The Mi-28N ‘Night Hunter’ developed by Mil Moscow Helicopter Plant.
It is used for carry out search and destroy operations against tanks armoured and unarmored vehicles and more. It can operates day and night in any weathers.it has a maximum speed of 300 kilometre per hour completing closely to the nh90 and kA-52 alligator helicopters.
The first cereal production was hand over to the Russian air Force in mid 2006 donau Iraq India Venezuela and Kenya also has this impressive helicopter. This helicopter featured with the two VK-2500 engines fitted to the helicopter which gives a power of 2200 HP each.
General characteristics:
#. Crew: 2 (1 pilot, 1 WSO)
#. Length: 17.01 m excluding rotors.
#. Wingspan: 4.88 m stub wings.
#. Height: 12 ft 5 in to top of rotor head.
#. Empty weight: 8,590 kg equipped.
#. Gross weight: 10,700 kg.
#. Max takeoff weight: 11,500 kg.
#. Fuel capacity: 1,720 L internal fuel + 571 L in 4x drop tanks.
#. Powerplant: 2 × Klimov TV3-117 turboshaft engines, 2,194 hp each.
#. Main rotor diameter: 56 ft 5 in
#. Main rotor area: 2,501.0 sq ft
Performance:
#. Maximum speed: 320 Kilometres Per Hour.
#. Cruise speed: Maximum 270 Kilometres Per Hour.
#. Range: 435 Kilometre with 5% reserve.
#. Combat range: 200 Km 10 minute loiter with 5% reserve.
#. Ferry range: 1,100 Km 4x drop tanks with 5% reserve.
#. Endurance: 2 hours.
#. Service ceiling: 5,700 Meter.
#. Hover ceiling OGE: 3,600 Meter.
#. g limits: +3 -0.5
#. Rate of climb: 13.6 Meters Per Second max at sea level.
#. Disk loading: 49.5 kg/m2 max.
#. Power/mass: 0.31 kW/kg.
Armament:
#. Guns: 250 rounds (±110° horizontal fire) with 1× chin-mounted 30 mm Shipunov 2A42 cannon
#. Hard-points: Two pylons under each stub wing to mount bombs, missiles, gun pods, and rockets.
Main armament configurations include:
* 40 S-8 rockets and , 16 Ataka-V anti-tank missiles or
* 10 S-13 rocket, and 16 Ataka-V anti-tank missiles, or
* two 23 mm UPK-23-250 gun pods each containing a GSh-23L with 250 rounds, and 16 Ataka-V anti-tank missiles .
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