The agricultural version of the most popular helicopter in the Eastern Bloc. The Mi-2 helicopter was designed in the USSR at the bureau of Mikhail Mil. It has been manufactured under licence at WSK Swidnik since 1965. The agricultural version was first flown in 1968. Approximately 5,450 Mi-2 helicopters of various versions were produced in total, including 350 agricultural ones. In Poland they were operated by the Helicopter Operations and Services Department of PZL Swidnik and later by the Aviation Service Enterprise “Heliseco” in Swidnik.
The Mi-2 is a multi-role helicopter of all-metal construction. It has a fixed undercarriage with a nose wheel and a metal 3-blade main rotor. The cabin accommodates a pilot and an operator plus 8 passengers or 700 kg of cargo. The powerplant consists of 2 GTD-350 turbine engines of 405 hp (298 kW) each, manufactured at PZL WSK Rzeszow. In the agricultural version, 2 fibreglass chemical tanks with a capacity of 600 l each are mounted on the outside of the fuselage.
Truss frames for suspending spray booms and atomisers (for fine-droplet spraying) are mounted to the fuselage. Chemical pumps and atomisers are driven by electric motors. In the version for spreading dry fertilisers, the following alternatives are used:
The exhibited helicopter was donated by “Heliseco” as a gift to the Polish Aviation Museum in Krakow on 10 June 2008. Manufactured in 1972, it logged 2,823 flight hours. It carried out agricultural aviation operations in Poland as well as in Egypt, Iraq and Nigeria.
| Rotor diameter | 14.5 m |
| Fuselage length | 11.94 m |
| Takeoff weight | 3550 kg |
| Maximum speed | 210 km/h |
| Ceiling | 4000 m |
| Range | 800 km |
| Armament | – |
| Engine | two GTD-350 turboshaft engines, 400 hp each |
