Hind MI-24 Helicopter Walkaround Tour
2020 ж. 27 Жел.
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Bruce Stringfellow gives a detailed Walkaround tour of his HIND MI-24 Soviet Helicopter. This is the most detailed video of the Hind that I can find, I hope you enjoy it!!
And for everyone worried about Bruce stepping on the cowlings labeled Do Not Stand, well it means don’t stand on that specific part and these cowlings are designed to be stood on as a kind of work stand as you can see from where his feet are, the cowlings are flat and reinforced.
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This Mi-24D #120 is former aircraft of Bulgarian Air Forces, 30 years ago I flew at this helicopter. So many memories!!!
Any brief story about this specific aircraft?
@@badbilly1083 Neat, that guy flew it! Man this is a large helicopter. The Russians build big...
@@badbilly1083Sorry for my English, I hope you will understand what I explain. I flew at last 25 years ago on this helicopter, it was in second squadron of 24 airbase striking helicopters. I am not sure in translation because there was a different organization then NATO. We had 44 helicopters Mi-24 versions D and B. B version was newer with supersonic antitank rocket, in D version guiding rocket was subsonic. The inertial navigational system work pretty good, for flights at low heights. I see there missing one unit above PSU , the name was "Lipa", it was stayed at the round place and used to avoid IR rockets as RedEye and Stinger. Due this Taliban use usual RPG-7 against Mi24 in Afganistan. They dig a hole in ground and stayed there as ambush, when helicopter fly above them , they fire in the bottom from little distance. I will talk with colleges about this craft and if we remember something or find in old pictures I will send you. If you have some questions I will be happy to answer.
No, you did not. Never happened.
@@chichomancho1791 how many soldiers can be Accamodated in this Mi24 and is it possible to carry out armed attack/assault missions operations while Mi24 have soldiers occupying there berths seats in back cabin
My favourite helicopter of all time. Nothing can even come close to how unique in looks and how intimidating it is. Nearly 50 years old and it still captivates the eyes to this day.
👍👍👍
MIG- 21 fishbead the Hind 24 has the same robust beauty as my favorite fighter of all time the F 4 Phantom. Also showing everyone that if you put enough horsepower behind a school bus you can make it fly.
I agree. It's as if a B-17 and Tiger tank had a kid. It ruled all gunships in it's heyday. The Stinger marked the beginning of the end. Technology will always trump brawn. More power, more armament, more armor can only go so far until advancements in technology nullifies it all.
@@zigwil153 in Afghanistan it was the brutal torture of captured pilots that lead to the air crews reluctance to support troops efficiently, the effectiveness of stingers was highly overstated in the west, evidenced by the mujahideen hardly using them in the last couple of years of that war even though they were receiving hundreds every month.
@@turboconqueringmegaeagle9006 so you say. I don’t concede. The point of my comment remains true.... advancements from technology always overcomes. It’s not a debate.
As an American combat helicopter pilot, I can tell you there is no bias towards Russian helicopters….they are simply built, tough and deadly. Awesome piece of aviation.
As an American tanker, I agree.. although mix in a healthy dose of fear. I'm not quite sure my vehicle identification flash cards would help me much with this helo. We even had a scenario in the simulator where it was possible to attack one of these with an MPAT round from the main gun, but that was probably a bit optimistic.
I feel like this is one of the best general purpose attack helicopters out there.
Yeah except when they go against a single dude in Ukraine who shoots down the helicopter.
Yes, they are simply and tough, but no ammount of stalinium can save you, when you lose tailrotor. Simply dosn't mean that they are cheap, but instead that means that it's capability is far worse than AH-64, or even AH-1Z. Good luck hitting anything larger than a block of flats with those ungided rockets, or even guided ones, due to guidence systems from neolithic age xd. This applies to almost all soviet designs ( some russian too). They are impressing on paper, or when performing strikes on civilian targets, but in reality they have many drawbacks and stay behind western counterparts.
