Mi-2 Variant Briefing - Helicopter-DataBase (2024)

V-2

prototype

first flight 22Sep1961
built aircraft: 2

V-2V

prototype in different armament variants

prototype with six radio-guided anti-tank missiles 9M17 "Falanga" or four rocket launchers UB-16 each with 16 unguided 57 mm rockets S-5
V = Воьоружонный = armed
first built 1967
built aircraft: 1

Mi-2D

airborne command post version[2]

version with re-designed cabin with three work stations (two for command personnel and one for special equipment operator) and special communication equipment (VHF radio station R-111, device for special communication UTS, voice recorder MS-61 and radio telephone UKF-K-1)
D = Dowódcza = command
first built 1967
built aircraft: 26

Mi-2R

agricultural version[1]

R = Rolniczy = agricultural
first built 1968

Mi-2RM

search and rescue version sea[2]

version with more powerful Finnish/French rescue winch, rope ladder, internal 238L auxiliary fuel tank, attachments for six smoke bombs OMAB-25-12D or six illumination bombs OMAB-25-8N, additional search light on the starboard side, rescue raft, external hook for raft towing, stretcher and medical equipment
RM = Ratownictwa Morskiego = sea rescue
first built 1969
built aircraft: 18

Mi-2U

prototype in different armament variants[4]

prototype with 7.62 mm machine guns PK, 23 mm cannon NS-23 and/or rocket launchers Mars‑2 in different armament variants
U = Uzbrojenie = armed
first built 1969
built aircraft: 2

Mi-2US

version with cannon and machine guns[2]

version with 23 mm cannon NS‑23 and four 7.62 mm machine guns PK
US = Uzbrojenie Strzeleckie = armed with machine guns
first built 1969
built aircraft: 31

SKP Mi-2

co*ckpit trainer

built training devices

Mi-2FM

aerophotogrammetry version[2]

version with the aerial camera Wild Heerbrugg RC-8 installed in the rear part part of the fuselage bottom
FM = Fotogrametryczna = photogrammetry
first built 1971
built aircraft: 8

Mi-2SR

military ambulance version[2]

SR = Sanitarno‑Reanimacyjna = ambulance‑reanimation
first built 1972
built aircraft: 2

Mi-2US (export)

export version[4]

version without the cannon NS‑23 built for foreign customers
first built 1972

Mi-2

civil ambulance version[1]

first built 1972
built aircraft: 44

Mi-2URN

version with unguided rockets[2]

version with 23 mm cannon NS‑23 and two rocket launchers Mars‑2 each with 16 unguided 57 mm rockets S‑5
URN = Uzbrojenie Rakietowe Niekierowane = armed with unguided rockets
first built 1972
new built aircraft: 8

Mi-2URN (export)

export version[4]

version without the cannon NS‑23 built for foreign customers
first built 1972

Mi-2RM (export)

export search and rescue version sea[4]

first built 1972
built aircraft: 3

Mi-2

unknown version[4]

unknown version - details not available
first noted 1973
modified aircraft: 1

Mi-2URP

version with guided anti-tank missiles[2]

version with 23 mm cannon NS‑23 and four wire‑guided anti‑tank missiles 9M14M "Malyutka-M"
URP = Uzbrojenie Rakietowe Przeciwpancerne = armed with anti-tank missiles
first built 1973
new built aircraft: 40

Mi-2 with floats

prototype with inflatable emergency floats[4]

first built 1974
modified aircraft: 1

Mi-2TV

TV version[4]

version for recording and real-time transmission of video / television images
first noted 1974
modified aircraft: 1

Mi-2M1

modified version by PZL-Świdnik

upgrade with more powerful engines GTD-350P
M = Modernizacja = modification
first built 1974

Mi-2M2

modified version by PZL-Świdnik

upgrade with more powerful engines GTD-350P, larger cabin, increased main fuel tank capacity, rear sliding doors plus co*ckpit doors on each side and reinforced main undercarriage
M = Modernizacja = modification
first flight 01Jul1974
built aircraft: 6

