Mi-24 - a heavy combat helicopter designed by Mikhail Mil's design bureau, produced between 1970 and 1989 at the Arseniev and Rostov aircraft plants in the Soviet Union.
The Mi-24 is a heavy combat helicopter with a five-blade main rotor and a three-blade tail rotor. It can be used as an assault, transport, and sanitation machine. All-metal construction, duralumin, titanium, magnesium alloys, among others, were used in production. Powerful 2 TW3-177MT engines with 2200 hp each, allow 270 km/h cruising speed and 315 - 335 km/h top speed. Takeoff weight is 11,100 - 11,500 kg, and kerb weight is 8340 kg.
More information (equipment, versions, etc.) about the Mi-24 helicopter can be found HERE.
Mi-24B plastic model to be glued together by Zvezda. The kit does not include paint and glue.
- scale: 1/48
- product code: 7293
- manufacturer: Zvezda
A little history on the video
And, what this "beast" looks like in the air and what it "can" do, see the video:
And such a remote-controlled miniature: