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{{Short description|Utility helicopter family by Mil}}
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{{Infobox aircraft
| name = Mi-2
| image = Mil mi-2(modified).jpg
| caption = Mi-2 of the [[Polish Air Force]]
| type = [[Utility helicopter]]
| manufacturer = 
| design_group = [[Mil Moscow Helicopter Plant]]
| builder = [[PZL-Świdnik]]<ref name="Hitchens"/>
| first_flight = 22 September 1961<ref name="Hitchens"/>
| introduction = 1965{{cn|date=April 2025}}
| status = In service
| primary_user = [[Soviet Air Force]] (historical)
| more_users = [[Polish Armed Forces]] <br/> [[Aeroflot]] (historical)
| produced = 1964–1998<ref name="Hitchens">{{cite book |last= Hitchens |first= Frank|date=2024 |title= Rotorcraft: Helicopters, Gyrocopters, and Proprotors|url= https://books.google.com/books?id=iNgPEQAAQBAJ|publisher=Andrews UK Limited |page= 163-164|isbn=9781837915231 |access-date=April 13, 2025}}</ref>
| number_built = 5,497<ref name="Hitchens"/>
| developed_from = [[Mil Mi-1]]
| variants = [[PZL Kania]]
}}

The '''Mil Mi-2''' ([[NATO reporting name]]: '''[[Hoplite]]''') is a small, three [[Helicopter rotor|rotor blade]] [[Soviet]]-designed multi-purpose helicopter developed by the [[Mil Moscow Helicopter Plant]], designed in the early 1960s and produced exclusively by [[PZL-Świdnik|WSK "PZL-Świdnik"]] in Poland. Nearly 5,500 were made by the time production stopped in 1999, and it remains in service globally.<ref name="Hitchens"/>{{additional citations needed|date=April 2025}}

==Design and development==
The Mi-2 was produced exclusively in [[Poland]], in the [[PZL-Świdnik|WSK PZL-Świdnik]] factory in [[Świdnik]].<ref name="Hitchens"/>

The first production helicopter in the [[Soviet Union]] was the [[Mil Mi-1]], modelled along the lines of the [[Sikorsky S-51|S-51]] and [[Bristol Sycamore]] and flown by [[Mikhail Mil]]'s bureau in September 1948. During the 1950s it became evident, and confirmed by American and French development, that helicopters could be greatly improved with [[Gas turbine|turbine engine]]s. S. P. Isotov developed the [[GTD-350]] engine and Mil used two of these in the far superior Mi-2.<ref name="Hitchens"/>{{additional citations needed|date=April 2025}}

The twin shaft-turbine engines used in the Mi-2 develop 40% more power than the Mi-1's piston engines, for barely half the engine weight, with the result that the payload was more than doubled. The Mi-2 fuselage was extensively altered from its predecessor, with the engines mounted overhead. However, the external dimensions remained similar.<ref name="Hitchens"/>{{additional citations needed|date=April 2025}}

The Mil-built prototype first flew in the Soviet Union on 22 September 1961, after which the final development and the production of the project was transferred to Poland in 1964. The first Świdnik-built example flew on 4 November 1965; this was the only Soviet-designed helicopter to be built solely outside the Soviet Union. [[PZL-Świdnik]] produced a total of 5,497 helicopters, about a third for military users. The factory also developed fiberglass rotor blades, and developed the wide-body Mi-2M seating 10 passengers instead of eight. Most typical role-change kits include four stretchers for [[air ambulance]] usage, or aerospraying or cropdusting applications.<ref name="Hitchens"/><ref>{{cite book |last= Chant|first=Christopher |date=June 3, 2014 |title=A Compendium of Armaments and Military Hardware (Routledge Revivals)|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=zUu4AwAAQBAJ|publisher= [[Taylor & Francis]] |page= 481|isbn= 9781134646685|access-date=April 13, 2025}}</ref>

In Poland, several specialized military variants were also developed in early 1970s for support or training roles, with 23&nbsp;mm [[autocannon]], machine guns and/or two 57&nbsp;mm rocket pods, four [[9K11 Malyutka]] anti-tank missiles or [[Strela-2]] AA missiles.{{sfn|Rochowicz|2021|p=92-93}}

==Operational history==
{{Unreferenced section|date=January 2021}}
The Mi-2 was first introduced into the [[Soviet Air Force]] in [[1965 in aviation|1965]]. The Mi-2 is used by mainly former [[Soviet Union|Soviet]] and [[Eastern Bloc]] countries, although it was also purchased by the armed forces of [[Mexican Air Force|Mexico]] and [[Myanmar]].

