Mil Mi-24
attack helicopter family by Mil
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Summary
Mil Mi-24 is an aircraft family[1]. It ranks in the top 3% of aircraft family entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (20,761 views/month).[2]
Key Facts
- Operator: Afghan Armed Forces[3], Algerian Air Force[4], National Air Force of Angola[5], Armenian Armed Forces[6], Azerbaijani Armed Forces[7], Belarusian Air Force and Air Defense Force[8], Egyptian Air Force[9], Russian Aerospace Forces[10], Soviet Air Forces[11], Ukrainian Air Force[12]
- Based on: Mil Mi-8[13]
- Manufacturer: Mil Moscow Helicopter Plant[14], Rostvertol[15]
- Developer: Mil Moscow Helicopter Plant[16]
- Collection: Bundeswehr Museum of German Defense Technology[17]
- Subclass of: attack helicopter[18]
- Part of: Mi-24 fleet[19], Algerian Air Force Mi-24 fleet[20]
- Has use: attack helicopter[21], transport helicopter[22]
- Commons category: Mil Mi-24[23]
- Country of origin: Soviet Union[24]
- Powered by: Klimov TV3-117[25]
- Armament: Yak-B[26], Gryazev-Shipunov GSh-23[27], PK[28], 3M11 Falanga[29], 9K114 Shturm[30], 9M120 Ataka[31], S-5[32], S-8[33], Gryazev-Shipunov GSh-30-2[34]
- NATO reporting name: Hind[35]
- Inception: 1972[36]
- First flight: September 19, 1969[37]
- Service entry: 1969[38]
- Topic's main category: Category:Mil Mi-24[39]
- Commons gallery: Mil Mi-24[40]
- Total produced: 2300[41]
- Described by source: Jane's World Aircraft Recognition Handbook, Fourth Edition[42]
- Length: 17.5 m[43], 16.9 m[44]
- Height: 6.5 m[45]
- Cruise speed: 260 kilometre per hour[46]
- Maximum operating altitude: 4500 m[47]
- Diameter: 16.76 m[48]
Why It Matters
Mil Mi-24 has Wikipedia articles in 28 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[49] It is known by 84 alternative names across languages and contexts.[50]