Helicopter downed over Damascus
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Helicopter downed over Damascus
A couple of videos showing a Mil 4(edited) getting shot down over the once Christian city of Damascus.
http://www.liveleak.com/view?i=4ad_1346051433
http://www.liveleak.com/view?i=4ad_1346051433
Last edited by tonker; 27th Aug 2012 at 17:48.
Well it's not exactly HDTV, but the cabin looks quite long, so I would have thought a Hip. Correct me if I'm wrong, Tonker, wasn't the old Mil 4 more like a Wessex? Shorter cab? Does Syria (or anyone) still fly them?
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A Mil4 is more akin to a Whirlwind. It certainly looks like an Mi4 on some footage I have seen and white in colour which is hardly military spec. The cab will be no loss, the crew however......
Notwithstanding whose side they were on, the loss of aviators is never pretty.
Notwithstanding whose side they were on, the loss of aviators is never pretty.
More likely to be a Mil 2 Hoplite.
Mil4 really too old.
Update - some still photos elsewhere show five-blade so can't be Mil 2 or Mil 4 - must be an 8 or 17.
Mil4 really too old.
Update - some still photos elsewhere show five-blade so can't be Mil 2 or Mil 4 - must be an 8 or 17.
Last edited by Trim Stab; 27th Aug 2012 at 18:37.
I have found something on Sky News here:Syria Army Helicopter 'Shot Down' In Damascus
Stopping it 0.08 secs just before impact shows that what appears to be two three bladed rotors at the point of overlapping which would make it a Karmov.
Stopping it 0.08 secs just before impact shows that what appears to be two three bladed rotors at the point of overlapping which would make it a Karmov.
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One picture I saw yesterday just after being hit showed it alight at the base, rear of cabin by the fillet that leads up to the tail boom, quite a prenounced nose and at least a five bladed rotor.
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The fire appears to start on the starboard weapons pylon which with external fuel tanks adjacent to it is quite a recipe. The Mi17 only stores fuel internally when equipped with ferry tanks. This could have its origins in a malfunction rather then a shoot down but the spin and hype is inevitable.