Army’s use of helicopters in Vietnam swayed the panel, and Mil’s team moved forward with the Mi-24 Hind. Stubbornly, Mil lobbied to promote his idea, eventually convincing a defense minister to convene an expert panel to reconsider the attack/transport helicopter. When Mil brought his idea, a mock-up of what would become the Mi-24, to Soviet officers, the reactions were mixed and the helicopter mock-up was disregarded. ![]() In the 1960s, Soviet engineer Mikhail Mil recognized the need for a flying vehicle that could provide both fire support and infantry transport. Few pieces of military tech conjure the Soviet Union like the Mil Mi-24 “ Hind.” The distinctive Hind helicopter gunship is featured prominently in Hollywood Cinema, and is consistently depicted as the vessel of the “bad guys.” Charlie Wilson’s War, Rambo: First Blood II, Rambo III, Air Force One, Blood Diamond, and of course, Red Dawn – all highlight the Mi-24 (or something similar) as the mechanical embodiment of evil.Īnd today, as Russian forces conduct a deeply unpopular invasion against Ukraine, images of Russian Mi-24 in action are surfacing – so again, the Mi-24 is becoming fully re-associated with evil.
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