Most of the armed Mi-2 variants were used by [[Poland]]. Some were also used by the former [[East Germany]] (with 7.62&nbsp;mm machine gun and 57&nbsp;mm unguided rocket armament only).<ref name=nrd>{{cite magazine|first1=Thomas|last1=Girke|first2=Georg|last2=Bader|title=NRD-owskie Mi-2|trans-title=DDR's Mi-2|magazine=Lotnictwo Wojskowe |volume=2(5)/1999|date=March–April 1999|publisher=Magnum-X|pages=46–48|lang=pl}}</ref>

[[North Korea]] still maintains a large active fleet of Mi-2s.<ref>{{Cite web |last=Embraer |first=In association with |title=2024 World Air Forces directory |url=https://www.flightglobal.com/reports/2024-world-air-forces-directory/156008.article |access-date=2025-03-08 |website=Flight Global |language=en}}</ref>

During the 2022 Russian invasion of Ukraine, Russian forces were recorded capturing three Mi-2 helicopters in Kherson International Airport.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.forbes.com/sites/davidaxe/2022/08/20/russia-captured-three-of-ukraines-smallest-helicopters-so-ukraines-allies-sent-three-replacements/?sh=7ca64b943724|title=Russia Captured Three Of Ukraine's Smallest Helicopters. So Ukraine's Allies Sent Three Replacements.|date=18 August 2022|work=Forbes}}</ref>

The helicopter is also used to spray agricultural chemicals by private owners in Ukraine. Two people were killed in a crash in 2021 near Zaive, in the region of [[Mykolaiv]].<ref>{{cite web | title=2 killed in helicopter crash in Ukraine | url=https://www.tribuneindia.com/news/world/2-killed-in-helicopter-crash-in-ukraine-284628 | date=17 July 2021 }}</ref> Another two people died in a crash of Kharkiv Air Force University ([[203rd Training Aviation Brigade (Ukraine)|203rd Training Aviation Brigade]]) Mi-2 crash in September 2024.<ref>{{cite web | title=Ukrainian Air Force Mi-2 of the 203rd Training Aviation Brigade crashed | url=https://asn.flightsafety.org/wikibase/419457 | date=1 September 2024 }}</ref>

On 26 October 2024, a medical Mi-2 helicopter crashed in Kirov region in Russia, killing all four aboard, including a pilot, a doctor, and two paramedics.<ref>{{cite web | title=Russia Loses Two Military Helicopters in One Day | website=[[Newsweek]] | url=https://www.newsweek.com/russia-ukraine-war-latet-north-korea-1976062 | date=28 October 2024 }}</ref>

As of 8 March 2025, Ukraine has lost six Mi-2 helicopters, including three which were captured by Russian forces.<ref>{{Cite web |last=Oryx |title=List Of Aircraft Losses During The Russian Invasion Of Ukraine |url=https://www.oryxspioenkop.com/2022/03/list-of-aircraft-losses-during-2022.html |access-date=2025-03-08 |website=Oryx}}</ref>

