Mi-24 Hind Multipurpose assault helicopter

Mi-24 Hind Multipurpose assault helicopter. First flight: -
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An Army attack/transport helicopter powered by two TV3-117 2.200-hp engines. The helicopter had been under series production during 1970-1989 at the Arsenyev and Rostov-on-Don plants.

A total of over 3.000 helicopters have been manufactured, of which about 600 were exported to over 30 nations. 




Technical specifications

DESIGNER OKB Mil
COUNTRY Russia
TYPE
Multipurpose assault helicopter
CREW 2 + 1 (optionally)
POWER-PLANT Two turboshaft engines Klimov TV3-117
Power, h.p. 2x2.200
DIMENSIONS  
Length, m 17,51
Main rotor diameter, m 17,30
Tail rotor diameter, m 1,50
Height, m 3,90
Wing span, m 6,66
WEIGHT  
Maximum take-off, kg 12.000
Normal take-off, kg 11.200
Empty, kg 8.200
Internal fuel, l -
Weight of transported fuel with external tanks, l -
Warload, kg up to 2.400
Payload, kg  
- soldier 8
- stretcher 4
PERFORMANCE  
Maximum speed, km/h 335
Cruising speed, km/h 270
Range, km -
Ferry range, km 1.000
Combat range, km 224
Service ceiling, m 4.500
Static ceiling, m 1.500
Rate of climb, m/min 750
Maximum overload, g -
ARMAMENT 1x12,7 mm machine-gun or 1x12,7 mm four-barrel machine-gun YaKB-12,7 or 23 mm one-barrel cannon GSh-23L or 30 mm cannon GSh-30. Number external hardpoints: 6. Strike weapons: 4хATGM 9M114 Shturm-V, 2хR-60, 4хUB-32A-24 (128 Unguided Air-to-Surface Missile S-5M1, S-5MО, S-5KBP, S-5KO or S-5-O), 4хB-8V20A (80 S-8DM, S-8BM, S-8VM, S-8KOM, S-8S), 4ХБ-13Л1 (20 Unguided Air-to-Surface Missile S-13, S-13T, S-13-OF), 4хS-24, 2хGUV-1, 4хGUV-8700, UPK-23-250, 8хOFAB-100, 4хOFAB-250, 4хRBK-250, 2хRBK-500, 2хKMUGA-2, 2хODAB-500, 2хЗB-500.