Had the same thought on the combat vs attack but whatever still doesn’t change the fact that the hind can take a pounding and the Ukrainian farmers sure can grow them thanks to our SAM’s just doing our part
Mi 24 Flying tank. One of the best looking heli up to date. I saw it hoovering over my head and this thing is massive and impressive even today.
much respect to the American for not being biased and just appreciating the soviet tech.
you will always lose if you don't respect the other side's equipment.
Soviet tech is always solid and gets the job done.
the chieftain: technically it's a flying tank so I'm gonna do it NEXT!
Considering how much more we spend on our military, we are far more reliant on the Russian and Chinese military than they are. Our obscene defense industry has much more to lose.
What holds that battery in place? It must not be functional?
I love that classic soviet pastel blue primer color. Watching war movies this helicopter always filled me with fear when it would fly out from behind a hill because I knew crap was about to get blown up! Hats off to the Soviet engineers!
Советские инженеры работали в ГУЛАГе, для постройки этой техники эксплуатировали 100% населения.
One of the most beautifull helicopters to ever exist
Wow! That was a treat! As an American that is a fan of Russian and Soviet aviation, it was nice to have someone do a walk around in English and from an American's perspective. I couldn't help but notice Bruce's enthusiasm and respect for this aircraft.
As an aviation nut these walkarounds are all I ever wanted. This is why people love planes, the details, not montages of flying footage over rock music and generic VO. Thank you Erik!
100% Agreed
Amen. In all of my time watching videos I've never thought the music track added anything.... only thoughts of "why would they do this"... The worst are the russian, eastern european vids with ancient techno music...
@T Markham yep!
I thought this vid would be real good with some generic skaterpunk on full blast the whole time. Nah jk.
Agreed! Thank you Erik!
He apologizes whenever he doesn't know something lol Dude, I couldn't describe my water glass as beautifully as you just did with your aircraft. Thank you for sharing your time. Amazing video
Well that's how a real educated gentleman acts.
unless it's coming to alt meter in metric and it becomes useless xD damn hamburgers
МИ-24,пожалуй, самый красивый вертолёт в мире.
Самый красивый вертолёт всех времён это Bell UH-1 Iroquois.
@@sovetskiy_bomzhон не так брутален как крокодил
روسیه عالی است
I really didn’t intend to watch the whole video, but I just loved watching him go through everything. Seems like such a nice and genuine man.
Right. Who happens to REALLY know his aircraft. Even somewhat obscure information that you’d have to get from someone who was extensively trained on flying and maintaining it.
He is my football coach lol
I got caught up in it too. I thought I would fast forward through some of the stuff just to find out I had to rewind it to find out.
@@courtneygriffin3466 hahaha... go Trojans!!! What position do you play?
Я на «ДВАДЦАТЬЧЕТВЕРКАХ» десять лет отлетал. Большое спасибо за такой полный обзор!!!
А сдесь же, в коментарий, тот самой пилот, которой ету #120 пилотировал:)
Ух ты, круто!
When I was in the Army back in the mid 80's, the Hind-D was like Bigfoot. There were very few pics of it and most were grainy B&W. I became obsessed with it. It looked like a flying Dragon. It didn't resemble a typical military aircraft at all. The Soviets scored a hit with the fear and intimidation factor with this flying beast. I know for a fact American troops NEVER wanted to encounter one. In a way, I'm sad that the Mil-24 is so common now. It takes away the mystique that I enjoyed for so long.
maybe you'll encounter one in person someday at least
@@fulccrum2324 I did in Central America. I was a camera man with SOCOM. We were on the Honduran Nicaraguan border. It was Soviet. I got footage of it but the government took it.