==Variants==
{{More citations needed section|date=January 2021}}
[[File:Mi-2Ch Cracow 1.jpg|thumb|Mi-2Ch exhibited in [[Polish Aviation Museum]]]]
[[File:Mi-2 Plus Lotnicze Pogotowie Ratunkowe.jpg|thumb|Mi-2 Plus [[Air ambulances in Poland|air ambulance]] in [[Poland]]]]
[[File:PL MWP Mi-2P.JPG|thumb|Mi-2P exhibited in [[Polish Army]] Museum in [[Warsaw]].]]
[[File:Mi-2MSB, podczas zawodów śmigłowcowych.jpg|thumb|Mi-2MSB, Helicopter World Cup in Poland 2019]]
;V-2
:First prototype.
;V-2V
:Armament prototype.
;Mi-2 Platan
:Aerial minelayer version with 20 tube launchers on external pods and in left cab door, each for six or nine mines. 18 converted for Polish Army starting from 1989.{{sfn|Rochowicz|2021|p=97}}
;Mi-2A
;Mi-2B
:Upgraded export version for the Middle East, fitted with improved systems and navigational aids.
;Mi-2Ch Chekla
:Chemical reconnaissance / smokescreen layer version.
;Mi-2D Przełącznik
:Aerial command post equipped with R-111 radio.
;Mi-2FM
:Survey version.
;Mi-2P
:Passenger / cargo version, with accommodation for 6 passengers.
;Mi-2R
:Agricultural version.
;Mi-2RL
:Land rescue/ambulance version.
;Mi-2RM
:Sea rescue version equipped with electric winch for two people and dropped rafts.
;Mi-2Ro
:Reconnaissance version equipped with cameras.
;UMi-2Ro
:Reconnaissance trainer version.
;Mi-2RS Padalec ('[[Anguis fragilis|Slowworm]]')
:Chemical and biohazard reconnaissance version.
;Mi-2S
:Air ambulance version, equipped to carry four stretcher, plus an attendant.
;Mi-2Sz
:Dual-control training version.
;Mi-2T
:Cargo/utility version.
;Mi-2U
:Dual-control training version.
;Mi-2US
:Armed version fitted with a fixed 23mm [[Nudelman-Suranov NS-23|NS-23]] cannon, 4 × 7.62mm [[PK machine gun|PKT]] machine gun pods and optional cabin PK machine gun. 30 built for the Polish Army in 1972-73.{{sfn|Rochowicz|2021|p=92-93}} Similar without a cannon built for East Germany.<ref name=nrd/>
;Mi-2URN Żmija ('[[Viperidae|Viper]]')
:Armed variant with a fixed 23mm [[Nudelman-Suranov NS-23|NS-23]] gun and two 16×57mm [[S-5 rocket|S-5 unguided rocket]] pods Mars-2. Optional 7,62mm PK machine gun window-mounted. 7 built for Polish Army in 1973 and 18 rebuilt from Mi-2US.{{sfn|Rochowicz|2021|p=92-93}} Similar without a cannon built for East Germany.<ref name=nrd/>
;Mi-2URP Salamandra ('[[Salamander]]')
:Anti-tank variant, armed with 23mm [[Nudelman-Suranov NS-23|NS-23]] gun, optional window-mounted 7.62mm PK machine gun, and 4 × [[AT-3 Sagger]] (9M14M Malutka) wire-guided missiles on external weapons racks and 4 × additional missiles in the cargo compartment. Two rebuilt and 44 built for Polish Army in 1975-84.{{sfn|Rochowicz|2021|p=92-93}}
;Mi-2URP-G Gniewosz ('[[Coronella austriaca|Smooth snake]]')
:Mi-2URP with additional 4 × AA missiles Strzała-2 ([[Strela 2]]) in two Gad rocket launchers. Six rebuilt in 1988.{{sfn|Rochowicz|2021|p=97}}
;Mi-2 Plus
:Upgraded Mi-2 with uprated GTD-350W2 engines, all-composite rotor blades, new avionics and other modifications.
;[[Mil Mi-3|Mi-3]]
:Planned Mi-2 derivative that lacked suitable engines for the program to continue.
;Mi-2MSB or MSB-2 Nadia ('[[Hope]]')
:Modernized by [[Motor Sich]] to passenger-transport version for the civil aviation.<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://www.motorsich.com/eng/press/news/polet_Mi2MSB/|title=First flight of upgraded helicopter Mi-2MSB - Motor Sich|last=Il'yashenko|first=Matviy|website=www.motorsich.com|access-date=2016-10-03}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|url=http://www.motorsich.com/eng/press/news/news-19.04.16/|title=The Mi-2 upgraded helicopter passed an altitude of 7 thousand meters. - Motor Sich|last=Il'yashenko|first=Matviy|website=www.motorsich.com|access-date=2016-10-03|archive-date=2016-10-05|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20161005084554/http://www.motorsich.com/eng/press/news/news-19.04.16/|url-status=dead}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|url=http://bastion-karpenko.ru/msb-2/|title=Modernized helicopter Mi-2MSB (Ukraine)|last=Karpenko|first=A.V.|website=bastion-karpenko.ru|access-date=2016-10-03|archive-date=2022-01-17|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220117094433/http://bastion-karpenko.ru/msb-2/|url-status=dead}}</ref>
;Mi-2MSB-V or MSB-2MO
:Modernized by Motor Sich for [[Ukrainian Air Force]].<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://www.defence24.com/269678,ukra...odernization-and-development-plans|title=Ukrainian Military Helicopters - Modernization And Development Plans|access-date=2016-10-03|archive-date=2016-10-05|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20161005081615/http://www.defence24.com/269678,ukra...odernization-and-development-plans|url-status=dead}}</ref> Original engine replaced with AI-450M {{cvt|465|hp|kW}} engine, armed with rocket and machine gun pods, IR-jamming system and flares dispenser for defence against [[MANPADS]].<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.defence24.com/mi-2msb-ukrainian-combat-variant-of-the-mi-2-helicopter#top-carousel|title=Mi-2MSB - Ukrainian Combat Variant Of The Mi-2 Helicopter|website=Defence24.com|date=October 2015 }}</ref>

