Jeff's Helicopter Philes

Mil was founded in 1947 by Mikhail Leontyevich Mil, who was involved with soviet gyroplanes and helicopters from 1929 until his death on January 31, 1970. By 1999, more than 30000 helicopters of Mil design were built.

The Moscow helicopter plant built in 1947 has created fifteen helicopter types (with more than 200 variants), which during that time have achieved 96 global records. Today, every fourth helicopter in the world is of Mil construction or origin.