Mi-172
The civil airliner Hip — a Kazan-built passenger version of the Mi-8MTV-3 · Civil passenger version · Kazan-built
The Mi-172 is the civil passenger version of the Mi-8MTV-3, built by Kazan Helicopters. It keeps the TV3-117-powered dynamic system of the military MTV series but has a passenger cabin for 26 people plus three crew, and VIP 'Salon' interiors were also offered.
Like the Mi-8P before it, the Mi-172 was aimed at airlines and government operators that needed a rugged twin-engined helicopter for remote regions. It has been operated in Russia and abroad, including by air arms as a VIP or utility transport, and Kazan's civil production approval from Rosaviatsia in 2017 again listed the Mi-172 among its types.
The Mi-172 should not be confused with the Ulan-Ude Mi-171A2, a much more extensively redesigned civil Hip with VK-2500 engines, composite blades and an X-shaped tail rotor certified in 2017.
