Wings 16.05.2005 (2005)

Attacking night.

The issue tells about the only Russian combat helicopter unit - 344 Center for Combat Training and Retraining of Air Force Flight Attendees, as well as on the latest development of the Mi-24PN military helicopter (night).

Designers and test pilots talk about the unique properties of the helicopter and the latest weapons systems, incidentally affecting the problem of all night domestic helicopters - night vision goggles, the frequent use of which is disastrous for the eyes of pilots, which increases the risk of the loss of carefully trained personnel who leave ahead of schedule for health reasons.

Interview: Head of the Center Yevgeny Ignatov, Head of the Department for the Study of the Combat Use of the Tactics of the Operation of Combat Helicopters Nikolai Sevryugin.

On their own initiative, the officers collected and carefully stored the history of Russian aviation in the open-air museum, which presents samples of the domestic aircraft industry throughout its history, some in a single copy.

The tour was conducted by the deputy head of the center for educational work Valery Mikhailovsky.