Moldova Government Mil Mi-8PS - Engine Start-up & Takeoff from Mărculeşti Air Base (LUBM), Moldova

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Channel: Loran · 2011 · Autos & Vehicles

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Mil Mi-8P(S) Hip / ER-MGY
Moldova Government (opb Mărculeşti Airport) / MGY
Departure: Mărculeşti Air Base (LUBM), Moldova
Arrival: Mărculeşti Air Base (LUBM), Moldova
Date: 30th September 2011 / Seat: 2A
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Window View from Moldova's presidential helicopter registered as ER-MGY and operated out of Mărculeşti Air Base (LUBM) in central Moldova. This particular airframe was built in 1987 and previously owned by Nicolae Ceaușescu in Romania. It is a Mil Mi-8PS Hip version, the "PS" standing for passenger and salon configuration. The flight took place in September 2011 and took us over Mărculeşti's suburbs and along a local river valley.

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