Mil Moscow Helicopter Plant
{{Short description|Defence company}}
{{Infobox company
| name = Mil Helicopters
| logo = Логотип Московского вертолётного завода имени М. Л. Миля.png
| type = Joint-stock company
| industry = Aerospace
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| founded = {{Start date and age|1947}}
| founder = Mikhail Mil
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| hq_location_city = Tomilino
| hq_location_country = Russia
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| parent = Russian Helicopters
| website = https://www.rhc.aero/structure/nhc
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Mil Moscow Helicopter Plant ({{langx|ru|Московский вертолётный завод им. М. Л. Миля}}) is a Russian designer and producer of helicopters headquartered in Tomilino. It is a subsidiary of Russian Helicopters.{{cite web|title=MIL Moscow Helicopter Plant, Joint-Stock Company|url=https://www.bloomberg.com/research/stocks/private/snapshot.asp?privcapId=35577248|website=Bloomberg|access-date=20 October 2017}}
The Moscow Mil Helicopter Plant includes a design bureau and an experimental production plant. The Mil Design Bureau is one of the world's leading developers of helicopters, with particular expertise in heavy-lift helicopters. It has developed both civil and military versions in a wide range of payload capacities, including the world's largest in serial production, the Mi-26.{{cite web|title=Russian Defense Business Directory|url=https://fas.org/nuke/guide/russia/industry/docs/rus95/index.html|website=Federation of American Scientists|publisher=US Department of Commerce Bureau of Export Administration|access-date=21 July 2017|date=May 1995}} {{PD-notice}}
Ninety-five percent of the helicopters in the former Soviet Union were built to Mil designs. Series production facilities for Mil-designed helicopters include Rostvertol in Rostov-on-Don, the Kazan Helicopter Production Association, and the Ulan-Ude Aviation Plant. Mil participates in the Euromil joint venture with Eurocopter.{{Citation needed|date=October 2023}}
History
Mil was established in 1947 under the guidance of Mikhail Mil as the helicopter laboratory of the Central Aerohydrodynamic Institute in Zhukovsky, Moscow Oblast.{{cite news|last1=Vershinin|first1=Alexander|title=The Moscow helicopter factory that put the 'Mil' in military aviation|url=https://www.rbth.com/defence/2015/08/31/the_moscow_helicopter_factory_that_put_the_mil_in_military_aviation_48873.html|access-date=20 October 2017|publisher=Russia Beyond the Headlines|date=31 August 2015}}
The Mil Mi-1 became the first mass-produced Soviet helicopter. The Mi-8 helicopter, designed in the early 1960s, was a successful design in both military and civil applications, with over 12,000 units being produced.
Mil merged with Kamov and Rostvertol to form Russian Helicopters in 2006.Aviation Week 2005/12/05 The Mil brand name has been retained, although the new company eliminated overlapping product lines.
See also
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Category:Aircraft manufacturers of the Soviet Union
Category:Companies based in Moscow Oblast
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Category:Helicopter manufacturers of the Soviet Union
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