicopters too.
Mi-2's that worked for polish mountain air rescue were considered as underpowered and too weak for this task. They could not hover longer than 6 minutes in one spot.
What's the movie title at 0:59?
same weight and power as a Huey, but only lifts half the Huey's payload
Curious: What is it with Russian helicopter design that seems to prefer a bulbous shape?
Give me a HUEY any day..
Lets talk about mi8
Are you every gonna do the yak 42 or mi 26
Yes
12:44 what the hell is falling off the helicopter?
HAL Tejas please @skyships
Modern Robinson 🤣😂😛😳😁 the R22 can carry 2 people half fuel and a Sandwich if there is no butter on it.
Russia has a history of building great helicopters. Igor Sikorski built great helicopters and his company still does. Russia builds great and sturdy helicopters for less money than what we can produce here. Too bad companies can't buy Russian helicopters here.
+1 when work BUT if looks...hmmm
What a wonderful little helicopter. Did it make it to Afghanistan? Looks a little too vulnerable for that conflict but maybe?
Yes, though by that time they only operated in second-line roles. The Afghan Air Force also had at least six delivered in 1982.
Mi 26 flying ship
Ka-15/Ka-18 Soviet helicopter,s plis
Your accent has changed a lot, compared what you sounded like 3 years ago
A helicopter carrying a cow)
lil bean
Great channel. Check out PZL Kania - a modification of MI-2.