^ Yes, I know what you two mean.
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What I meant is that using the greenhouse won't make things all that much easier. Here's a drawing to better explain what I mean:
![](http://i107.photobucket.com/albums/m309/ChernayaAkula/WhIf/mi24-fuses.png)
If you cut the fuselages of both the Mi-24A and the Mi-24D/V at the red line, the resulting cross section is virtually identical. The A's nose is ever so slightly more bulbous and the Mi-24D/V's nose is slightly longer.
If you cut the fuselages at the green line, anything aft of the cut is similar (safe for some troop compartment details).
EDIT: Here's a real Mi-24V, with cuts, "hamster cheeks" (red brush strokes) and "tapers" (green brush strokes) drawn in.
![](http://i107.photobucket.com/albums/m309/ChernayaAkula/WhIf/Hind-EMi24V_0815_CzechAF_Tigerfleet_front.jpg)
If I were to build an AH-3, I'd have the fuselage taper in about the same way.
Hope this explains it a little better. Whew! Trying to put 3D thoughts into words is difficult.
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