@@soldiersam7424 aww, drat
@@Kozak806 honestly if I encounter an enemy attack heli I hope it shoots me in the face first less painfull death
@Jeffrey Mahon I know what you mean! They had a couple of Hind D’s at Ft Polk that OPFOR “attacked” us with at JRTC. Even though it was a war simulation, seeing one of those rolling in hot still made the hairs on my neck stand up! Same way when I was in Germany with a Patriot unit (6/52 ADA) and we did a NATO TACEVAL where we were attacked by MiG 29’s. The Luftwaffe got them after the wall came down and the Russians abandoned all that equipment and vehicles in the East.
The level of engineering is insane - I appreciate helicopters a lot more now. Every single part of this chopper was designed and likely redesigned multiple times before production. Just insane.
Lol I'm pretty sure every complex machine of the last 100 years has every part redesigned multiple times before production until it's as close to perfect as possible. From a $2,000 riding lawnmower to a $200 million dollar stealth aircraft to a $13 billion dollar aircraft carrier.
Just cobra
I'm baffled, what a great helicopter. Many thanks for this walk around, it was worth every minute.
Thanks! Glad you liked it!!
I loved watching them as a child, they would fly from Brody AFB (Ukraine) over my town 4-5 days a week, they would fly so low almost taking tv antennas off my neighbors houses and avoiding our two very tall trees on our backyard which I’d always climb and be almost on the same level as them, pilots would often wave at me , good memories. Thank you for the video!
Awesome story you probably made those pilots day 😁
I really love this helicopter. It's one of the most iconic helicopters in history.
I love how this guy is walking us around like it's his RV. Great video.
It's been an absolute joy to spend over an hour with someone talking so passionately about my favourite aircraft of all time. It's a crime to not take someone with you, that really stuck with me. Thank you both of you ❤️
Glad you liked it
@@ErikJohnston can you send me a picture off the f.o.r system mate, itd possible i might be able to supplie it along with any other part you might need
Ain't nobody got time for that... but damn, that was an hour worth spending! Such an iconic machine!
I could stand there forever with a beer and amuse myself with this guy talking about awesome machines like this.
You gotta love the Hind’s curves. It’s mechanical and organic, like some of those really technical designs in late 80s anime.
I'm a former UH-60 Crew chief . I must say that mi-24 is a monster of a beast.
I don't know if a fellow Bulgarian wrote this already, but the star and the Bulgarian ringlet is the official insignia from 1949 to, I imagine, the fall of the regime. I don't remember the exact year. As a Bulgarian watching this video both makes me sad, because so much has been sold out, and so much was just destroyed or fell into desperate. But I am also happy that this machine went to people who visibly love it and care about it. Amazing video! Thank you.
The old insignia started from 1949 to 1992. This helicopter #120 was delivered in Bulgaria in 1985. Didn't fly that much it was staying on the ground for a long time at Krumovo air base the pain started fading and the Bulgarian air force didn't bother to maintain them after the comunist fall in Bulgaria.
@@antoniok4735 thank you. I really am happy this one is in such good condition. My grandfather was an airplane mechanic at Graf Ignatievo back in the time and he was really heartbroken with the condition of the military at the end of the regime and after. But you have to remember, we had years where the population lived in a few hours having electricity, few hours the electricity was cut. The nuclear power was exported for hard cash. That's just one example. There was nothing in the stores and we had a coupon system with rationed food. It's not about being bothered to maintain military equipment at this point. The collapse of the society and country was so huge, it was.. It's difficult to explain and talk about. I don't know if one can imagine it, from a normal living to all that. Anyway.. I really am happy this one is so loved.
@@huskytail Hi Plamena, i remember good the communist time it was hard for everybody. My grandfather was Mig -23 engineer he was stationed at Dobroslavtzi Air Base right until it was closed i saw after that how they chopped the Mig-23 on the runway all parked one behind the other. There were a few people from different countries to monitor the destruction of the planes one of them i was told was from America he was very happy to witnessed the chopping. It was sad to watch. Now there are a few tanks T-72 parked at Dobroslavtzia Air Base rusting waiting to be sold. I am glad that the Mig 23's and the Mi 24 are been taken care of. I would love one day to visit them in the us. I am thankful to the US crew that restore them and kept the Bulgarian Insignia even though I wanted so see them restored in Bulgaria but times are different now. The state of the Bulgarian army, airforce and navy is just pathetic. Recently the S-200 missiles that guard Sofia near Kostinbrod have been taken off the launching pads and as far as i know now are rusting at the base that leaves the capital unprotected because the S-300 in not stationed in Sofia.
