Mil Mi-28
The Mil Mi-28 Havoc is Russia's dedicated modern attack helicopter, built with a narrow, heavily armoured tandem-cockpit fuselage broadly comparable in role to the American AH-64 Apache. Its armoured cockpit tub is designed to protect the crew from small-arms and light anti-aircraft fire, and the entire airframe is built to remain controllable even after significant battle damage. Unlike the earlier Mi-24 Hind, it carries no troop compartment at all, dedicating the entire airframe purely to the attack role. It has seen extensive, costly combat use during Russia's invasion of Ukraine, alongside the Kamov Ka-52.
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Did you know?
The Mi-28N variant carries a distinctive spherical radar dome above its rotor mast, letting it hunt targets at night or in poor weather.
Specifications
| Length | 17 m (56 ft) |
|---|---|
| Height | 4.7 m (15 ft) |
| Rotor diameter | 17.2 m (56 ft) |
| Persons on board | 2 |
| Crew | 2 |
| Maximum take-off weight | 10.7 t |
| Range | 270 NM (500 km) |
| Service ceiling | 18,000 ft (5,486 m) |
| Optimum ceiling | 8,000 ft (2,438 m) |
| Rate of climb | 2,677 ft/min (13.6 m/s) |
| Fuel capacity | 1,720 l |
| Engines | 2x Klimov VK-2500 |
| Units built | 190 |
Curated by CatchFlights from manufacturer documents, ICAO Doc 8643 and reference works; values are left out where no source could confirm them. Sources are listed on our credits page.
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