1969


Mil Mi-24 Hind







Mil Mi-24 Hind

The Mil Mi-24 Hind Flying Tank is a large helicopter gunship and attack helicopter with a troop transport capacity in service since 1972.

In the 1960s, while the western countries were using the helicopter mainly as a transport and rescue machine, the Soviet Army look at them as the air counterpart of the battle tanks. Heavy armed versions of the Mi-8 Hip were in service in those years when the Mil bureau start working in a new prototype called A-10. This new helicopter, which first flew on 19 September 1969, was developed from the beginning as an antitank weapon. The A-10 reached a speed record of 368 km/h. First units were deployed in East-Germany in 1972.

The first versions used a standard helo cockpit with pilots side-by-side, but in 1975 appeared the Hind-D with the now traditional attack cockpit in a tandem configuration Later versions, as the Hind-E, used the more sophisticated AT-6 Spiral missiles instead of the AT-2 Swatter and a 23 mm cannon replacing the 12,7 mm machine gun in the nose mounted turret. In their better moment, more than 1000 Hinds were in service in the Red Army and they were extensively used in Afghanistan where they teamed with the attack aircraft Sukhoi Su-25 Frogfoot.

Produced by the Mil Moscow Helicopter Plant is, or was, in use by more than 30 nations. Export variants named Mi-35

Mi-24 Hollywood The Mi-24 "Hollywood" variant

Mi-24 chasing SH-2F Seasprite US Navy SH-2F Seasprite "Seasnake Two Zero" getting chased on final approach to landing by a Soviet Frontal Aviation Mi-24D Hind. Photo taken April 1985 near the La Perouse Straits (between Sakhalin Island and Vladivostok) - Thanks Gordon!



2648 units produced


Specifications Mi-24 Hind


Engine 2 x Klimov TV3-117A 2200 shp
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  Derivatives & Versions of Mi-24 Hind


ModelYearHistory
Mi-24A
mi-24du
mi-24k
mi-24p
mi-24rch
mi-25 mi-25 is export version of mi-24d
Mi-35 Hind mi-35 is export version of mi-24v
Mi-35M Hind Export all weather attack version fitted with advanced avionics including night vision systems
Mi-35P Hind Export version of Mi-24P
mi-24d

1973
1973
Mi-24V Hind

1975
1975 The Hind-D entered production in 1976 althought was first seen by the west in the early 1980s. Main difference with previous models were four ou ...




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