==Operators==
{{update section|date=July 2025}}
;[[File:Mil Mi-2 Users.png|thumb|Map with Mi-2 users in blue]]{{DZA}}
*[[Algerian Air Force]]<ref name="waf19p33">Hoyle and Farfad ''Flight International'' 10–16 December 2019, p. 33.</ref> 
;{{ARM}}
*[[Armenian Air Force]]<ref name="waf19p33"/> 
;{{AZE}}
*[[Azerbaijani Air Force]]<ref name="waf19p33"/>
;{{BLR}}
*[[Belarusian Air Force]]<ref name="World Air Forces 2022">{{cite web |last = |first = |url= https://www.flightglobal.com/reports/world-air-forces-directory-2022/146695.article|title = World Air Forces 2022|publisher= Flightglobal |year= 2022 |doi = |accessdate= 10 July 2022|url-access=registration}}</ref>
;{{COD}}
*[[Air Force of the Democratic Republic of the Congo]]<ref name="World Air Forces 2022"/>
;{{IDN}}
*[[Indonesian Navy]]<ref>TEMPO Edisi 19-25 Maret 2007 (pp. 36-37)</ref>
*[[Indonesian Police]]<ref>ANGKASA No.07 Edisi April 2007 (p. 16)</ref>
;{{LBY}}
*[[Libyan Air Force (2011–present)|Libyan Air Force]]<ref name="waf19p43"/>
;{{MYA}}
*[[Myanmar Air Force]]<ref name="waf19p44">Hoyle and Farfad ''Flight International'' 10–16 December 2019, p. 44.</ref>
;{{PRK}}
*[[North Korean Air Force]]<ref name="waf19p45">Hoyle and Farfad ''Flight International'' 10–16 December 2019, p. 45.</ref>
;{{PER}}
*[[Peruvian Army]]<ref name="waf19p46">Hoyle and Farfad ''Flight International'' 10–16 December 2019, p. 46.</ref>
;{{KOR}}
*Total six, all in civilian companies. The Sky company (former Star Aerospace and also former Star Airline) has four; one borrowed, three bought. The companies Pearl Korea and Heliworld have one each.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://atis.koca.go.kr/ATIS/aircraft/forwardPage.do?pageUrl=aircraftRegStat01|title=ATIS 항공기술정보시스템(need to manually type and search the aircraft model in "검색".)|access-date=14 July 2024}}</ref>
;{{RUS}}
*[[Russian Aerospace Forces]]<ref name="waf19p47-8">Hoyle and Farfad ''Flight International'' 10–16 December 2019, pp. 47–48.</ref>
;{{SEN}}
*[[Senegal Air Force]]<ref name="waf19p48">Hoyle and Farfad ''Flight International'' 10–16 December 2019, p. 48.</ref>
*
;{{SYR}}
*[[Syrian Air Force]]<ref name="waf19p50">Hoyle and Farfad ''Flight International'' 10–16 December 2019, p. 50.</ref>
;{{flag|Transnistria}}
*[[Armed Forces of Transnistria]]<ref name="waf19p44"/>
;{{UKR}}
* [[Ukrainian Army]]<ref name="waf19p52">Hoyle and Farfad ''Flight International'' 10–16 December 2019, p. 52.</ref>
* [[Ukrainian Naval Aviation]]
** [[10th Naval Aviation Brigade (Ukraine)|10th Naval Aviation Brigade]]<ref>{{Cite web |url=https://mil.in.ua/uk/news/vms-otrymaly-pershyj-mi-2msb/ |title=ВМС отримали перший Мі-2МСБ. 08.02.2021 |accessdate=8 February 2021 |archive-date=8 February 2021 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210208140419/https://mil.in.ua/uk/news/vms-otrymaly-pershyj-mi-2msb/ }}</ref>
* [[Air National Guard (Ukraine)|Ukrainian Air Guard]]<ref>{{cite book |last1=International Institute for Strategic Studies |title=The Military Balance 2023 |date=15 February 2023 |publisher=Routledge |isbn=978-1032508955 |page=204 |edition=1st |author1-link=International Institute for Strategic Studies}}</ref>
;{{USA}}
*[[United States Army]]<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.angelfire.com/dc/jinxx1/TSMO/TSMO.htm|title=United States Army Threat Systems Management Office (TSMO)|publisher=[[Angelfire]]|access-date=12 February 2013}}</ref> 
*[[University of Iowa]]<ref>{{cite web|url=https://hfdata.opl.uiowa.edu/opl/?q=mi2|title=Operator Performance Labs|publisher=opl.uiowa.edu|access-date=12 February 2013}}</ref>