@@antoniok4735 You have NATO to protect you now [/s]
@@paulie-g I don't think NATO will help that much in case of war. If China or Russia mobilize for war than every country will fight for itself. They are just way to powerful plus every country need to have good defense. In Bulgaria the main enemy is always Turkey and it will remain that way forever plus Turkey is very powerful now Bulgaria doesn't have anything the only functioning thing we have are the 3 nuclear dams that will be blown up in case of war and the water will devastate parts of Turkey due to the geography but that's temporary. During the cold war the Bulgarian military plan was to hold any attacker for 3 days Turkey and Greece until our brothers from Russian come with reinforcements. But times have changed now and the American bases in Bulgaria only bring more unwanted attention from Russia and protest by the people so the super powers will have their way no matter what. NATO is just a mutual agreement piece of papers but reality is different geopolitics is dangerous.
As a child in the 1980's I was infinitely fascinated with HIND helicopters. This video is a dream come true for me. Thank for createing/posting it!
I love that he says its a crime to fly solo, you gotta bring someone.
It always amazes me that such a design can be so brutally handsome: this does a job and looks like it can do it well. There’s no ambiguity about what this helicopter is designed to do when you see one.
He is actually mistaken about their 12.7mm nose gun being able to use our 50 BMG ammo, this is an urban legend. I tested this in Afghanistan with the DShK and our 50 BMG ammo. The round casings are significantly different. Ours is 12.7X99mm with the case walls parallel. Their ammo is 12.7X109 and a tapered case walls from the base to the shoulders. I tried to fire a US round in the DShK and it blew apart, damaging the feed tray. I pulled the nose gun off the wrecked Hind at BAF but was never able to find the right power to spin the mechanism.
Nothing like real world experimentation to dispel a myth.😎
@@todaywefly4370 My Grandfather would capture German weapons and flares and such and test them. IE, how many helmets could you shoot thru with a Mauser? or... how does this rifle grenade work? I miss his stories.
@@FractalWyrm Sounds like an interesting man but most of those old guys were to me. My Grandfather spent 2 1/2 years with the Japanese in Changi prison. I only got meet him a few times when I was a boy, he died quite young.
Poor Dushka... killed by an American cartridge.
I knew the Russian 12.7mm was longer than the American .50 BMG and it wouldn’t work like he described, but I didn’t know it was that long. Thanks for sharing, pal.
Greetings from Bulgaria. It's nice to see that some of our military history is in a good hands. Keep going!
Beautiful machine.
Great engineering from the Soviets/Russia.
It is truly beautiful to listen how much this gentleman knows about this bird, one correction i should make is about the IFF antena in the tail. The small thing is a RWR antena, SPO10 Sirena system; the IFF antena is the one with 3 little bars called by NATO Odd rods. Again, impresive work with these videos.
Thanks for your knowledge! We explain these aircraft the best we can, but sometimes we stand corrected and are happy to learn from our viewers!
I appreciate the way the access I panels open from top to bottom giving mechanics or the pilot preforming preflight inspections a place to stand or sit while working on the engine, rotor and transmission.
They’re the same way on the Chinook as well as the Blackhawk and Apache.
@@bigdaddy7119 I did not know that.
I can listen to this man forever, he's awesomely explaining the whole thing! My fav heli of all times.
I’ve always been fascinated by this beast. The front end is so mean looking.
Liquid Snake likes them as well.
