Thursday, 20 March 2014

NAF 557 engine start and blades turning

Wednesday the 19th March 2014 was an exciting day in the life of the Mil-34C helicopter NAF 557 (c/n 9783034102005) at Heli Maintenance in Christchurch.
First engine run in NZ.
First blade turns in NZ.
See previous posting on this helicopter at :-
http://nzcivair.blogspot.co.nz/2013/12/soviet-connection.html
 Above is a view of the nine cylinder turbo supercharged radial engine.



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  1. Anonymous21 March 2014 at 16:12

    That would be "nine cylinder SUPER CHARGED engine"

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  2. Dave Paull21 March 2014 at 19:27

    Yep. that would be correct.
    Well spotted.
    Cheers

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