Mil Mi-1

Light Utility Helicopter

Photo ©: Karsten Palt

The Mil Mi-1 is a single-engine three- or four-seat light utility helicopter produced by the Soviet manufacturer Mil OKB, today MIL Moscow helicopter plant, JSC (Russia).

The Mil Mi-1 was also produced in license by WSK PZL-Swidnik in Poland as SM-1.

Crew	1
Passengers	2

Propulsion	1 Piston Engine
Engine Model	Ivchenko AI-26W / AI-26V
Engine Power	422 kW	566 hp

Speed	170 km/h	92 kts 106 mph
Service Ceiling	3.000 m	9.842 ft
Range	380 km	205 NM 236 mi.

Empty Weight	1.798 kg	3.963 lbs
max. Takeoff Weight	2.550 kg	5.622 lbs

Rotor Blades (main/tail)	3/3
Main Rotor Diameter	14,30 m	46 ft 11 in
Tail Rotor Diameter	2,50 m	8 ft 2 in
Rotor Disc Area	160,6 m²	1729 ft²
Length	12,10 m	39 ft 8 in
Height	3,30 m	10 ft 10 in

First Flight	20.09.1948
Production Status	out of production
Total Production	ca. 3000

NATO Code	Hare
Data for (Version)	PZL SM-1

[Photo-ID: 1488] © Karsten Palt 2008-09-27
	Mil Mi-1 Bulgarian Air Force Reg.: HA-031 c/n: 401031
Flugausstellung L.+P. Junior [Hermeskeil]

[Photo-ID: 7764] © Karsten Palt 2013-09-01
	Mil / PZL-Swidnik Mi-1 (SM-1) Reg.: CCCP-05712 c/n: 6183005D
Hubschraubermuseum Bueckeburg [Bueckeburg]

[Photo-ID: 7765] © Karsten Palt 2013-09-01
	Mil / PZL-Swidnik Mi-1 (SM-1) Reg.: CCCP-05712 c/n: 6183005D
Hubschraubermuseum Bueckeburg [Bueckeburg]

[Photo-ID: 11635] © Karsten Palt 2015-08-22
	Mil / PZL-Swidnik Mi-1 (SM-1) Instytut Lotnictwa Reg.: SP-SAD c/n: S101003
Polish Aviation Museum [Krakow]

[Photo-ID: 1064] © Karsten Palt 2008-07-11
	Mil (PZL-Swidnik) Mi-1 (SM-1) Polish Air Force Reg.: 2007 c/n: 5112007 Russian AF
The Helicopter Museum [Weston-super-Mare]

[Photo-ID: 10562] © Karsten Palt 2014-06-08
	PZL-Swidnik SM-1 (Mi-1) Czechoslovak Air Force Reg.: 4003 c/n: 404003
Letecke Muzeum Kbely [Prague]

[Photo-ID: 10563] © Karsten Palt 2014-06-08
	PZL-Swidnik SM-1 (Mi-1) Czechoslovak Air Force Reg.: 4003 c/n: 404003
Letecke Muzeum Kbely [Prague]

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