Mil Mi-24/35 Thread

[Dave54]

Any Mi-24 pictures with some experimental systems.

 

[10V]

 

[TR1]

Hmm, Mi-35Ms for some new customer. 50 years since the type was introduced!

 

[TomcatViP]

Alleged Ukrainian Mil-24 (35?) attacking a fuel depot inside Russia:

Belgorod attack: Video shows helicopters attacking fuel depot inside Russia | CNN

Russian authorities say a fire broke out at a fuel depot in Belgorod, Russia, after an air strike coming from two helicopters belonging to the Ukrainian Armed forces. CNN is unable to verify this claim.

edition.cnn.com

 

[TomS]

Alleged Ukrainian Mil-24 (35?) attacking a fuel depot inside Russia:

Probably Mi-24PU1.

Ukrainian Mi-24 Attack Helicopters Fly Daring Cross-Border Strike On Russia: Reports (Updated)

The raid could serve as a rallying cry for Ukrainians and as another indictment of Russia's competency on the battlefield.

www.thedrive.com

 

[Forest Green]

https://twitter.com/x/status/1686487502197051392

View: https://twitter.com/Archer83Able/status/1686487502197051392?s=20

 

[aonestudio]

https://twitter.com/x/status/1718144052237865143

View: https://twitter.com/front_ukrainian/status/1718144052237865143

 

[Scott Kenny]

https://twitter.com/x/status/1718144052237865143

View: https://twitter.com/front_ukrainian/status/1718144052237865143

Zunis? Those are 5" rockets! Seems UkrArmy is getting the big rockets now...

 

[yasotay]

After ATACMS, I imagine that Zuni rockets are "lost in the sauce."

 

[Scott Kenny]

After ATACMS, I imagine that Zuni rockets are "lost in the sauce."

I'm still partially amazed that Zuni rockets are still available to be donated... Last you really hear about them being used in combat is 50 years ago in Vietnam. Though apparently the USMC prefers WP Zunis for their FAC(A)s to mark targets.

 

[TomcatViP]

Didn't they used them during GWI?

 

[Scott Kenny]

Didn't they used then during GWI?

Maybe? If only for target marking, yes.

 

[TomcatViP]

https://twitter.com/x/status/1720707892427305276

View: https://twitter.com/i/status/1720707892427305276

The Unique Hind-G1 Helicopter Scouted For Nuclear Fallout Over Chernobyl. 37 Years Later, It Has Joined The Ukrainian War Effort.

A video of a Hind-G1 in Ukrainian colors appeared online last week. It's one of the few images of Hind-G1 since the type made its debut in 1986.

www.forbes.com

 

[Forest Green]

Russian Ministry of Defense reports Mi-24 helicopter crashed into the Black Sea at the western coast of occupied Crimea Simferopol, Crimea - Ukraine Interactive map - Ukraine Latest news on live map - liveuamap.com

Russian Ministry of Defense reports Mi-24 helicopter crashed into the Black Sea at the western coast of occupied Crimea . Live Universal Awareness Map Liveuamap is a leading independent global news and information site dedicated to factual reporting of a variety of important topics including...

liveuamap.com

Unclear whether 2 helicopters or 1 lost. Could be a misidentification. Other reports of a Ka-27 lost too.

 

[TomcatViP]

Pastoral low level flying:

View: https://youtu.be/uzsXucB7LuI

 

[Wheatie]

Sorry for the dumb question what is the sensor circle? Trying to find it in my books can’t find anything. Thanks

 

[GTX]

Sorry for the dumb question what is the sensor circle? Trying to find it in my books can’t find anything. Thanks

Part of the missile approach warning system perhaps? They are on both sides.

 

[Wheatie]

I’m only finding the sensor on Hind F’s or newer but haven’t seen them on Super Hind’s. Thanks

 

[Aeria Gloria]

Sorry for the dumb question what is the sensor circle? Trying to find it in my books can’t find anything. Thanks

These are the front hemisphere precision antennas of SPO-15LM RWR. This Super Hind used an un named South African RWR it seems.

You also see them on the cheecks of Mi-24V variants, but for Mi-24P the place is used by the gun, and on Mi-35M used by the sensor turret.

You will find the rear hemisphere wide azimuth antennas attached to the vertical stabilizer below the tail rotor.

The SPO-10 antennas were either placed in the wings/pylons for early models or nose/conformal ASO-2 dispenser for later models with SPO-10.

The front seat has the advanced SPO-15 panel that many fighter platforms don’t get. And of note the Mi-24 does not mount the vertical antennas for SPO-15, so the “above/below” lights are non functional,

It seems they have only moved on to L-150 Pastel SPO-32 for the most modern Mi-35M modernization and Mi-35P Phoenix (2020+), though I cannot find the antennas on that specific model. On newest Mi-35M you will see the white thimble antennas on wingtip pods

There are very rare on Russian/ex USSR Mi-24P as it was mainly an export option, where you see it more often then not on the Mi-35/Mi-35P that was exported after 1986. I have a guess that the Russian Mi-24P we see with it were meant for export, ended up not being sold and used for domestic use.

If you have any other questions, I would love to answer!