SW - Mil Mi-32

In the 1970's the fuel-energy and raw-material base of the USSR began to be moved from the European USSR into the regions of Siberia, extreme north and Far East, with their enormous distances, by complex area relief, by severe climatic conditions and by the practically complete absence of roads, airfields and other transport ways. From year to year ever larger role played helicopters in the national economy of the country. At the same time practice showed that the load capacity Mi-6 and Mi-10K did not always satisfy the needs.

In the middle the 1970's by assignment of government Mil together with TsAGI (Central Institute of Aerohydrodynamics im. N Ye Zhukovskiy) conducted analytical studies of the possibility of the transport of loads more than on two helicopters, connected together by rigid frame. As a result, in December 1976 GKNT of the USSR let out the decision for Mil to prepare proposal about the creation of the helicopter of the increased load capacity.

In December 1979, followed the decision by the GKNT of the USSR about the development "of heavy helicopter for the transport of large-dimension and heavy industrial equipment". The leader on the project M.N.Tishchenko appointed as engineer G.A.Sinelshchikova. Then began the thorough study of aggregates and systems of helicopter, the calculation of its aerodynamic, strength and piloting characteristics. In 1982 specialists at Mil, in accordance with the government task, prepared the project of the decision by the CC CPSU and the Council of Ministers of USSR about the creation Mi-32. According to the estimations of the workers at Mil, toward the end decade the country could obtain this unique transportation means. However, decisions to do so did not follow and the helicopter was never built.