The info I got for the turquoise color soviets (and russians after USSR dissolved) used for the cockpits of their aircraft is that it was chosen because it doesn't strain the eyes so much, so you can focus on instrument panels easier.
That's correct. The Soviets did a big ergonomics study and this colour was chosen as the most conducive to long duration flying because it avoids pilot fatigue. Less important on a helicopter, more important on their long range strategic bombers.
@@paulie-g it also reflects a more pleasing color to the eyes under the traditional red light they use for night lighting compared to gray or black which reduces not only light pollution (a problem in a night fight) and reduces eye fatigue. It's pretty jarring going between Western and Eastern aircraft though. Takes a minute to adjust to.
@@Joe-nq6hy Yes, the words are different. This colour though would be called light turquoise.
@@Joe-nq6hy en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Blue%E2%80%93green_distinction_in_language#Slavic
It’s supposed to have a calming effect on the pilots. Still looks butt-ugly tho
That moving cross on the map system is so cool. Good thing you're keeping it original
I love the design of these things, I think it's pretty timeless 👍🏻🖤🏴☠️
Personally, the most fearsome heli. The image stuck with me since the day of Rambo II (or is it III?). The mi24 (and others in the series especially its big brother) were my foremost fav heli of all times... Always fascinates me, thank you for the detailed all rounds walk through...
Flying tank. Still working now. Amazing. Absolutely beast. Soviet soldiers called it "Crocodile". I've heard such a joke about it: - Comrade Sergeant, do crocodiles fly? - Are you stupid? How can they fly?! It's crocodiles! - But Comrade General said that they flies. - Well, if he said that, then crocodiles fly, but very very low. 😀😁
Старый советский анекдот!)) Думаю актуален в любой стране!))
label on front seems to translate as 'zaryadka' - 'charger'.
The best aircraft walkarround this channel has shown till date . The owner was a walking encyclopaedia on mi 24 . audio was initially crappy but overall a nice review on soviet aircraft .
MAGNIFICENT!! The Mil24 has been my fav chopper since I was a kid. Great to see her up close and in depth. Thanks :)
Always loved the look of that aircraft. Has to be one of the most iconic.
As an Aeroscout from the 80s we were taught to fear this bird. It's a beast! Nicely restored.
Glad to see this one found an owner who clearly loves it a lot. Listening to someone explain something they're so enthusiastic about is always brilliant, and I've learnt quite a few things - with only one caveat. I believe the little white domes are the aerials for the SPO (radar warning receiver system), which would also explain why they're arrayed around the 'four corners' of the helicopter, as it were. The IFF aerials are the triplex rods by the air data probe and underneath the tailfin, part of the SRZO-2 IFF system. The Soviets later switched to a single triangular blade aerial replacing each of the 'odd rods'. Hugely respect the decision to keep the original doppler map system - it's a really cool piece of kit and there's no reason to add another GPS display. The restoration is absolutely top notch, you can tell this helicopter is really well cared for.
They do construct some of the most fascinating machines..
Amazing aircraft! Thank you!
Dude!! Awesome! A 76 minute tour of my favorite helicopter! Thank you so much for this one.
This would be my choice for an “apocalypse” helicopter!
If u get hit by a missile u catch flames and land and ur safe
I would take the russian alligator but still very Good choice
An Apache is 100x better aircraft. Wow
@@ChipEstrada what if you wanna move ppl though?
@@ChipEstrada it's the apocalypse you only get one
it is specially written on the covers "Не становиться" - "Do not stand"))
Does it sound like Nay Stanovitsiya? I was able to sound out "Ne Stan" from my very limited understanding of Cyrillic. It made me pretty nervous even though he was on the hinge side of the doors.
Yeah, thats written on the parts of the cover that are not reinforced for standing. You can obviously see that there are additional plates in the areas you can stand on. You cant stand on the outer skin where the text is.
@@alistairs8495 there's a simple way to listen how to pronounce it right. Just use Google Translator and click on the speaker icon.
