Registration / Serial: | 431 |
Aircraft Original Type: | Mil Mi-8 |
Aircraft Generic Type: | Mil Mi-8/9/17 |
Aircraft Version: | Mil Mi-17PP Hip |
C/n (msn): | 150P01 |
Operator Titles: | Bulgaria - Air Force |
City / Airport: | Plovdiv (LBPD / PDV)Map |
Country: | Bulgaria |
Photo Date: | 14 September 2024 |
Photo by: | Shaun PsailaContact |
Photo ID: | 728581Submit Correction |
View count: | 675 |
This rare Mi-17 variant, the Mi-17PP, is an electronic warfare version of the Mi-8MT, equipped with the 'Bizon' jamming system. I wasn't aware the Bulgarian Air Force operated it. Aircraft 431, one of four (431-434) delivered from 1984, served as an ECM communications jammer. Its advanced antenna array surpasses that of the Mi-8 'Hip-K.' Key features include a 32-element array aft of the landing gear, a four-element array on the tailboom, large radomes near the cabin, triangular containers replacing rear windows, and six heat exchangers under the front fuselage.
Registration / Serial: | 431 |
Aircraft Version: | Mil Mi-17PP Hip |
C/n (msn): | 150P01 |
Operator Titles: | Bulgaria - Air Force |
City / Airport: | Plovdiv (LBPD / PDV)Map | Country: | Bulgaria |
Photo Date: | 14 September 2024 |
Photo by: | Shaun PsailaContact |
Registration / Serial: | 431 |
Aircraft Original Type: | Mil Mi-8 |
Aircraft Generic Type: | Mil Mi-8/9/17 |
Aircraft Version: | Mil Mi-17PP Hip |
C/n (msn): | 150P01 |
Operator Titles: | Bulgaria - Air Force |
City / Airport: | Plovdiv (LBPD / PDV)Map |
Country: | Bulgaria |
Photo Date: | 14 September 2024 |
Photo by: | Shaun PsailaContact |
Photo ID: | 728581Submit Correction |
View count: | 675 |
This rare Mi-17 variant, the Mi-17PP, is an electronic warfare version of the Mi-8MT, equipped with the 'Bizon' jamming system. I wasn't aware the Bulgarian Air Force operated it. Aircraft 431, one of four (431-434) delivered from 1984, served as an ECM communications jammer. Its advanced antenna array surpasses that of the Mi-8 'Hip-K.' Key features include a 32-element array aft of the landing gear, a four-element array on the tailboom, large radomes near the cabin, triangular containers replacing rear windows, and six heat exchangers under the front fuselage.
Registration / Serial: | 431 |
Aircraft Version: | Mil Mi-17PP Hip |
C/n (msn): | 150P01 |
Operator Titles: | Bulgaria - Air Force |
City / Airport: | Plovdiv (LBPD / PDV)Map | Country: | Bulgaria |
Photo Date: | 14 September 2024 |
Photo by: | Shaun PsailaContact |