"Crocodile"
I don’t know why this car got such an apt nickname, but looking at it, as they say, at close range, at a distance of several meters, this is really the first thing that comes to mind ... and the second is what you need to do. and being very fast ...
Up to this point, I treated the helicopters calmly enough, and even when flying the Mi-8 in the North and in Siberia, I didn’t like much of these helicopters.
But close acquaintance with the Mi-24 at the 344 Center for combat training and retraining of the army aviation really changed my attitude towards them ...
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The center includes the 696 Instructor Test Helicopter Regiment, which trains pilots of the highest category and assigns them the qualifications of “pilot-sniper” and “navigator-sniper”, in addition, foreign military experts of the flight and technical staff are trained at the Center. Currently, there are no problems with fuel and training is in full swing. Some crews replace others directly on the runway without stopping the rotation of the propeller blades, so as not to waste time on taxiing and restarting ...
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It’s "hot" in the sky ... a measured merry-go-round on a square: take off - a circle - landing, and so several times a day, until complete fuel consumption ...
4.
After take-off - left circle ...
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And soon the landing on the axial on the runway ...
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And then take off again ...
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Mi-24 (according to the NATO classification "Hind" - Lan) transport-combat helicopter developed by the design bureau M. L. Mil.
He became the first Russian and second in the world (after the AH-1 "Cobra") specialized combat helicopter. The serial release began in 1971 year. To date, already has many modifications, exported to many countries around the world. It was actively used during the years of the Afghan war, and during the fighting in Chechnya, as well as in many regional conflicts. I will not speak about TTX - everything has long been on the network
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Armored cockpit and the main units allow you to not respond to automatic and rifle bullets. In Afghanistan, the frontal armored glass held bullets from DShK (mm 12,7). In addition, all control systems are duplicated so that even their damage does not guarantee the destruction of the helicopter. Dushmans had to use 14,5 mm machine guns and Strela MANPADS (occasionally Stinger), and there were cases when the helicopter was returning to the base with dozens of holes, but alive. There is a case in Afghanistan when the Iranian F-4 Phantom launched a Sparow missile. At that time, a half-helicopter flew to the base under its own power, which of course is a record ...
Dushmans "affectionately" nicknamed 24-ku - "Shaitan-Arba" ...
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After the release of the Bondarchuk film "9-i rota", those gorgeous shots with Mi-24 slowly floating into the frame ...
Even when watching you could feel the strength and power of this machine ... but what you experience while being close to you in real life is really impressive!
And to take pictures in such conditions, believe me, is far from a simple task, you could stand on your feet, not to the angles)))
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Meanwhile, more and more new crews take their places in the cabins and continue flying ...
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Take off ...
12.
Hanging with turns is also part of the training ...
13.
In the air, it becomes crowded from working machines, but there is enough space for everyone, each crew has its own tasks and its own route ...
14.
Both runway bases are in operation ...
15.
A successful car with an interesting fate, and therefore it is not surprising that this particular helicopter is mounted on a pedestal in the center of the part ...
16.
I am glad that I could get acquainted with the "Crocodile" personally, and it is nice that his modified versions are still in service along with modern combat vehicles ...
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On the eve of questions about the gray color, I will repeat the comment from the previous post: - After one of the trips to the United States, former Defense Minister Serdyukov, "wanted" to repaint the aircraft of the American type, in dark gray ... Shoigu, this order (for coloring in gray) was canceled, and another one was issued in its place, indicating (approximately): "... the color of the aircraft should match the color of the environment in the area where the equipment is based .. . "Return camouflage will be gradual Occasionally, as the boards are painted in dark gray.
I express my gratitude to the press service of the Ministry of Defense, as well as to the entire composition of 344-in the pulp and paper industry and PLC for the possibility of filming in the center.
Up to this point, I treated the helicopters calmly enough, and even when flying the Mi-8 in the North and in Siberia, I didn’t like much of these helicopters.
But close acquaintance with the Mi-24 at the 344 Center for combat training and retraining of the army aviation really changed my attitude towards them ...
2.
The center includes the 696 Instructor Test Helicopter Regiment, which trains pilots of the highest category and assigns them the qualifications of “pilot-sniper” and “navigator-sniper”, in addition, foreign military experts of the flight and technical staff are trained at the Center. Currently, there are no problems with fuel and training is in full swing. Some crews replace others directly on the runway without stopping the rotation of the propeller blades, so as not to waste time on taxiing and restarting ...
3.
It’s "hot" in the sky ... a measured merry-go-round on a square: take off - a circle - landing, and so several times a day, until complete fuel consumption ...
4.
After take-off - left circle ...
5.
And soon the landing on the axial on the runway ...
6.
And then take off again ...
7.
Mi-24 (according to the NATO classification "Hind" - Lan) transport-combat helicopter developed by the design bureau M. L. Mil.
He became the first Russian and second in the world (after the AH-1 "Cobra") specialized combat helicopter. The serial release began in 1971 year. To date, already has many modifications, exported to many countries around the world. It was actively used during the years of the Afghan war, and during the fighting in Chechnya, as well as in many regional conflicts. I will not speak about TTX - everything has long been on the network
8.
Armored cockpit and the main units allow you to not respond to automatic and rifle bullets. In Afghanistan, the frontal armored glass held bullets from DShK (mm 12,7). In addition, all control systems are duplicated so that even their damage does not guarantee the destruction of the helicopter. Dushmans had to use 14,5 mm machine guns and Strela MANPADS (occasionally Stinger), and there were cases when the helicopter was returning to the base with dozens of holes, but alive. There is a case in Afghanistan when the Iranian F-4 Phantom launched a Sparow missile. At that time, a half-helicopter flew to the base under its own power, which of course is a record ...
Dushmans "affectionately" nicknamed 24-ku - "Shaitan-Arba" ...
9.
After the release of the Bondarchuk film "9-i rota", those gorgeous shots with Mi-24 slowly floating into the frame ...
Even when watching you could feel the strength and power of this machine ... but what you experience while being close to you in real life is really impressive!
And to take pictures in such conditions, believe me, is far from a simple task, you could stand on your feet, not to the angles)))
10.
Meanwhile, more and more new crews take their places in the cabins and continue flying ...
11.
Take off ...
12.
Hanging with turns is also part of the training ...
13.
In the air, it becomes crowded from working machines, but there is enough space for everyone, each crew has its own tasks and its own route ...
14.
Both runway bases are in operation ...
15.
A successful car with an interesting fate, and therefore it is not surprising that this particular helicopter is mounted on a pedestal in the center of the part ...
16.
I am glad that I could get acquainted with the "Crocodile" personally, and it is nice that his modified versions are still in service along with modern combat vehicles ...
17.
On the eve of questions about the gray color, I will repeat the comment from the previous post: - After one of the trips to the United States, former Defense Minister Serdyukov, "wanted" to repaint the aircraft of the American type, in dark gray ... Shoigu, this order (for coloring in gray) was canceled, and another one was issued in its place, indicating (approximately): "... the color of the aircraft should match the color of the environment in the area where the equipment is based .. . "Return camouflage will be gradual Occasionally, as the boards are painted in dark gray.
I express my gratitude to the press service of the Ministry of Defense, as well as to the entire composition of 344-in the pulp and paper industry and PLC for the possibility of filming in the center.
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