The cowlings have a special platform where you step. The writing refers to the aircraft's skin, which, unlike the reinforced platform, could be bent if you stood on it.
Super cool walk around on this historic piece.
The most iconic chopper ever built!!
This or the UH60
Hind for sure
@@Jay_Mac1775 yup the UH60 is a worthy contender but for sheer badassery I think the Hind gets this one
According to military manuals you have to start the leeward engine first. The reason is to have it in a defined idle situation in case it sucks in exhaust gases from the windward engine. Starting it up while sucking in exhaust gases may cause turbine damage by overheating. edit no I'm not one of these downvoters
Ahahaha! And he used to start then dependently of odd and even days! ))))
I don't know virtually anything about helicopters, but that actually sounds very valid thing. I'd suspect that possibly also in additional to heat, one reason could be exhaust particles/impurities creating unnecessary wear in components?
This is so much better than I could have asked for. I've seen one or two of these at museums across the US but it's a very typical setup with the doors and cockpit being sealed off, windows painted black, can't climb inside them and actually take a look around. Thank you for this video. It's a godsend.
Anti-tank guided missile. At the time of its creation, an interesting projectile guidance system was used. The rocket engines had exit nozzles on the sides and a rearward-facing pyrotechnic charge that indicated the position of the rocket in space. The on-board computer evaluated the position of the fire path from the center of the aiming frame and issued commands to correct it so that it stabilizes in the center of the frame. In the case of night shooting, the system switched to a light bulb without a fire trace. If the target was flooded with light from a fire or other light sources, the system signaled this by flashing and subsequently required a manual guidance mode for successful shooting. The entire system was gyroscopically stabilized and, when functioning well, required almost no movement of the control levers from the shooter. The commander sitting in the back could see where the gunner was aiming from the pointer on the main artificial horizon. It's a small green target that was moving from side to side. It was also combined with the machine gun sight, which was also used for dropping bombs.
I was stationed in Germany in the mid 80's with AAA. We were taught to fear this Helicopter. Armored to the hilt... I still am scared of it!
Got to see this old war bird in person several years ago at the Ft. Worth Alliance air show. Out of everything in the show, I enjoyed seeing the Hind the most. I even decided to use one of my pictures of her in my banner on my channel, lol. Keep her flying guys!!!
One of the meanest looking helicopters ever made!
This is my favorite helicopter design. It looks so awesome, it has so much space and it's fast. Not sure if it's practical I'm real world, but I love this helicopter in games.
Obviously the static is just the Hind's awesomeness interfering with your electronics, Erik.
Haha, your probably right!!
@@Alongfortheride693Too soon?
Helicopters generate a lot of static electricity ,our RH-53Ds put out 100.000 volts.
@@Alongfortheride693 This helicopter was delivered in 1985 it was never at the Chernobyl Nuclear Power plant at the time of the incident in 1986. But a lot of nuclear fallout did fall in Bulgaria causing a lot of birth problems and cancers. The helicopters were bought brand new by the Bulgarian government long time ago mostly sitting on the ground waiting for ww3 to start. The same is the story with the OTR-23 OKA Bulgaria was the ONLY country that bought the OTR-23 OKA all other 3 countries that received the OTR 23 Oka were lend to them by the USSR but not to Bulgaria so we bought them and than USA AND Turkey wanted them destroyed because they were armed with the actual nuclear warheads and were aimed at Turkey ( Instanbul) at the time and Turkey coudn't defend itself against them.
@@Alongfortheride693 don't worry , in Chernobil zone never used Mi-24, it is strike helicopter, not transport.
One of the most comprehensive walk arounds I've seen, thanks for that..
My favorite helicopter of all time
We talked about thomas drake and golden hind. Suddenly a guy came out of nowhere and gave me this video. Many thanks.
