Mi-24 (according to NATO classification: Hind - “Doe”) is a Soviet / Russian attack helicopter developed by OKB M. L. Mil. The informal name is Crocodile.
Design
The Mi-24 is built according to the classic single-rotor scheme with a five-blade three-hinged main rotor and a three-blade tail rotor.
Chassis tricycle, retractable, with a swivel front support.
In the forward part of the fuselage there is a two-seat cockpit according to a tandem scheme: the pilot-operator is in a separate front cockpit, behind him is the crew commander (pilot), whose cockpit is raised 0.3 m above the operator's cockpit for easy viewing, the on-board technician can be placed on folding seat in the cargo compartment behind the cockpit. The crew is in pressurized cabins equipped with an air conditioning system or a life support system (for Mi-24R helicopters), a slight overpressure is maintained in them to prevent the ingress of contaminated air and radioactive dust.
Mi-24 (according to NATO classification: Hind - “Doe”) is a Soviet / Russian attack helicopter developed by OKB M. L. Mil. The informal name is Crocodile.