It looks like an easy target for any hand held shoulder fired missile.
Right. Pretty slow and cumbersome until it gains some height and re-points the props forward. I wonder what the top speed is or whether is has some chaff/flares to drop and distract RPGs or SAMs?
“...looks like an easy target for any hand held shoulder fired missile.” [Jmouse007, post 27]
Helicopters are even easier targets: they fly lower and slower. Less efficient, shorter in range, lower lifting capability also.