No. 39, 1/72
10 pages of fold-out, A3-format black-and-white plans. A3 measures 297mm x 420mm or 11.7" x 16.5".
This book is exactly what it says: five fold-out sheets, double-sided, bound inside a cover. No text, no photos, just scale plans.
- Page 1
- Mi-24A early version, side view, front view
Mi-24A late version, side view
Mi-24U, side view of front
Mi-24B, side view - Page 2
- Mi-24A late version, top view
- Page 3
- Mi-24D early version, side view, 11 section profiles
- Page 4
- Mi-24D, side views, landing gear up and down
9M17P Missile, frame for missiles, missile in launching tube
UPk-23-250 cannon pod
9A-669 Gun pod
9A-669 grenade launcher
UB-32A-24 rocket pod
B-8V20 rocket pod
PTB-450 fuel tank
Bombs: FAB-50, FAB-100, OFAB-100, ZAB-100, FAB-250, FAB-500 - Page 5
- Mi-24D, top view
Mi-24D with infra-red jamming unit Ispanka, chaff/flare dispenser, and UPK-23/250 cannon pod, antennas system from V version, side view - Page 6
- Mi-24D, side view, front view, back view
- Page 7
- Mi-24DU, side view, front view
- Page 8
- Mi-24V, gear down, side view
Mi-24V, gear up, with B-AV20 rocket launcher, side view
Mi-24V, gear down, with UB-32A-24 rocket launchers, side view - Page 9
- Mi-24V, top view, front view
- Page 10
- Mi-24P, side view
with another chaff/flare dispenser
A useful reference for modelers and converters. There also appears to be an edition of this book that includes both 1:72 and 1:48 plans. The publisher's Yellow Series Mil Mi-24 HIND reference book also includes 1:72 plans, I'm not sure if these are the same as the ones in this product.
Reviewed by Editor in Chief Bill .