Mi-24 Hind

[Narcisus]

Great video here on the Hind :

https://youtu.be/H17sXrWgAgQ

[remedy]

My favourite helicopter. Great video, thanks!

[EarlOfHazard]

Love 'em, my favorite chopper as well

[IanH755]

I felt it odd that they ditched the rotating gun turret for two non-moving 30mm cannons which, despite the increase in firepower over the quad-barrel 12.7mm turret, must make aiming a massive pain IRL.

I'm surprised that an Apache style single barrel 23mm (which was tested) couldn't have been made to work in the turret instead but I suppose the Russians have their own odd doctrine for these things.

[GliderRider]

IanH755 said:

I felt it odd that they ditched the rotating gun turret for two non-moving 30mm cannons which, despite the increase in firepower over the quad-barrel 12.7mm turret, must make aiming a massive pain IRL.

I'm surprised that an Apache style single barrel 23mm (which was tested) couldn't have been made to work in the turret instead but I suppose the Russians have their own odd doctrine for these things.

Fixed guns would be a lot simpler and cheaper. The mountings would be lighter and more reliable. The Russians probably decided they would prefer simpler helicopters and more of the for their money.
Ultimately you don't want to be displaying the side view of your helicopter to the enemy anyway, as it presents a bigger target.

[Tony1963]

GliderRider said:

Ultimately you don't want to be displaying the side view of your helicopter to the enemy anyway, as it presents a bigger target.

With the Apache, more often than not it’s firing its cannon at people armed with rifles, at night, from over a mile away. Side view matters not. This lets the Apaches circle the target with the cannon aimed at it.

My job would be much easier without the rotating turret and elevation challenges!

[Narcisus]

Tony1963 said:

GliderRider said:

Ultimately you don't want to be displaying the side view of your helicopter to the enemy anyway, as it presents a bigger target.

With the Apache, more often than not it’s firing its cannon at people armed with rifles, at night, from over a mile away. Side view matters not. This lets the Apaches circle the target with the cannon aimed at it.

My job would be much easier without the rotating turret and elevation challenges!

I suppose it all depends on the battlefield I’ve played enough Janes Longbow to know helicopters need to be extremely stealthy if they don’t want to be smoked in very short order !

[williamp]

There is one at the Coventry airport museum. Its surprisingly small inside- you cant stand up which I thought you'd be able to...

[Tony1963]

Narcisus said:

I suppose it all depends on the battlefield I’ve played enough Janes Longbow to know helicopters need to be extremely stealthy if they don’t want to be smoked in very short order !

How many Apaches did the British army lose to enemy action in Afghanistan? That’s the reality.

[MAVROS]

Slightly off topic but today I saw two V22 Ospreys flying over Exeter. Didn’t even know there were any based in the UK.

[Equus]

MAVROS said:

Slightly off topic but today I saw two V22 Ospreys flying over Exeter. Didn’t even know there were any based in the UK.

There are some based at Mildenhall in Suffolk, I think.

They regularly practice assault landings at MoD Sculthorpe, near me, so I see them out and about quite frequently.

[MAVROS]

Equus said:

There are some based at Mildenhall in Suffolk, I think.

They regularly practice assault landings at MoD Sculthorpe, near me, so I see them out and about quite frequently.

Are these American or have we bought some for ourselves?

[Tony1963]

There’s also an Apache from Wattisham at Exeter at the moment, technical issue.

[IanH755]

MAVROS said:

Equus said:

There are some based at Mildenhall in Suffolk, I think.

They regularly practice assault landings at MoD Sculthorpe, near me, so I see them out and about quite frequently.

Are these American or have we bought some for ourselves?

Other than 2-3 built for Japan so far all the rest are American, split between the USAF (special forces version in a new role), USMC (general version replacing some helicopters) and USN (general version replacing old fixed wing Carrier Delivery planes) so it's pretty versatile so far.

[Ash_]

I saw a Hind fly over my hotel in Cyprus many years ago, I was really surprised to see it, turns out the Cypriots had 12 of them at the time.

[Eric Mc]

Equus said:

MAVROS said:

Slightly off topic but today I saw two V22 Ospreys flying over Exeter. Didn’t even know there were any based in the UK.

There are some based at Mildenhall in Suffolk, I think.

They regularly practice assault landings at MoD Sculthorpe, near me, so I see them out and about quite frequently.

There are two V-22 Osprey threads currently running. The ones you saw were probably part of the US Marines contingent that was operating over the south of England yesterday. They landed at Farnborough.

[srob]

Equus said:

MAVROS said:

Slightly off topic but today I saw two V22 Ospreys flying over Exeter. Didn’t even know there were any based in the UK.

There are some based at Mildenhall in Suffolk, I think.

They regularly practice assault landings at MoD Sculthorpe, near me, so I see them out and about quite frequently.

Have a drive along the A11 between Snetterton and Thetford and you'll see them flying most days.

Weird things, I suspect they cause many crashes on that stretch of road as people wonder what they're doing