Mi-2R

reconnaissance version[2]

version with aerial photo camera AFA-39 or BAF-21 (vertically mounted in an external pod attached under the tail boom) and/or aerial photo camera AFA-42/75 or AFA-33/75 (angled mounted in the rear starboard cabin window)
R = Rozpoznania ogólnego = general reconnaissance
first built 1974
built aircraft: 34

Mi-2RL

search and rescue version land[2]

version with LPG-4 rescue winch, additional search lights on the right side, rope ladder, stretcher and medical equipment
RL = Ratownictwa Lądowego = land rescue
first built 1975
built aircraft: 10

Mi-2Ch

version for nuclear, biological and chemical reconnaissance[2]

version with Roentgen meter DPS-68 (DP-3), semiautomatic contamination detector DPL-67 and sampler PChR-57 (subvariant Aligator) or Roentgen meter RL-75, DPS-68, DPL-67 and PChR-57 (subvariant Pyton) or RL-75, DPS-68, DPL-67, apparatur for automatic detection of phosphoro-organic substances in the atmosphere GSA-12, sytem for detection of radioactive and chemical contamination GO-27, sampler ZWG, sampler 21-A and crew protection system KUFW (subvariant Ikar)
Ch = Chemiczna = reconnaissance of contaminations
first built 1977
built aircraft: 22

Mi-2 Polar

version for Polish research program in Antarctica[4]

version with additional batteries, changes of co*ckpit/cabin heating, modified rotor blade de-icing, aerial photo camera (vertically mounted in an external pod attached under the tail boom) and additional navigation equipment to allow autonomous navigation in polar regions
first built 1978
built aircraft: 4

PZL Kania

modified version by PZL-Świdnik

upgrade with engines Allison 250-C20B, composite main rotor blades and new flight instruments
Kania = Kitty Hawk
first flight 03Jun1979
built aircraft: 19

PZL Taurus

mock-up by PZL-Świdnik

upgrade with engines Allison 250-C28 and new designed common air intake for both engines
Taurus = The Bull
first noted 1980

Mi-2FM (FWD)

modified version by Flugzeugwerft Dresden[4]

version with aerial camera from GDR production, camera control unit, navigation device and modified rear left door (viewing dome, emergency drop)
first reported Dec1980
modified aircraft: 2

Mi-2Ch mod

smoke laying version[4]

version with the WDZ-80 smoke laying device
first demonstrated 16Jan1981
modified aircraft

Mi-2URS

prototype with anti-aircraft missiles[3]

prototype with 23 mm cannon NS‑23 and four IR guided anti‑aircraft missiles 9M32M "Strela-2M"
URS = Uzbrojenie Rakietowe Samonaprowadzające = armed with homing missiles
first built 1982
modified aircraft: 1

Mi-2URP-G

version with guided anti-tank missiles and Gad system[3]

version with 23 mm cannon NS‑23, four wire‑guided anti‑tank missiles 9M14M "Malyutka-M" and four IR guided anti‑aircraft missiles 9M32M "Strela-2M"
URP-G = Uzbrojenie Rakietowe Przeciwpancerne z Gad = armed with ant-tank missiles and Gad
first built 1983
new built aircraft: 4

Mi-2URP (export)

export version[4]

version without the cannon NS‑23 built for foreign customers
first built 1984
built aircraft: 26

Mi-2 Platan

aerial mine laying version[3]

version with aerial mine laying device with 20 mine dispensers. Each tube can carry either six ground mines MN-111 or nine surface mines MN-121
Platan = sycamore tree
first built 1985

Mi-2Plus

modified version by PZL-Świdnik

upgrade with more powerful engines GTD‑350W2 and composite main rotor blades
first built 2003
new built aircraft: 12

Mi-2A

modified version by ROSTVERTOL

upgrade with engines AI-450 or Turbomeca Arrius‑2MI
first noted Aug2003
modified aircraft: 1

