Mil Mi-10

Mi-10
Mil Mi-10 in flight
General information
TypeAerial crane
National originRussia
ManufacturerMil Moscow Helicopter Plant
StatusActive as of 2014 (Mi-10K)
Number built55[1]
History
Manufactured1964–69
Introduction date1963[2][page needed]
First flight15 June 1960[3]
Developed fromMil Mi-6

The Mil Mi-10 (NATO reporting name Harke), given the product number izdeliye 60, is a Soviet military transport helicopter of flying crane configuration, developed from the Mi-6, entering service in 1963.[2][page needed] While most versions had been retired by 2009, the short-legged Mi-10K was still in service as of 2014.[4]

  1. ^ Gordon, Komissarov & Komissarov 2005, p. 52.
  2. ^ a b Gordon, Komissarov & Komissarov 2005.
  3. ^ Gordon, Komissarov & Komissarov 2005, p. 40.
  4. ^ "Mi-10: the first "flying crane"". Rostec. 10 September 2014. Archived from the original on 4 October 2022. Retrieved 21 June 2022.