[3] A mockup was displayed at the MAKS 2001 air show,[2][3][4] where Russian aerospace journal Aviatsiya i Kosmonavtika (Авиация и космонавтика; "Aviation and Space") described it as a "little brother" to the Mil Mi-34.
[5] The Mi-60 MAI was intended to fulfil a range of general aviation activities, including pilot training, agricultural work, police and firefighting duties, resource monitoring, aerial photography, and tourism.
[6] The design was further presented at the 1997 International Aviation Forum in Moscow, and the World Salon of Inventions in Brussels the same year.
[3][4][2] The pilot and a single passenger were to sit side-by-side in an extensively-glazed, enclosed cabin with dual controls.
[1] At different stages of development, a variety of powerplants were proposed, including: These were to be located inside the fuselage, behind the cabin, with power transmitted to the rotor through V-belts.