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Indian Air Force Mi-17 Helicopters Make Emergency Landing in Punjab2008-05-30 Two MI-17 helicopters of the Indian Air Force (IAF) made an emergency landing in fields near Gumtala village in Punjab's Jalandhar district on Thursday after one of them developed a snag.IAF officials said the crew of both helicopters were safe. The choppers were on routine flying duty from the Pathankot air force base in north Punjab to another base near Ludhiana. While one helicopter was forced to land in the fields after it developed a snag during flight on Thursday afternoon, the other helicopter landed nearby to provide assistance. Villagers rushed to the spot to help the crew. IAF officials from Ludhiana also rushed there. About the Mil Mi 17 Developed from the basic Mi-8 airframe, the Mi-17 was fitted with the larger TV3-117MT engines, rotors, and transmission developed for the Mi-14, along with fuselage improvements for heavier loads. Optional engines for 'hot and high' conditions are the 1545kW (2070 shp) Isotov TV3-117VM. Recent exports to China and Venezuela for use in high mountains have the new VK-2500 version of the engine with FADEC control. The designation Mi-17 is for export; Russian armed forces call it Mi-8MT. The Mi-17 can be recognized because it has the tail rotor on the port side instead of the starboard side, and dust shields in front of the engine intakes. Engine cowls are shorter than on the TV2 powered Mi-8, not extending as far over the cockpit, and an opening for bleed-valve outlet is present forward of the exhaust. Actual model numbers vary by builder, engine type, and other options. As an example, the sixteen new Ulan Ude built machines delivered to the Czech air force in 2005 with Sponsored Links
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