The Mil Mi-24 (Russian: Миль
Ми-24; NATO
reporting name: Hind)
is a large helicopter
gunship, attack
helicopter and
low-capacity troop
transport with room
for eight passengers.[1] It
is produced by Mil
Moscow Helicopter Plant and
has been operated since 1972 by the Soviet
Air Force and its
successors, along with more than 30 other nations.
In NATO circles,
the export versions, Mi-25 and Mi-35,
are denoted with a letter suffix as "Hind D" and "Hind E". Soviet
pilots called the Mi-24 the "flying tank" (летающий танк; letayushchiy
tank), a term used historically with the famous World War II
Soviet Il-2 Shturmovik armored
ground attack aircraft. More common unofficial nicknames were
"Crocodile" (Крокодил; Krokodil),
due to the helicopter's camouflage scheme and "Drinking Glass", (Стакан; Stakan)
because of the flat glass plates that surround the Mi-24's cockpit.[2]
General characteristics
Performance
Mi-17
The Mil
Mi-17 (NATO
reporting name "Hip")
is a Russian helicopter in
production at two factories in Kazan andUlan-Ude.
It is known as the Mi-8M series
in Russian service. It is a medium twin-turbine transport
helicopter.
There are also armed gunship versions.
General characteristics
Performance
Armament
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