Helicopter at Kazan Helicopter Plant

Production of Ansat multi-purpose light helicopters and Mil Mi-8/17, Mil Mi-38 heavy utility helicopters at the Kazan Helicopter Plant, operated by Russian Helicopters JSC, in Kazan, Russia, on Friday, July 10, 2020. Russian Helicopters JSC, a part of Rostec State Corporation, is a leading player in the global helicopter industry, the sole Russian designer and manufacturer of helicopters. Ansat is a light multipurpose twin-engine helicopter, serial production of which is deployed at Kazan Helicopters. According to the helicopter certificate, its design allows converting it into a cargo version or into a passenger rotorcraft that can lift up to seven people. The rotorcraft has two engines and can be used for passenger and VIP transport, cargo delivery, environmental monitoring, and as an air medical helicopter. Medical versions of Ansat helicopters, equipped with ventilators, are being actively used for combating COVID-19 in all regions of Russia.