The specific model of the helicopter was the Mi-8-AUx, which was successfully developed by the Miri Moscow Helicopter Manufacturing Company fifteen years ago and put into the Australian market.
It adopted some of the new technologies used in the second generation of helicopters, which greatly extended its life span and gave it a reputation for durability and low malfunction in the civilian helicopter market.
The fuselage structure of the helicopter was a traditional all-metal cross-section semi-hard shell nacelle and tail beam structure. It was divided into the front fuselage, middle fuselage, tail beam and tail beam with a fixed flat tail. The main material was aluminum alloy, and the tail was made of some titanium alloy and high-strength steel.
The front of the fuselage was the cockpit, which could accommodate the pilot, co-pilot, and a random mechanic. Behind the cockpit were the passenger and cargo cabins. The rear had a large cargo door and a passenger boarding ladder in the middle of the rear that opened downwards.
Compared with the European and American helicopters in the civilian market, the Mi-8-AUx had 28 pairs of foldable seats in the cockpit, which meant that it could accommodate twenty-eight people at one time.
Generally speaking, European and American civilian helicopters of this price range were commercial helicopters, which could accommodate less than half of twenty-eight people and focused more on comfort.
The Soviets seemed to be preparing for war all the time. Compared with helicopters of the same price range, the Mi-8-AUx was much less comfortable, and there was no luxury to speak of. The focus was on speed, load bearing, and survival ability.
Standing under the huge helicopter, Li Du reached out and patted its shell.
The quality of the things Old Hairy made was excellent. Under his vigorous patting, the helicopter made muffled noises and did not move at all. Instead, the vibration made his hand hurt.
Brother Wolf opened the cockpit door. There was a large sliding door on each side of the cockpit, and there was a hatch on the roof.
Li Du climbed up and asked, "What is this hatch for? Is it for the ejection pilot? "
Brother Wolf shook his head. "It's for checking the engine."
The cockpit was densely packed with dashboards and various tools. Li Du did not understand these, but they were Brother Wolf's specialty. He introduced them to Li Du.
"These are two radio stations. One is a UHF radio station with a frequency range of 118-135.9 MHz and a transmission range of 100 kilometers. The other is a UHF radio station with a frequency range of 2-8 MHz and a transmission range of 1,000 kilometers...
"This is an internal communication device, a wireless phone. This one is used to communicate with the cabin at the back, and this one is used to communicate with the ground.
"These are navigation instruments that guarantee all-weather flight: gyroscopes, airspeed indicators, turn indicators, this is an altimeter, this is a climbing power indicator, a magnetic compass, an astronomical compass for extremely low flight, an automatic radio compass, and a radio altimeter with a 'dangerous altitude' warning …"
"This is a civilian model. If it was a military combat helicopter, then there would be an infrared jammer above the tail beam above our heads. There would also be three tracer grenade dispensers on both sides of the rear cockpit window …"
Brother Wolf's introduction was very professional. Obviously, he knew this helicopter very well, even better than the Dolphin commercial helicopter that they had taken previously.
It was a pity that Li Du did not understand, especially when Brother Wolf introduced the engine, the decelerator, and the lubricating oil system.
Godzilla did not understand either, so he admired Brother Wolf very much. "You're amazing. You know so much."
Brother Wolf smiled and said, "I received exchange training in Russia. At that time, this was the helicopter that I was most familiar with. I only know a little about it. If the boss wants to fly this helicopter in the future, I can introduce a comrade to be the pilot. "
Li Du asked, "Can't you fly it?"
Brother Wolf said, "This is a medium-sized helicopter. It needs two pilots. One pilot can't handle it, so I need the assistance of the co-pilot."
Li Du said, "Can the comrade you introduced be the co-pilot?"
Brother Wolf shook his head and said, "He is a professional pilot, and he is also very good at maintenance. As far as I know, he is the best pilot of all the Russian helicopters."
Hearing Brother Wolf speak so highly of this comrade, Li Du said, "If you can get him, I will be happy to pay him a high salary."
To be able to get such a high evaluation from Brother Wolf, this person was certainly not mediocre. If he wanted to hire him, he would have to pay a high price. He could not possibly be so lucky as to find another helicopter pilot genius like Brother Wolf.
They toured the cockpit and the passenger cabin behind it.
The passenger cabin was empty and spacious, even larger than the space in Steve's helicopter.
Its seats were installed along the side wall, all folding seats, which could be pulled down to sit on and folded to create space to accommodate cargo.
There were mooring rings, winches, and pulleys on the floor for Wolf to guide them. There was also a hanging system outside the cabin that could be used to transport large cargo.
After touring the helicopter, Li Du said, "Are you sure this is not a military helicopter? Why does it not look like a civilian model to me? Isn't the interior decoration too shabby? "
Brother Wolf said, "It can be said to be a civilian model, but it can also be said to be an industrial model. It is not used for commercial use, but for transporting goods, such as gemstones."
In fact, it was very difficult to dig out black opal, and it was even more difficult to polish it after digging it out.
Li Du was able to dig out gemstones easily because he had the help of the little bug. Otherwise, he would have dug out a lot of ore first, polished it, and then looked for gemstones.
This helicopter was probably used to transport ore. The mine owner wanted to dig out the ore, send it somewhere, and then polish it.
Unfortunately, for some unknown reason, the mine owner had run away. He had dismantled the helicopter and parked it in the cabin, not taking it with him.
Li Du could not understand why he would give up such a helicopter. He had previously inspected it with the little bug. The helicopter was fully equipped, including the engine and other major machinery.
Brother Wolf also inspected it, but he could not find out why the helicopter had been abandoned.
Anyway, Li Du had the first helicopter in his life.
Of course, this helicopter was still a long way from flying into the blue sky. It needed maintenance, comprehensive maintenance, and the installation of rotors and tail fins.
Li Du wanted to find a helicopter sales company to take care of this work. Brother Wolf shook his head and said he would contact his comrade, Ivan Vladimir Glushakov, when he got back.
After the phone call, Brother Wolf said, "Boss, he will fly over from Crimea soon."
Li Du was surprised. "What about salary? Meet and discuss? "
Brother Wolf said, "Yes, this is negotiable. I believe he will be happy to stay with you. The work is easier and the money is more."
After a pause, he added, "Live with more dignity."
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