Military Knowledge: Mil Mi-24 Attack Helicopter
The Mi-24 is a heavy multi-role helicopter with offensive capabilities and personnel transfer, produced in 1969 by Mil Moscow Helicopter Plant, a Soviet, and later a Russian designer and producer of helicopters. Mi-24 Attack Helicopter is in service since 1972.
The design of the Mil-24 helicopter has striking similarities with the famous Mil-17 transport helicopter, and the number of common components between the two helicopters is significant, and this has encouraged countries that own the Mil-17 transport helicopter to use the Mil-24; The Mil-24 helicopter has been used in the armies of 48 countries.
One of the capabilities of the Mil-24 is the ability to carry up to eight people, and this feature was widely used by the Soviet Air Force in the war in Afghanistan.
The body of this helicopter is reinforced with titanium to be resistant to bullets up to 12.7 mm caliber. The rotor of the helicopter is also made of titanium and is resistant to bullets up to 12.7 caliber.
In order to protect the crew against the atomic biological chemical (ABC) agents, the air pressure inside the cabin is higher than the environment and prevents the entry of ABC agents into the cabin.
Mil Mi-24 Attack Helicopter specifications:
Length: 17.5 m
Wingspan: 6.5 m
Height: 6.5 m
Max takeoff weight: 12,000 kg
Engine: 2 × TV3-117
Maximum speed: 335 km/h
Range: 450 km
Service ceiling: 4900 m
Capacity: up to 8 troops
Total ammunition payload: up to 1500 kg
Armament: Variety of bombs, missiles and rockets
Origin: Soviet Union (Russia)
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