Mi-2URP-G (NVG)

version with Night Vision Goggles[4]

version with 23 mm cannon NS‑23, four wire‑guided anti‑tank missiles 9M14M "Malyutka-M" and four IR guided anti‑aircraft missiles 9M32M "Strela-2M" available for 24-7 service
first noted 28Nov2007
modified aircraft: 12

Mi-2URP (NVG)

version with Night Vision Goggles[4]

version with 23 mm cannon NS‑23 and four wire‑guided anti‑tank missiles 9M14M "Malyutka-M" available for 24-7 service
first noted 09Jan2008
modified aircraft: 2

Mi-2

privately re-built version[4]

version offered for sale by Valerian Design GmbH during the "AERO 2009" exhibition at Friedrichshafen
first noted 04Apr2009
modified aircraft: 1

Mi-2P (NVG)

version with Night Vision Goggles[4]

first noted 13Dec2011
modified aircraft: 1

Mi-2D (NVG)

version with Night Vision Goggles[4]

first noted 14May2012
modified aircraft: 2

Mi-2 OPL

airborne testbed[4]

first noted 25Jul2012
modified aircraft: 2

Mi-2T (NVG)

version with Night Vision Goggles[4]

first noted 08Sep2012
modified aircraft: 1

Mi-2M

modified version by ROSTVERTOL

upgrade with engines AI‑450
first flight 19Sep2012
modified aircraft: 1

Mi-2MSB

modified version by Motor Sich

upgrade with engines AI‑450M
MSB = МОТОР СІЧ Богуслаєв = MOTOR SICH Boguslayev
first noted 27Sep2012
modified aircraft

Mi-2MSB-2

mock-up by Motor Sich

upgrade with engines AI-450M, re-designed fuselage and new external fuel tanks
MSB = МОТОР СІЧ Богуслаєв = MOTOR SICH Boguslayev
first noted May2013

Mi-2MSB-V

modified version by Motor Sich

upgrade with engines AI-450M, IR jammer ADROS KT-01AVE, IR emission suppressor device, flar dispenser ADROS AV-26V and new armament (12,7 mm four-barreled machine gun WLKM, automatic grenade launcher UAG-40, rocket launcher B8V8MSB each with 8 unguided 80 mm rockets S-8)
MSB = МОТОР СІЧ Богуслаєв = MOTOR SICH Boguslayev
first noted Sep2015
modified aircraft

Mi-2AM-1

modified version by Motor Sich

upgrade with engines GTD-350, re-designed co*ckpit section, composite rotor blades and new flight instruments
first noted Apr2017
modified aircraft: 1

Mi-2 "Skaut"

modified version by MARZ DOSAAF

upgrade with engines AI-450
first noted Jul2017
modified aircraft: 1

Mi-2

privately re-built version[4]

first noted 19Aug2017
modified aircraft: 1

Mi-2MSB-2

modified version by Motor Sich

upgrade with engines AI-450M-P, re-designed fuselage, new external fuel tanks and composite rotor blades
MSB = МОТОР СІЧ Богуслаєв = MOTOR SICH Boguslayev
first flight 16Apr2018
modified aircraft

Mi-2MSB-1

modified version by Motor Sich

upgrade with engines AI-450M, re-designed co*ckpit section and new flight instruments
MSB = МОТОР СІЧ Богуслаєв = MOTOR SICH Boguslayev
first noted Aug2018
modified aircraft

Mi-2MSB armed

modified version by Motor Sich[4]

upgrade with engines AI-450M and new armament (7,62 mm machine gun PK, rocket launcher B8V8MSB each with 8 unguided 80 mm rockets S-8, rocket launcher B8V20A each with 20 unguided 80 mm rockets S-8)
MSB = МОТОР СІЧ Богуслаєв = MOTOR SICH Boguslayev
first noted Oct2019
modified aircraft

Mi-2 "Amulet"

modified version by Defense Initiatives[4]

version with the Airborne Defense Suite "Amulet"
first noted Sep2020
modified aircraft