===Former operators===
;{{BUL}}
*[[Bulgarian Air Force]]<ref name="IISS1999">{{cite book |last1=Studies |first1=International Institute for Strategic |title=The Military Balance 1999-2000 |date=1999 |publisher=Oxford University Press |isbn=978-0-19-922425-8 |url=https://books.google.com/books?id=EuYOAAAACAAJ |access-date=8 August 2023 |language=en}}</ref>{{rp|84−85}} <ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.airliners.net/photo/Bulgaria---Air/Mil-(PZL-Swidnik)-Mi-2/0978293/L/&sid=01fd747510cbfcda9d74648813e9153e|title=Bulgarian (PZL-Swidnik) Mi-2|publisher=Demand media|access-date=12 February 2013}}</ref> 
;{{CUB}}
*[[Cuban Air Force]]<ref>{{cite web|url= http://www.aeroflight.co.uk/waf/americas/cuba/Cuba-af-Mi2.htm|title=Cuba Air Force Aircraft Types|publisher=aeroflight.co.uk|access-date=12 February 2013}}</ref>
;{{flagicon|Czechoslovakia}} [[Czechoslovak Socialist Republic|Czechoslovakia]]
*[[Czech Air Force]]<ref name="World Air Forces 2018">{{cite web |year=2018 |title=World Air Forces 2018 |url=https://www.flightglobal.com/asset/21905/waf/ |access-date=4 August 2018 |publisher=Flightglobal Insight}}</ref>
;{{DJI}}
*[[Djibouti Air Force|Djiboutian Air Force]]<ref>{{cite web|url= https://xairforces.net/galleryd.asp?id=117&galleryid=618&shf=&shf3=2#.XrQviURKjcs|title=Djibouti Air Force Aircraft Types|publisher=xairforces.net|access-date=10 February 2011}}</ref>
;{{EST}}
*[[Estonian Air Force]]<ref name="IISS1999"/>{{rp|87−88}}
;{{GDR}}
*[[Air Forces of the National People's Army|East German Air Force]] (48 Mi-2 in 1972-1990, including Grenztruppen)<ref name=nrd/>
*[[Border Troops of the German Democratic Republic|Grenztruppen]]<ref name=nrd/>
;{{GER}}
*[[German Air Force]] (25 in 1991-1995)<ref name=nrd/>
*[[Landespolizei (Germany)|German State Police]]<ref>{{cite web |title=Mil Mi-2 datbase |url=http://www.helicopter-database.de/mi2_search.php?type=99999&reg=&cn=&batch=99999&operator=348&category=99999&sortby=99999&acindex=__ |access-date=12 February 2013 |publisher=helicopter-database.de}}</ref><ref>{{cite web |title=Polizei Mil Mi-2 (PZL-Swidnik) |url=http://www.airliners.net/photo/Polizei/Mil-(PZL-Swidnik)-Mi-2.../0237584/L/ |access-date=12 February 2013 |publisher=Demand media}}</ref>
;{{flag|Ghana}}
*[[Ghana Air Force]]
;{{HUN}}
*[[Hungarian Air Force]]<ref name="IISS1999"/>{{rp|60−61}}
*[[Law enforcement in Hungary|Hungarian Police]]<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.aeroflight.co.uk/waf/hung/pol/hung-pol-home.htm|title=Hungary Police Aviation|publisher=aeroflight.co.uk|access-date=12 February 2013|url-status=dead|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130111155914/http://www.aeroflight.co.uk/waf/hung/pol/hung-pol-home.htm|archive-date=11 January 2013}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.airliners.net/photo/Hungary---Police/Mil-(PZL-Swidnik)-Mi-2/1975901/L/&sid=e5e4f2eb7899ae70a7fc6c6f7105cedf|title=Hungary Police Mil Mi-2|publisher=Demand media|access-date=12 February 2013}}</ref>
;{{LAT}}
*[[Latvian Air Force]]<ref name="waf19p43">Hoyle and Farfad ''Flight International'' 10–16 December 2019, p. 43.</ref>
;{{LIT}}
*[[Lithuanian Air Force]]<ref name="IISS1999"/>{{rp|92−93}}<ref>{{cite web|url=http://jetphotos.net/viewphoto.php?id=7373207|title=Lithuania - Air Force Mil Mi-2|publisher=jetphotos.net|access-date=12 February 2013|url-status=dead|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150508232837/http://jetphotos.net/viewphoto.php?id=7373207|archive-date=8 May 2015}}</ref>
