The Mi-40 is a sort of 'rotary-wing infantry fighting vehicle' relying on the Mi-28's rotor system and powerplant. The Mi-40 programme was first launched as early back as in 1983 to be suspended soon since the company went for the Mi-42 helicopter featuring the unconventional NOTAR concept to compensate the main rotor's reactive torque.

This is a list of aircraft produced by Mil Moscow Helicopter Plant, a Russian aircraft manufacturer. Mil Mi-1, 1948 - Light multi purpose helicopter. NATO reporting name Hare. Mil Mi-2, 1965 - Light multi purpose helicopter. NATO reporting Name Hoplite. Mil Mi-4, 1955 - Transport and submarine-hunting-helicopter. NATO reporting name Hound.

The Mil Mi-42 was a projected assault/transport helicopter featuring the NOTAR concept, fit to replace the Mi-40 program. The Mi-40 did not attract that many customers. Because of this and other reasons, the Mi-42 program (originally part of the Mi-40 program) was launched in 1985.

Sep 7, 2011 · The Mil Mi-40 was a projected utility version of the Mil Mi-28, first initiated in 1983, announced in 1992 and shown at the Moscow Airshow in 1993.

The Mil Mi-28 (NATO reporting name "Havoc") is a Soviet all-weather, day-night, military tandem, two-seat anti-armor attack helicopter. It is an attack helicopter with no intended secondary transport capability, and is better optimized than the Mil Mi-24 gunship for the role.

Mi-40 was designed as a descendant of Mi-24 ("flying battle taxi"), but with features of Mi-28. We can say that Mi-40 was an assault version of Mi-28. Mi-40's missions were to transport the infantry squad (up to 10 persons) to battlefield and then support their attack with its firepower.

Die Mil Mi-40 (russisch Миль Ми-40) wurde als Projekt auf dem Aerosalon 1993 in Le Bourget vorgestellt. Als schwerbewaffneter Truppentransporter für acht voll ausgerüstete Soldaten war er als Nachfolger der Mi-24 vorgesehen. Technologisch stellte er jedoch eher eine Weiterentwicklung der Mi-28 dar.

Mil Mi-40 byl projektovaný sovětský, resp. ruský vrtulník určený k transportu pěchotního družstva (cca 10 osob) na bojiště, kterému poté mohl poskytnou palebnou podporu svými zbraněmi. [1] . První návrhy pocházejí z roku 1983, jsou známy jen technické výkresy a modely.

‘Afghanistan from 1979 onwards, The simple, but tugged, Mil MicB and Mi-24 assault helicopters became familiar images on snatched footage shot by western television erews covering

Mi-28N/MMW Havoc – All weather day-and-night combat helicopter. It is equipped with a top-mounted millimeter wave radar station, IR-TV, and laser ranger. Serial Mi-28N will have two Russian Klimov TV3-117V MA-SB3 engines (2,500 hp each), made in production by the Ukrainian Motor-Sich. Max take off weight of 11,500 kg, max payload weight of ...