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RC Turbine MI-24 Helicopter – Quite an Expensive toy!
**To avoid confusion, this is not my RC MI-24** The Mil Mi-24 (Cyrillic ???? ??-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 other nations. The Mi-24 Assault helicopter is fitted out by two crew blindfolded in tandem fully armoured cockpits with bullet proof front glass. Origin: Russia Type: gunship helicopter, keeping on assault transport capability Max Speed: 180 kt / 208 mph Max Range: 160 km / 99 miles Dimensions: main rotor diam. 17.30 m / 56 ft 9 in length 21.35 m / 70 ft 0.5 in height 6.50 m / 21 ft 4 in The Mi-24 came in service for the Soviet Union in the advanced 1970’s and can transport 8 troops or 14 stretchers.
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