;{{flag|Liberia}}
* [[Armed Forces of Liberia|Justice Air Wing]]
;{{MEX}}
*[[Mexican Navy]]<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.aeroflight.co.uk/waf/americas/mexico/mex-naval-aircraft.htm|title=Mexican Armada|publisher=aeroflight.co.uk|access-date=15 February 2013}}</ref>
;{{MNG}}
*[[Mongolian Air Force]]<ref name="worldairforces">[http://www.worldairforces.com/countries/mongolia/mon.html World Air Forces  - Historical Listings Mongolia (MON)] {{webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120905025517/http://www.worldairforces.com/Countries/mongolia/mon.html |date=2012-09-05 }}. worldairforces.com. Retrieved on 2013-08-27.</ref> 
;{{NIC}}
*[[Nicaraguan Air Force]]<ref name="WORLD AIR FORCES 2013">{{cite web|url=http://www.flightglobal.com/airspace/media/reports_pdf/emptys/101015/world-air-forces-2013.pdf|title=World Air Forces 2013|publisher=Flightglobal Insight|access-date=15 February 2013}}</ref>
;{{POL}}[[File:Polish Mi-2 (cropped)).jpg|thumb|A Polish Mi-2 on takeoff]]
[[File:Mi-2(SP-SXA).jpg|thumb|A Mi-2 of the [[Air ambulances in Poland|Polish Medical Air Rescue]]]]
*[[Polish Air Force]]<ref name="IISS212">{{cite journal |author=International Institute for Strategic Studies (IISS) |author-link=International Institute for Strategic Studies |date=2023 |title=The Military Balance 2023 |journal=The Military Balance |language=en |volume=}}</ref>
*[[Polish Army]]<ref name="IISS212" />
*[[Polish Border Guard]]<ref name="IISS212" />
*[[Polish Navy]]<ref name="IISS212" />
;{{RUS}}
*[[Russian Ground Forces|Russian Army]]<ref name="Mi-2 Helicopter History of Development">{{cite web|title=Mi-2 Helicopter. History of Development|url=http://www.mi-helicopter.ru/eng/index.php?id=123|access-date=15 February 2013|url-status=dead|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120330164151/http://www.mi-helicopter.ru/eng/index.php?id=123|archive-date=30 March 2012}}</ref>
;{{SVK}}
*[[Slovak Air Force]]<ref name="waf19p48" />
;{{UKR}}
*[[Ukrainian Air Force]]<ref>{{cite book |last1=Studies (IISS) |first1=The International Institute for Strategic |title=The Military Balance 2014 |date=24 December 2021 |publisher=Routledge |isbn=978-1-000-67421-7 |pages=194−197 |url=https://books.google.com/books?id=LDNVEAAAQBAJ |access-date=8 August 2023 |language=en}}</ref>
;{{USSR}}
*[[Aeroflot]]<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.helicopter-database.de/mi2_search.php?PageSize=25|title=Mi-2 DataBase|publisher=helicopter-database.de|access-date=12 February 2013}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=http://jetphotos.net/viewphoto.php?id=268307|title=Aeroflot Mil Mi-2|publisher=jetphotos.net|access-date=12 February 2013|url-status=dead|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150628223944/http://jetphotos.net/viewphoto.php?id=268307|archive-date=28 June 2015}}</ref>
*[[Soviet Air Force]]<ref name="Mi-2 Helicopter History of Development"/>
*[[Soviet Army|Soviet Army Aviation]]<ref name="Mi-2 Helicopter History of Development"/>
*[[Militsiya]]
;{{YUG}}
*[[Yugoslav People's Army]]<ref>{{cite web|title=Yugoslavian use of Mil Mi-2 in military and air ambulance use |url=http://www.mycity-military.com/Helikopteri/Mil-Mi-2-PZL-2-Kania-PZL-3-Sok.html |access-date=9 March 2015}}</ref>

