| The Mil Helicopter Corporation has produced | | | | compartment, by an armored partition. The |
| some of the former Soviet Union's and | | | | Havoc cockpit is equipped with modern |
| presently the Russian Federation's most | | | | observation, targeting and communication |
| capable helicopters. From the heavy lifting | | | | systems. |
| MI-6 of the 1950's to the MI-24 of the | | | | |
| seventies and eighties, the MIL Corporation | | | | Power for the havoc is derived from two |
| has a strong and proud heritage of helicopter | | | | Kilmov TV3-117VMA turbo shaft engines rated |
| design and production. The MI-28 Havoc adds | | | | at 2,100 SHP (shaft horsepower) each. The |
| to that legacy. | | | | engine is optimized for use from unprepared |
| | | | landing areas where there might be a |
| The MI-28 is a purpose built helicopter | | | | significant amount of dust and debris present |
| gunship. It's similar in shape and appearance | | | | that could potentially harm the engine. The |
| to the U.S. AH-64 Apache. The Havoc is able | | | | engines use separators and defectors to |
| to perform a number of missions including | | | | prevent it from ingesting anything hazardous. |
| anti-armor, escort, armed reconnaissance, | | | | The helicopter also has an APU (auxiliary |
| target designation, and engaging other | | | | power unit), which it can use for operations |
| aircraft in air to air combat. | | | | where a ground power unit is not available. |
| | | | Another survivability item is the fuel tanks. |
| The Havoc has a tandem cockpit. The pilot and | | | | The tanks are filled with polyurethane foam, |
| navigator/gunner sit in two separate cockpits | | | | which reduces the risk of explosion. The |
| and have separate canopies. The Havoc also | | | | helicopter uses baffles and a thermal mixer |
| has a bay under the pilots that's accessible | | | | to reduce its exhaust gas temperature in |
| by a hatch. The bay can hold up to three | | | | order to lessen its infrared signature making |
| people and is used to rescue other downed | | | | it less venerable to targeting systems and |
| pilots. As with other Russian aircraft the | | | | weapons that use "heat" to find and lock onto |
| helicopter is built to operate from remote | | | | targets. |
| locations with little support. The aircraft | | | | |
| is tough and survivable. Its landing gear | | | | The Havoc is able to use a wide variety of |
| doesn't retract and along with the crash | | | | weapons to include unguided rockets, infrared |
| absorbing seats are able to withstand a | | | | air to air and air to ground missiles as well |
| vertical fall of 36ft/sec. The aircrew is | | | | as radar guided missiles. The pilot is in |
| also able to bail out of a heavily damaged | | | | control of the unguided weapons such as |
| helicopter by jettisoning the wings and | | | | rockets while the navigator controls the |
| cockpit hatches. | | | | guided munitions. |
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| The Havoc's cockpit is fully armored to | | | | As mentioned earlier the Havoc has a crew of |
| include the windscreen. The pilot sits in the | | | | two, a pilot and a gunner. It has a maximum |
| higher, rearmost compartment separated from | | | | speed of 187 mph and a combat range of 320 |
| the navigator who sits in the lower | | | | miles. |