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Mil Mi-24 helicopters may best be remembered for when they operated extensively against ground forces during the Soviet invasion of Afghanistan where they proved reliable and effective.
In the Iran/Iraq War, the Iraqi's used the Mil Mi-24 extensively.
They were employed by the Army in Nicaragua during their 1980's civil war.
Sri Lanka's air force used the helicopter against Tamil groups.
In Iraq's 1991 invasion of Kuwait the Mil Mi-24 was employed heavily.
During both wars in Chechnya the 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. 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. It used the concepts exhibited in the mock up, yet bore little physical resemblance to it.
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 helicopter was deployed.
During 1975 the helicopter 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 model D and later models have the well known "double bubble" canopy and tandem cockpit.
Two wings 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 is sealed and pressurized to protect the crew from NBC (Nuclear, Biological and Chemical) attack.
The 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 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.
transport/gunship
two
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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The rc Mil Mi-24 Hind 600 size fuselage sold by Skyhunter Hobby.
It features painted high detail including installed tail drive and retracts.
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Scalecopter RC has a Mil Mi-24 helicopter kit. Length is 91 inches and weight is about 43 lbs. Power is by a Jet Cat P HT3 engine modified to fit in the narrow fuselage.
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 Mil Mi-24 Hind which its size is 91".
Could you do me a favor? If you can get the rc Mil Mi-24 Hind 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 rc Mil Mi-24 helicopter into the U.S.A., please reply to Daniel. Thank you.
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The great looking rc Mil Mi-24 built by Eric of Team Motion. Eric tells us that the helicopter fuselage was built by Larry Jolly. Power is by a O.S. .46 engine. Weight is about 9 lbs.
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The Mil Mi-24 rc helicopter built as a conversion from a 1:35 scale Trumpeter scale plastic model by Ken Ryan.
It is 19" long. Power is by a Hi- max 2015 - 4100 brushless motor for the main rotor and a Feigao brushless motor for the tail rotor.
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A Mil Mi-24 from XHeli. Fuselage length is 47" and rotor length 50".
Engines can be from .32 to .38 and all up weight is around 7 1/2 lbs.
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