Mil Mi-24A. Mil proposed the design to the heads of the Soviet armed forces. While he had the support of a number of strategists, he was opposed by several more senior members of the armed forces, who believed that conventional weapons were a better use of resources.

(Hind-B) The Mi-24A was the second production model. Both the Mi-24 and Mi-24A entered into Soviet Air Forces service in 1972. It lacked the four-barrel Yak-B 12.7mm machine gun under the nose.

The Mi-24A (NATO Code: Hind-A) was a Soviet multi-purpose attack helicopter designed with the intent of being a versatile combat platform that could serve both as an attack helicopter and a troop transport. It was developed in the late 1960s and entered service in 1972.

Aug 2, 2023 · The famous (and classic) Mil Mi-24 "Hind" helicopter stemmed from a Soviet Cold-War requirement for a heavily armed and armored transport helicopter following in the mold of the equally famous American Bell UH-1 "Huey" model.

Dec 27, 2013 · The Mi-24A (codenamed Hind-A by the North Atlantic Treaty Organization) entered Soviet service in 1970. Its large glazed canopy and side-by-side seating for the pilot and his weapon systems officer (WSO) raised myriad criticisms from its crews, which the design bureau (Mil himself had since died) quickly addressed.

Mi-24A with improved armament suite. Known in the USSR as Izdeliye 241. This features the USPU-24 nose barbette with four-barrel 12.7mm Yak-B and the Falanga-PV anti-tank missile, which is the SACLOS version.

Mi-24A ('Hind-A, B and C'): Early versions with pilot and co-pilot/gunner in tandem under large-area continuous glazing; large flight deck; about 250 built. Mi-24BMT: Modified 1973 for minesweeping.

The first combat and assault Mil' Mi-24 "Hind" helicopters deployed outside the borders of the USSR were observed for the first time at Stendal on September 26, 1973 together with a few Mi-8T "Hip-C."

The Mi-24 is driven by two TV3-117 engines with output of 1,638 kW each. The Mi-24A type, (NATO code HIND-A), is the first version produced in series since 1972. The Mi-24D type (NATO code HIND-D) was put in operation in 1976, and it is a largely a modified Mi-24A type version.

Widely exported to the Warsaw Pact countries, the Mi-24 uses the TV3 engines, transmission and rotor of the Mi-17 on a new fuselage, with stub wings carrying rockets and other offensive armament. As a gunship it was unusual in having a separate …