Figure 1-16. Attack Helicopter MI-24/HIND
The HIND D carries the same wing armaments as the HIND A, but the front of the fuselage has been
completely redesigned for a primary gunship role. The crew compartment has two individual tandem
bubble canopies. The pilot's canopy is raised above the level of the gunner's canopy (in the nose) in
order to provide an unobstructed forward view. A probe fitted on the upper right corner of the gunner's
bullet-proof windshield may be part of a low-airspeed sensing device used to indicate optimum
conditions for minimum dispersion of the 57-mm rockets. A chin turret under the nose mounts a 4-
barrel 12.7-mm Gatling-type machine gun (or a possible 23-mm cannon) which has a wide range of
movement in both azimuth and elevation and is reported to be radar directed. A sensor pack protruding
below the chin turret probably houses radar and low-light level TV. Many small antennae and blisters
have been added elsewhere on the aircraft.
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