Russian Helicopters-The MIL MI-28 Havoc

The Mil Helicopter Corporation has produced some of the former Soviet Unions and presently the Russian Federations most capable helicopters. From the heavy lifting MI-6 of the 1950s to the MI-24 of the seventies and eighties, the MIL Corporation has a strong and proud heritage of helicopter design and production. The MI-28 Havoc adds to that legacy.

The MI-28 is a purpose built helicopter gunship. Its similar in shape and appearance to the U.S. AH-64 Apache. The Havoc is able to perform a number of missions including anti-armor, escort, armed reconnaissance, target designation, and engaging other aircraft in air to air combat.

The Havoc has a tandem cockpit. The pilot and navigator/gunner sit in two separate cockpits and have separate canopies. The Havoc also has a bay under the pilots thats accessible by a hatch. The bay can hold up to three people and is used to rescue other downed pilots. As with other Russian aircraft the helicopter is built to operate from remote locations with little support. The aircraft is tough and survivable. Its landing gear doesnt retract and along with the crash absorbing seats are able to withstand a vertical fall of 36ft/sec. The aircrew is also able to bail out of a heavily damaged helicopter by jettisoning the wings and cockpit hatches.

The Havocs cockpit is fully armored to include the windscreen. The pilot sits in the higher, rearmost compartment separated from the navigator who sits in the lower compartment, by an armored partition. The Havoc cockpit is equipped with modern observation, targeting and communication systems.

Power for the havoc is derived from two Kilmov TV3-117VMA turbo shaft engines rated at 2,100 SHP (shaft horsepower) each. The engine is optimized for use from unprepared landing areas where there might be a significant amount of dust and debris present that could potentially harm the engine. The engines use separators and defectors to prevent it from ingesting anything hazardous. The helicopter also has an APU (auxiliary power unit), which it can use for operations where a ground power unit is not available. Another survivability item is the fuel tanks. The tanks are filled with polyurethane foam, which reduces the risk of explosion. The helicopter uses baffles and a thermal mixer to reduce its exhaust gas temperature in order to lessen its infrared signature making it less venerable to targeting systems and weapons that use \"heat\" to find and lock onto targets.The Havoc is able to use a wide variety of weapons to include unguided rockets, infrared air to air and air to ground missiles as well as radar guided missiles. The pilot is in control of the unguided weapons such as rockets while the navigator controls the guided munitions.

As mentioned earlier the Havoc has a crew of two, a pilot and a gunner. It has a maximum speed of 187 mph and a combat range of 320 miles.

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