Aircrafts comparison
| Mi-8 Hip | NH90 | |
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| Manufacturer | Mil | NHIndustries |
| Category | Helicopter | Helicopter |
| Origin country | 🇨🇳 Ex-USSR | 🇩🇪 Germany 🇫🇷 France 🇮🇹 Italy 🇳🇱 Netherlands |
| First flight | 24 June 1961 | 18 December 1995 |
| Year of introduction | 1967 | 2004 |
| Number produced | 17000 units | 471 units |
| Average unit price | $4 million | $42 million |
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| Mi-8 Hip | NH90 | |
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| Crew | 2 pilots + 1 flight engineer | 1 to 3 |
| Operational range | 425 km (264 mi) | 880 km (547 mi) |
| Maximum speed | 250 km/h (155 mph) | 300 km/h (186 mph) |
| Wingspan | 21.29 m (69.8 ft) | 16.3 m (53.5 ft) |
| Height | 5.65 m (18.5 ft) | 5.31 m (17.4 ft) |
| Length | 25.24 m (82.8 ft) | 19.56 m (64.2 ft) |
| Service ceiling | 4500 m (14764 ft) | -- m (-- ft) |
| Max. takeoff weight | 12000 kg (26455 lbs) | 10600 kg (23369 lbs) |
| Empty weight | 7160 kg (15785 lbs) | 6400 kg (14110 lbs) |
| Powerplant | 2 × turbines Klimov TV2-117 delivering 1119 kW | 2 × turbines Rolls-Royce-Turbomeca RTM322 delivering 1693 kW |
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