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...
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!
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.
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.
@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!
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 :)
The Mi-2 was the first ever foreign helicopter I've ever seen. I was able to identify it when I was 9 years old! I seen one on the roof of a helicopter museum in Tennessee next to a UH-1 Huey and it was one of the best days of my life! It was white and had all of it's old Soviet markings still on it. The paint had chipped away in some spots but it was still amazing to see an Mi-2 in person! What I'd love to learn more about is the Mil Mi-10 "Harke"!
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
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👍
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!
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"!
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.
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!
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
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.
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.
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 (
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!
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
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.
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.
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.
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!!!!
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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 :).
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...
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
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.
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.
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.
@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!
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 :)
The Mi-2 was the first ever foreign helicopter I've ever seen. I was able to identify it when I was 9 years old! I seen one on the roof of a helicopter museum in Tennessee next to a UH-1 Huey and it was one of the best days of my life! It was white and had all of it's old Soviet markings still on it. The paint had chipped away in some spots but it was still amazing to see an Mi-2 in person! What I'd love to learn more about is the Mil Mi-10 "Harke"!
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
Your narrative skills is as good as materials in exchange.
In Poland, where it was produced, it was known under a popular name of kettle :)
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👍
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.
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
Thanks Sky for another great history lesson with lots of wonderful video!
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!
Thanks for the upload!
Great video! Thanks!!
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"!
Superbly video, knowledgeably narrated!
Thanks for posting this video!!!
Best channel in the world greets from BE👊🏼💪🏼
BE?
Belarus? Belgium? British Empire?
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.
Love the work. It's great as always.
Great video! 👍
Now thats one hell of a cool helicopter👍👍👍 GREAT video as always 👍
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!
Classic but supremely beautiful
Wow, nice video, and feel happy, you shows a pic of one of our FURA helicopter in Puerto Rico (Police Rapid Action United Force).
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
A very well presented video, thank you 👍
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.
Great, very enjoyable.
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.
Sky… love your vids & wait for them👍🏻🚁
This is a cool little helicopter. Like it!
Great video! Thanx! 🙂
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.
Bonjour , merci . Vos vidéos sont superbes .
2:37 this is PZL Kania, polish modernized version of PZL Mi-2
Great video 👍
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 (
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!
pls do a video on MI 26 and the hind ]. love these helios
It's the NA Miata of helicopters!
Thank you. I have recently been smitten by rotary wings …
Glad you like it. We'll make more helicopters soon
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
The pilot Mimino flies this helicopter
There are movie scenes appearing along the video, what its name?
Thanks
What is the name of the movie you're using clips from??
Looking forward to Mi-24
What is the fuel burn of these aircraft? Are they reliable and easy to find parts for private use?
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...?
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
Missed some trivia, like being in a Bond movie or being an aerobatic chopper right now in Hungary.
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.
PZL Świdnik plant in Poland is my city, Mi 2 was being seen offen that time on the sky.😎
What's the movie title at 0:59?
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.
Indonesian police heli mi 2 legend ..ura from TEGAL Indonesia..
Check out the pzl w-3 sokół polish helo.
Tiene un diseño y características similares al Bo 105.🙂
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
Please review on largest chopper in the world, MIL Mi-26
Actually the largest helicopter is the Mi-12
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!!!!
Are you every gonna do the yak 42 or mi 26
Yes
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.
Indonesian Police used this old girl. The last time I saw this helicopter flying around is in 2010 I believe.
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.
99% of all Mi-2 helicopters were build in Poland in PZL Świdnik ..now part of Leonardo helicopters.
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.
12:44 what the hell is falling off the 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.
If you want to see Mi-2 in action, please follow our videos!
Curious: What is it with Russian helicopter design that seems to prefer a bulbous shape?
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
same weight and power as a Huey, but only lifts half the Huey's payload
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.
007 james bond 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.
Lets talk about mi8
Ka-15/Ka-18 Soviet helicopter,s plis
Give me a HUEY any day..
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.
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.
+1 when work BUT if looks...hmmm
Mi 26 flying ship
Your accent has changed a lot, compared what you sounded like 3 years ago
A helicopter carrying a cow)
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