In Iraq's 1991 invasion of Kuwait the Mil Mi-24 was employed heavily.
During both wars in Chechnya Mil Mi-24 helicopters were used by Russia. Dozens are believed to have been lost during military operations there.
Most recently Indian Air Force Mil Mi-24 variants have been used by the U. N. for their peace keeping missions.
In June of 1966 the Mil Helicopter Design Bureau introduced a mock up of a proposed dedicated attack helicopter to become the Mil Mi-24.
In April of 1967 the Soviet government approved the development of a prototype based on the mock up design designated the Mil Mi-24. A team at the Mil Design Bureau headed by V.A. Kuznetsov conducted the design work.
In June of 1969, the first of three prototype Mil Mi-24 attack helicopters was completed. The Mil Mi-24 used the concepts exhibited in the mock up, yet bore little physical resemblance to it.
On September 19, 1969 the first prototype Mil Mi-24 took to the air.
On July 31, 1970 Mil died of cancer.
From 1970 through 1973, ten additional Mil Mi-24 prototypes were produced and tested.
On January 27, 1973 the first production Mil Mi-24 was deployed.
During 1975 the Mil Mi-24 set numerous world helicopter records for altitude, speed, and rate of climb.
The Mil Mi-24 is based on the Mi-8. It features two turbo shaft engines powering a 57 foot five blade main rotor.
The Mil Mi-24 model D and later models have the well known "double bubble" canopy and tandem cockpit.
Two wings on the Mil Mi-24 provide six ordnance hard points. The wings provide up to 28% of the lift for the helicopter during forward flight. In slow, steep turns the low wing can lose lift resulting in an excessive roll.
The fuselage of the Mil Mi-24 has heavy armor. The rotor blades are made from titanium and can resist shells up to 12.7 mm.
The cockpit of the Mil Mi-24 is sealed and pressurized to protect the crew from NBC (Nuclear, Biological and Chemical) attack.
The Mil Mi-24 landing gear is retractable.
The Mil Mi-24 is equipped with a targeting system that uses a low-level light TV, a laser designator, FLIR (Forward Looking Infrared) radar, a missile guidance transmitter and an air data sensor.
Some Mil Mi-24 export versions have improved avionics, all-weather capabilities, with weather radar, Head Up Display (HUD), autopilot, Global Positioning System (GPS), and carry additional armor and ordnance.
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Isotov TV3-117
2 x 2,200 hp. ea.
1- 12.7 mm
four
4- 57 mm pods
3,310 lbs.
57' 5"
13' 11"
21' 3"
58' 0"
18,740 lbs.
26,455 lbs.
185 mph
210 mph
2,950 fpm
14,750 feet
625 miles
1969
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RC Helicopter from Scalecopter.
Radio Control Helicopters:
Pictured above is the Scalecopter RC Mil Mi-24 Helicopter from their kit. Length of the radio control helicopter is 91 inches and weight is about 43 lbs. The rc helicopter is powered by a Jet Cat P HT3 engine modified to fit in the narrow fuselage.
Pictured immediately below is the great looking RC Mil Mi-24 Helicopter built by Eric of Team Motion. Eric tells us that the radio control helicopter fuselage was built by Larry Jolly. Power for the rc helicopter is by a O.S. .46 engine and the radio control helicopter weighs about 9 lbs.
In the next picture below is the Mil Mi-24 RC Helicopter built as a conversion from a 1:35 scale Trumpeter scale plastic model by Ken Ryan. The radio control helicopter is 19" long. Power for Ken's RC Helicopter is by a Hi- max 2015 - 4100 brushless motor for the main rotor and a Feigao brushless motor for the tail rotor.
If you know of any other Mil Mi-24 radio control helicopters, especially kits or ARFs, please email us about them.
Daniel Rodriguez (zhyre@yahoo.com) writes:
You can access the internet page scalecopter.de which is a German page.
The page is in German, but you can contact Herr Zander in English. He sells a nice RC Helicopter Mil Mi-24 Hind-D which its size is 91".
Could you do me a favor? If you can get the Mil Mi-24 radio control helicopter, could you let me know if you experience any difficulty with the customs for bringing the RC Helicopter into the U.S.A.?
If anyone has brought a Scalecopter Mil Mi-24 radio control helicopter into the U.S.A., please reply to Daniel. Thank you.
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Eric flying his rc helicopter.
Radio Control Helicopter
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RC Helicopter built by Ken Ryan.
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