Mil Mi-24D Aircraft Data
Photo ID 29539 by Tom Gibbons. Czech Republic Air Force Mil Mi 24D, 0216
The Mil Mi-24, NATO reporting name 'Hind' is a large helicopter gunship and low-capacity troop transport produced by Mil Moscow Helicopter Plant and operated from 1972 by the Soviet Air Force, its successors, and over thirty nations. Soviet pilots often called the helicopter 'Flying Tank'
  • Country of Origin: Soviet Union
  • First Flight: 19 Sep 1969
  • Initial Service Date: 1972
  • No. Built: 2,000
  • No. In Service: 0
  • No. of Hardpoints: 6
  • Crew: 2-3

Power:

2x Isotov TV3-117 turboshafts at 4,400 hp

Weapons:

1x Yak-B 12.7mm 4-barreled machine gun
4x 57mm rocket pods
4x SACLOS 9M17 Phalanga anti-tank missiles
Variety of free fall bombs and other weapons

Dimensions:

Length: 57 ft. 4 in.
Rotor Length: 56 ft 7 in.
Rotor Disc Area: 2,530 sq.ft
Height: 21 ft. 3 in.
Empty Weight: 18,740 lbs
Max. Weight: 26,500 lbs
Max. Ordnance Load: 3,300 lbs
Max. Payload: 7,710 lbs

Performance:

Max. Speed: 208 mph
Service Ceiling: 14,750 ft.
Normal Range: 280 nm

Operators:

Afghanistan, Algeria, Angola, Armenia, Azerbaijan, Belarus, Brazil, Bulgaria, Burkina Faso, Chad, Cyprus, Cuba, Czech Republic, East Germany, Djibouti, Equatorial Guinea, Eritrea, Ethiopia, Georgia, Hungary, India, Indonesia, Iran, Iraq, Ivory Coast, Kazakhstan, Kyrgyzstan, Libya, Republic of Macedonia, Mali, Mexico, Mongolia, Mozambique, Namibia, Nepal, Nicaragua, Niger, Nigeria, North Korea, Peru, Poland, Russia (Air Force, Army, Navy), Rwanda, Saudi Arabia, Senegal, Serbia, Slovakia, Sri Lanka, Sudan, Syria, Tajikistan, Uganda, Ukraine, US Army (Op-For), Uzbekistan, Venezuela, Vietnam, Yemen, Zimbabwe.

Random great photos of the Mil Mi-24D:

Photo ID 19742 by Matus Haladik. Slovakia Air Force Mil Mi 24D, 0215
Photo ID 24510 by Péter Szentirmai. Hungary Air Force Mil Mi 24D, 104
Photo ID 265650 by W.A.Kazior. East Germany Air Force Mil Mi 24D, 406
Photo ID 71726 by Martin Thoeni - Powerplanes. Czechoslovakia Air Force Mil Mi 24D, 0223
Photo ID 32078 by Peter Terlouw. Czech Republic Air Force Mil Mi 24D, 4010
Photo ID 108650 by Lukas Kinneswenger. Bulgaria Air Force Mil Mi 24D, 101
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