Kazan Helicopters

Kazan Helicopters, Joint Stock Company
Company type	Joint Stock Company
Industry	Helicopter manufacturing
Founded	September 4, 1940; 86 years ago
Headquarters	Kazan, Russia
Area served	Worldwide
Products	Mil Mi-8, Mil Mi-17 (military variant), Mil Mi-38, Kazan Ansat, Kazan Aktai helicopters
Website	www.kazanhelicopter.ru

Overview

Kazan Helicopters, Joint Stock Company is a prominent Russian enterprise specializing in helicopter manufacturing, headquartered in Kazan, Republic of Tatarstan. It ranks among the leading helicopter producers worldwide.

The company’s portfolio features models such as the Mil Mi-8 and Mil Mi-17 helicopters. Notably, Kazan Helicopters is the exclusive manufacturer of the military variant of the Mi-17. Additionally, it manufactures the Mil Mi-38 and has developed its own proprietary designs, including the Kazan Ansat and Kazan Aktai helicopters.

History

Established on September 4, 1940, the Kazan Helicopter Plant began manufacturing Mi-1 helicopters in 1951, marking the USSR's inaugural mass production of helicopters. This facility was responsible for producing the first domestically exported helicopter—the Mi-4—as well as the widely recognized Mi-8. Collectively, helicopters built by Kazan have accumulated over 50 million flight hours. To date, Kazan Helicopters has supplied more than 12,000 units of Mi-4, Mi-8, Mi-24, Mi-17, and Ansat models (including their variants) to customers in 100 countries worldwide.

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