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(http://www.mi-helicopter.ru/eng/index.php?id=276Archived 2012년 2월 9일 - 웨이백 머신 MIL Moscow helicopter plant website: "Concerning the number of machines built, the Mi-8 has been surpassed only by the Bell 204/205/212 family of light utility helicopters")