The VK-650V engine shows its "insides" to Mi-34M1 pilots right from the cockpit
Thanks to its digital architecture, the powerplant from ODK is visualized in the cockpit - from blade temperature to remaining service life
Mi-34M1
The chief designer of the Mi-34M1 explained how the new helicopter differs from its predecessor
The rotorcraft received a gas turbine engine instead of a piston engine
Our answer to Bell and Robinson: the Mi-34M1 helicopter has been approved for serial production
Testing of three prototype aircraft will be completed by the end of 2026
The new Mi-34M1 with the VK-650V engine will replace American Robinson and Bell helicopters
The helicopter will be officially presented at the NAIS exhibition in Moscow
Video: Light helicopter Mi-34M1 with Russian engine VK-650V makes first test flight
Rostec says that the fully domestic machine will replace foreign light helicopters
The Future of Russian Aviation: Three Helicopters to Receive the VK-650V Engine
The power plant will equip the Mi-34M1, Ansat, and Ka-226
Russian VK-650V helicopter engine makes its first flight on the new Mi-34M1 helicopter
The engine is scheduled to enter mass production in 2025, but the timing of the start of mass production of the Mi-34M1 is still unknown