What is Mil Mi-8?
{|{{Infobox aircraft begin |name=Mil Mi-8 |image=File:Interpolitex 2013 (533-5).jpg |caption=[[Russia|Russian]] Mil Mi-8 }}{{Infobox aircraft type |type=[[Helicopter]] |national origin =[[Soviet Union|USSR]] |manufacturer= [[Mil]] |first flight=July 7th, [[1961]]. |introduction= [[1967]] |status= Active |primary user= [[USSR|Soviet]] [[Air Force]]. |produced= |number built= more than 17000 examples |unit cost= }} |} The '''Mil Mi-8''' is one of the most famous [[helicopters]] built in [[Soviet Union|USSR]] during the [[Cold War]]. It is used for [[transport]] and [[attack aircraft|attack]] by more than 50 [[country|countries]] in the [[world]]. It's the basis of [[Mil Mi-14]] and [[Mil Mi-17]] helicopters. == Bibliography == * Jackson, Robert, ''Helicopters: Military, Civilian, and Rescue Rotorcraft'' (The Aviation Factfile). London: Grange Books Ltd, 2005. {{ISBN|1-84013-812-2}}. * Gaillard, Pierre, ''Avions et hélicoptères militaires d'aujourd'hui'' Paris, France : Larivière éditions, 1999. {{ISBN|2-907051-24-5}}. {{military-stub}} [[Category:Helicopters]] [[Category:Soviet military aircraft]]