==Specifications (Mi-2T)==
[[File:Mil Mi-2 schema.png|400px|right|3-view line drawing of the Mil Mi-2]]
{{Aircraft specs
|ref=Jane's All The World's Aircraft 1982–83<ref name="jawa82 p169-0">Taylor 1982, pp. 169–170.</ref>
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|rot dia m=14.5
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|never exceed speed note=
|range km=440
|range note=(max internal fuel, no reserves)
|combat range km=
|combat range note=
|ferry range km=
|ferry range note=
|endurance=<!-- if range unknown -->
|ceiling m=4000
|ceiling note=
|climb rate ms=4.5
|climb rate note=
|time to altitude=
|disk loading kg/m2=22.41
|disk loading note=
|fuel consumption kg/km=
|power/mass={{cvt|0.0806|kW/kg}}
|more performance=
|avionics=
}}

==See also==
{{aircontent
|related=
*[[PZL Kania]]
|similar aircraft=
*[[Bell 204/205]]
|lists=
*[[List of most-produced rotorcraft]]
}}

==References==
{{Reflist}}
*Hoyle, Craig and Fafard, Antoine. "World Air Forces Directory". ''[[Flight International]]'', 10–16 December 2019, Volume 196, issue 5716. pp.&nbsp;26–54.
*Mondey, David,  ''Encyclopedia of The World's Commercial and Private Aircraft''. Crescent Books, New York NY, 1981. p.&nbsp;245, "WSK-Swidnik Mi-2 Hoplite"
*[[John W. R. Taylor|Taylor, John W. R.]] ''Jane's All The World's Aircraft 1982–83''. London: Jane's Yearbooks, 1982. {{ISBN|0 7106-0748-2}}.
*[http://www.helicopter-database.net/mi2.php Mi-2 DataBase] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110723143203/http://www.helicopter-database.net/mi2.php |date=2011-07-23 }}
*[http://www.helicopter-database.net/photo.php Mi-2 Photo Gallery] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190103170633/http://www.helicopter-database.net/photo.php |date=2019-01-03 }}
* {{Cite magazine|last=Rochowicz |first=Robert |title=Lotnictwo wojsk lądowych w ludowym Wojsku Polskim|trans-title=Ground forces' aviation in people's Polish Army|magazine= Nowa Technika Wojskowa|volume=4/2021 |date=November 2021 |issn = 1230-1655|lang=pl}}

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