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Specifications required the functioning in day, night and poor weather as well as carrying eight soldiers (the design achieved seven in practice), eight stretchers or large external loads. An emphasis was placed on survivability with a focus on redundancy, IR suppression and special shock absorbers for the crew to increase the maximum "safe" crash velocity. |
Specifications required the functioning in day, night and poor weather as well as carrying eight soldiers (the design achieved seven in practice), eight stretchers or large external loads. An emphasis was placed on survivability with a focus on redundancy, IR suppression and special shock absorbers for the crew to increase the maximum "safe" crash velocity. |
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The design incorporated a 23mm cannon (most likely [[GSh-23L]]) for defense in the forward hemisphere and a 12.7mm machine gun (most likely the Yak-b) for defense in the rear. Fuselage fairing containing fuel would replace stub wings with missiles mounted above on special hardpoints. |
The design incorporated a 23mm cannon (most likely [[GSh-23L]]) for defense in the forward hemisphere and a 12.7mm machine gun (most likely the Yak-b) for defense in the rear. Fuselage fairing containing fuel would replace stub wings with missiles mounted above on special hardpoints. Sources mention a capacity for carrying external stores but existing drawings and photographs of models show no clear way to do this. |
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Its design borrowed much from the [[Mil Mi-36]] developed over the past two years and itself would be replaced after a year by the [[Mil Mi-42]] project. Although, the Mi-40 design would be resurrected for a short period in the 1990s, with optimisation studies being completed, it hasn't reached the prototype stage. |
Its design borrowed much from the [[Mil Mi-36]] developed over the past two years and itself would be replaced after a year by the [[Mil Mi-42]] project. Although, the Mi-40 design would be resurrected for a short period in the 1990s, with optimisation studies being completed, it hasn't reached the prototype stage. |
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Revision as of 04:59, 9 August 2008
The Mil Mi-40 was a projected utility version of the Mi-28, first initiated in 1983, announced in 1992 and shown at the Moscow Airshow in 1993. It was primarily intended for the "Aerial Infantry Fighting Vehicle" category as a successor to the Mi-24 and Mi-8 assault helicopters.
It was planned to use two 1,863kW Kilmov TV-117VMA turboshaft engines, four-bladed main rotor, four-bladed Delta H tail rotor (both main and tail rotors used on Mi-28), and retractable tricycle-type landing gear. It was expected to weigh 11-12,000kg and estimated to attain a 3300m ceiling, a 314kph maximum speed and a 260kph cruise speed.
Specifications required the functioning in day, night and poor weather as well as carrying eight soldiers (the design achieved seven in practice), eight stretchers or large external loads. An emphasis was placed on survivability with a focus on redundancy, IR suppression and special shock absorbers for the crew to increase the maximum "safe" crash velocity.
The design incorporated a 23mm cannon (most likely GSh-23L) for defense in the forward hemisphere and a 12.7mm machine gun (most likely the Yak-b) for defense in the rear. Fuselage fairing containing fuel would replace stub wings with missiles mounted above on special hardpoints. Sources mention a capacity for carrying external stores but existing drawings and photographs of models show no clear way to do this.
Its design borrowed much from the Mil Mi-36 developed over the past two years and itself would be replaced after a year by the Mil Mi-42 project. Although, the Mi-40 design would be resurrected for a short period in the 1990s, with optimisation studies being completed, it hasn't reached the prototype stage.
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