A very major accident has happened in Coonoor, Tamilnadu. Yesterday an Air Force helicopter MI-17 V5 has crashed in Coonoor. According to the reports, CDS Bipin Rawat, his wife and many employees were on board the helicopter. A total of 14 people were on board the helicopter.In which the death of 11 people has been confirmed. Let us tell you that this helicopter, which suffered a sudden accident, has been imported from Russia. Especially the MI-17 V5 helicopters are considered quite safe. Despite this, crashing the plane is a big question in itself.
The Mi-17 V5 of the Air Force is built with different and and any modern technologies. This helicopter has been used in many important military operations. At the same time, it was also used in a commando operation in 26/11. NSG commandos were also landed against terrorists in Colaba through this helicopter during the 2008 Mumbai terror attack. Apart from this, we will also tell you about that, it has also been used to destroy Pakistani launch pads on the border in Jammu and Kashmir in 2016. At present, India has more than 150 Mi-17 V5 helicopters. The last helicopter was handed over to India by Russia in 2016.
According to the official website of the Indian Army, the Mi-17 V5 (Domestic Name Mi-8 MTV5) is a military transport variant in the Mi-8/17 family of helicopters. These helicopters have been manufactured by the subsidiary company Kazan Helicopters. They are designed to transport cargo inside the cabin and on the outer sling. The Mi-17 V5 is one of the most advanced transport helicopters in the world. It can also be deployed in troop and arms transport, fire support, patrol, convoy escort and search-and-rescue (SAR) missions. Let us know that during the Aero India show which happened in February 2013, the Indian Defence Ministry had ordered 12 Mi-17 V5 helicopters.
The Mi-17 V5 medium lifter has been designed based on the Mi-8. This helicopter can fly in tropical and oceanic climates as well as in desert conditions. Also the cabin of the helicopter is quite big in size. It gets a portside door that ramps at the rear that allows easy entry and exit of troops and cargo. The helicopter is equipped with multiple systems like an extended starboard sliding door, rappelling and parachute equipment, searchlight, FLIR system.
Let us tell you that in the month of December 2008, the Indian Defense Ministry had signed a contract of $ 1.3 billion with Russia for 80 aircraft. The supply of these to the Indian Air Force started in 2011. The maximum takeoff weight of the helicopter is 13,000 kg. It can internally carry a load of 4,500 kg to 36 armed soldiers.