Erik, I just wanted to let you know how much I enjoyed this video walk-around! I was in the Army from 95-2001 and during rotations to JRTC in Louisiana the OPFOR used one of these and I was a stinger/avenger crew member. Every time one of these flew over the tree line it would make the hairs on the back of my neck stand up! Lol. We did get told, however, that in order to bring this aircraft down it had to hit the engine because the rest of the aircraft was so armored. Basically a flying tank.
Yes I remember it ! Was there on a rotation - Exercise (95 ) too ! Awesome experience ! I shot one down with a 20 mm cannon ( German Wiesel Mk ) Miles laser system ;-D , Salute from ( Airborne Fallschirmjäger Veteran) Germany ! .
@@motorrebell what you mean you shot one down? simulated?
@@privateaccount5400 Yes ,simulated .worked great on "opfor "( opposimg forces ) vehicles & infantry too.
This is kinda interesting is there any way to improve your chances of hitting an engine or is it kinda blind luck once it lock on and shoot it until it goes away or you run out of ammo?
@@privateaccount5400 also yeah Miles year is basically the military version of laser tag they put blanks in the guns and then basically put a laser emitter on the barrel and then you wear some webbing with receivers on them that will tell you that you’ve been shot but I didn’t know they used them with things other than small arms
The ground power compatibility was also mentioned in the MiG 23 video crazy stuff
This has to be the most beautiful hind on the planet
This guy is so knowledgeable and such a good communicator. Sheer pleasure to watch.
I built/had a model of this aircraft when I was a kid. I always really like it. It's great to get to see a thorough walk around.
I saw one in Burundi flown by mercenary crew (East European) in 2003. Absolutely terrifying and mesmerizing at the same time.
Greetings from Bulgaria. :) It is good to see one of our old birds in such good health! :)
how do you feel with 4 American bases in small bulgaria??
Enjoyed watching this so much. Your enthusiasm is off the charts and it shows with the high quality of this video. Very educational and a joy to watch.
As a scale modeller I really appreaciate this vid I have 2 Zvezda Mi24s and an Mi35 in the stash this is essential reference viewing. There is an Mi24 and Coventry Aircraft Museum that had been in the hands of BAe systems. I was fortunate enough to get a good look round and have clamber inside. With regards to the passenger compartment, I would not like to have to try to exit one in a hurry. Squeezed in there with rifle, kit and 7 squad mates would leave you hoping for a quick journey. The Hind is legendary and impressive for good reason , but is seems to be now a cold war warrior.
Far more spacious than I thought it would be in the front and rear cockpits.
DCS (Digital Combat Simulation) have an awesome Mi24 module that I'm learning to fly. Its fantastic to fly the beast in VR (well, attempt to). This walk around was awesome, thanks!
This is one of the most detailed cockpit tours on video I've found so far. Well done!
I have seen these flying in Ukraine...and he is so correct in there attack runs...you hear them...then they are gone...and they fly so low you cannot get your bearings of there approaching angle. Our cook at our wedding in Nikapol was a Hind pilot in Afghanistan, was shot down by a stinger. He lost his gunner and he had a scar running the length of the back of his head from his injuries. He was a very humble man and good friend of my now brother in law Sasha.
In my Wife's village in Khmelnitskiy Oblast there is a street called after a Paramedic killed in Afghanistan. Skhobenko Vulitsa, former Voroshilov Vulitsa. His father still lives there alone, poor wretched Man... Have you visited the Afghanistan room in the War Museum in Kiyv?
im sorry that the usa gave stinger missles to afghans, im sure russia arms the usa enemy now though lol
@@TempoMontages Follow the money...the banks play both sides and fund the killing of each other. I am a American, and I have traveled the world, grew up during the Cold War...I know now it is never us common people that wish to destroy, but those that wish to control and make money. I lived in Ukraine for awhile, and now we are back in the states...I wish to return to the simple life of eastern Ukraine...they have more heart and faith than my own American brothers and sisters. It is funny, as a little boy going to church we use to pray for the people of the CCCP to have freedom come to them, now Americans run to the former Eastern Block to again have freedom. Oh how the times can change.
