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SOVIET MILITARY HELICOPTERS Front cover illustration: Head-on view of the Mil Mi-28 ‘Havoc’, the newest Soviet attack holicopter. The nose dome covers the mis sile guidance antenna for its eight AT-6 ‘Spiral’ anti-tank missiles, while the chin mounted electro-optics tur ret contains the target acquisition sight and laser rangefinder. The inboard pylons carry two UB-20 pods each with eight S-8 un guided missiles, while the turret gun is derived from the 2A42 30mm autocannon originally mounted on the BMP-2 armoured infantry vehicle. jack cover illustration, top: Mi-8TB belonging to ‘Transporthubschrauberges: chwader 34 ‘Werner Seclen binder’, photographed at Holzdort air base in June 1990, The East German unit has 24 ‘Hips’ and normally operates from Brandenburg: Briest, a well-known Luft wate base during the Second World War. Back cover illustration, bottom: Romanian troops disembark ing from an Mi-4 ‘Hound with the tactical number White 2’ 4. An East German Mit being overhauled. The AL26V radial engine pro- vides a maximum take-off power of 87Shp and is in- stalled vertically in the rear half of the fuselage. The engine is cooled by a ven tilator to avoid overheating in the hover. The main rotor ig a tapered steel tube spar, while the tail rotor blades are of wood with a plywood and fabric cover. Both rotors are medium green in colour and the tail rotor's warning stripes are in black and white

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