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The '''Mil Mi-8''' ({{lang-ru|Ми-8}}, [[NATO reporting name]]: '''Hip''') is a [[Soviet Union|Soviet]]-designed medium twin-turbine [[Military transport aircraft|transport helicopter]]. There are also armed [[helicopter gunship|gunship]] versions. The Mi-8 is among the world's [[List of most produced aircraft|most-produced]] helicopters,<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.globalsecurity.org/military/world/russia/mi-8-world.htm|title=Mi-8 HIP (MIL)|author=John Pike|publisher=|accessdate=24 December 2014}}</ref> used by over 50 countries. Mi-8/[[Mil Mi-17|Mi-17]] helicopter was produced by Soviet Union, now it is being produced by Russia. As of May 2015, it is the third most common operational military aircraft in the world.<ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.flightglobal.com/news/articles/strength-in-numbers-the-world39s-top-10-military-aircraft-407756/ |title=Strength in numbers: The World's Top 10 military aircraft types |date= 9 January 2015 |website= www.flightglobal.com |publisher= Reed Business Information Limited |access-date= 30 October 2015}}</ref>

==Design and development==