Mil Mi-8 ‘Hip’: A Helicopter that should be as Famous as the UH-1 Huey
20 min readSep 17, 2020
A Biography of the World’s Second Most Produced Helicopter
Although tougher to master and less graceful in bearing than fixed wing airplanes, helicopters comfortably hold their own in the public perception and popular culture. The Bell H-13 Sioux scout won recognition as an aerial ambulance in the Korean War drama MASH. The brutish Mi-24 attack…