@@duartesimoes508 Нет, я хожу в церкви в Киеве, но в Запорожье и Никаполе я хожу в музеи Великой войны.
Never happened
Stringfellow hawk in my favorite tv show as a kid Airwolf. What a great name and the video is wonderful, thanks so much.
Yes, interesting coincidence of name.. Guy named Stringfellow but with an Australian bent with an attack helicopter.. I wonder if he might have a long lost brother named Mick St. John (keeping with the Aussie first name) and if his copilot also goes by"Dom"?
Wow great video. I remember back in the 80's as a kid in the UK thinking this was an amazing aggressive looking helicopter.Lots of mystery and fear about this helicopter back then.
Love those things. Flying tank. Clearly this gentleman knows this aircraft backwards. Thanks for the walkaround! Fascinating!
I was at Fort Hood TX. in September of 1990 prepping to deploy to Desert Shield when one of these flew overhead. I was used to the Apaches but this had a unique sound and I was looking around trying figure out what the hell it was. When it finally appeared over the top of the Barracks I was surprised to say the least.
Don’t ever lose that screwdriver! Great video, thanks!
One of my all time favorite helicopters
Thanks, now I know that I can fly a MI-24. Spasibo 👍🏼
absolutely captivating listening to Bruce's enthusiasm, thank you both
As a child living in Zvolen near Sliac air base (Slovakia) used by soviets I saw 33 of this beauties flying low about Slatina dam (about 20 -25 m) with leader and 16 pairs to shooting range. Valley is quite steep an I was high about them. That was quite a sight.
I once visited Zvolen as a child, i remember we wen to the winter slides and some hot springs afterwards
Doppler Helicopter Navigation System. In 1970 there was no GPS system. The helicopter's inertial system worked with the autopilot system and enabled automatic flight along the selected track. He was able to stabilize altitude, course and speed. Also, this helicopter was able to hang in automatic mode over the selected point. He indicated his position on a "cartograph" into which a map background was inserted on a scale of 1:1,000,000 (for route flights) or on a scale of 1:200,000 (for displaying the operational area). the accuracy was determined by the time of use, but it never exceeded the zone of the red target on the indicator, which is a deviation of up to 2 km. At that time, pilots were used to flying according to the map and it was not a problem for them to continuously remove any error by moving the pointer on the map base.
Great explanations, brilliant storytelling - amazing trip around this one of the largest vertically flying birds in the world. Greetings from Latvia.
Amazing! Thanks for showing us. Always have been interested in these helicopters - such a unique take on an attack helicopter.
These are brilliant pieces. The enthusiasm of the guides is infectious. So glad I found your channel.
hands down my favorite helicopter ive ever seen. it does it all and looks dope doing it
We are again with a rare example of Soviet engineering. You are so beautiful Mi-24 Hind.
Спасибо иэ России за такой очень подробный обзор и счастливого Нового Года!!!
Thank you, this is a real treat! It would be nice to learn more about 1st hand experience on flight characteristics and details about the ownership. If someone owns an a/c like this there IS a story behind it.
Este hombre es realmente un gran profesional de la aviacion, volé en estas maquinas, simplemente extraordinario
This is one of the coolest videos I have ever seen on youtube
I saw these in Poland fly by in 2019 one time.. and man.. they are intimating machines.
DCS World will have the Hind this year (2021). Its going to be fun!
Esse ano vai ser difícil, mas ano que vem sim
@@calinho_1515 esse ano de 2021
"This year" I wish hah, there's probably still a few months of waiting ahead of us
@@Morrov of 2021
How are they going to simulate two seats simultaneously?
This is one of the best videos I've seen for the Mi-24. Thanks for showing us and thank you both for your expertise and passion
A large thanks to your both for this video. Bruce Stringfellow has a fantastic enthusiasme and does a fantastic job of not only describing the helicopter and its features but also it's use. Once again. Thank you :-) !