The Mi-24 'Hind' Helicopter

Mi-24 'Hind'	Designer: Mil Design Bureau Under guidance of Marat Tishchenko
Russian Designation:	Mi-24
Manufacturer:	State Industries
Role:	Anti-submarine / Missile guidance aircraft
Year Adopted:	1966 - Requirement Issued 1971 - Prototype Flies 1972 - First Production Aircraft Delivered
Variants:	-A (Basic Model, phased out in 1975, 550 built) -C (Training Variant of Hind A) -D (Revised Assault Helicopter, production ended in 1985, 2000 built) -E (Upgraded to use AT-6 missiles and better sensors) -F (New twin 23mm guns and better electronics)
Operational Status:	In Service: Former Soviet Union, Afghanistan, Algeria, Angola, Cuba, Ethiopia, India, Iraq, Cambodia, North Korea, Libya, Nicaragua, Peru, Yemen, Syria, Vietnam Captured by: Chad (3 from Libya), Pakistan (2 from Afghanistan), United States (3 from uncertain sources).
Armament:	Hind A 1x 12.7mm machine gun in nose 4x AT-2 "Swatter" anti-tank missiles 4x Pylons for UB-32 rocket pods, bombs, or other weapons	Hind D 1x 12.7mm 4 barrel rotary cannon* 4x AT-2 "Swatter" anti-tank missiles 4x Pylons** for UB-32 rocket pods, bombs, or other weapons replaced by GSh-23 twin 23mm cannon* on Hind -F replaced by AT-6 Spiral missiles** on Hind-E
Engine:	2 x TV-3-117 turboshafts producing 2200 shp each
Crew:	3 crewmembers
Rotor Diameter:	55 feet, 9 inches (17 meters)
Length:	55 feet, 11 inches (17.04 meters)
Height:	18 feet, 7 inches (5.66 meters)
Maximum Speed:	185 miles per hour (407 km per hour)
Take-Off Weight:	18,519 lbs (empty) 24,251 lbs (loaded)	8400 kilograms (empty) 11,000 kilograms (loaded)
Ceiling:	14,765 feet (4763 meters)
Range:	198 miles (466 miles on Hind-E) 436 kilometers (1025 kilometers on Hind-E)