Frag Out! Magazine
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can handle more payload and has more space. In addition, maintenance of the Mi-8 in Ukraine is much easier. Accordingly, the flight schedule of the Ukrainian disaster department operates a detachment consisting exclusively of Mi-8's on its outposts in Kharkiv, Ushchorod and Odessa. Only Odessa has recently become an exception, since in September 2016 an An-32 has been stationed there for fire fighting operations. A total of five serviceable Mi-8s are currently available for the Mi-8 outposts. The exchange of the 5-man crews takes place on a weekly basis, who normally journeys there by train. A system of private rescue service operators with helicopters like the German ADAC does not exist in Ukraine. Attempts to start such a service failed four years ago on the grounds that the Ukrainian companies wanted to have their aircraft pre-financed by the state. Before the beginning of the conflict with Russia, the service was also operating in Simferopol and Lugansk. Several Mi-8's were stationed there and supplemented occasionally with an An-32P. Fortunately, both units were able to save the machines at the last second and fly back to Nizhyn. This happened in Simferopol with an unregistered start during a test run of the engines. Two Russian Mi-24s immediately took up pursuit from an airfield near Sevastopol, but could not prevent the successful escape of the Ukrainian Mi-8's. However, a rescue aircraft was later lost during the ATO in the Kharkiv area. The loss can not be attributed to the Pro-Russian separatists with 100% certainty, but many factors point towards this. During the transfer flight from Chuhuiv to Nizhyn, the helicopter crashed without any warning from a height of 200 meters. At that time, however, there were attacks in Chuhuiv itself. The front line was very confusing at that time and the pro-Russian separatists operated in small groups in the Kharkiv area. The crash without warning and without an emergency call of the pilot was therefore very due to an attack by the separatists. Despite this loss, the operational aircraft park in Nizhyn currently consists of seven aircraft (two An-26, one An-30, four An-32P "Firekiller") and nine helicopters (two ЕС-135, one Mi-8MSB-V, three Mi-8MTV, three Mi-8MT). However, the number of flight-ready aircraft should be increased in the nearest future, focusing specifically on the helicopters. A modernized Mi-8MSB-V with rescue equipment is almost ready to be handed over to Motor-Sich in the new red and white colors. Only the mounting points on the structure for the fire-fighting emissions are missing. These have to be newly installed to achieve the full performance allowed by the new engines. The re-commissioning of the Mi-2 is also being discussed. For this type of helicopter, the engine A small but nice detail at the An-30 suitable for long search missions (Alexander Golz). After the general overhaul at the ARP 410 the An-26 with the number 04 of the vehicle presents itself in new splendor(Alexander Golz). ill in the old painting this An-26 presents itself, which among other things. Is also used for the transport of VIPs. (Alexander Golz). www.fragoutmag.com