Description

The mi-4 hound helicopter is a piston-engined aircraft developed for military transport. Approximately 3,000 mi-4 hounds were built before production ended in 1969. It`s a large, four-blade main rotor is mounted on top of the fuselage midsection. The single piston engine is mounted within the nose section. The fuselage is short and oval with a solid rounded nose and stepped-up cockpit. The first model entered service in 1952 and replaced the mi-1. The helicopter was first displayed to the outside world in 1952 at the soviet aviation day in tushino.