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Mi 26 up close

I've noticed a few Mi 26 pics here, but they are all from a distance. I had the good fortune to be able to get close to one while working in Sudan. My company was contracting to the UN and due to the fact that the town I was based in was cut off by land, the UN flew our stuff in for us. Here are some of the pics I took or had taken. It had just rained the previous night. Normally flight ops cease after rain, as it is (obviously) a dirt strip.




I really wouldn't mind sitting here for real. Those are not trees and lakes out of the window, they are puddles and grass.







When this thing gets close to you, you really know about it








That is our company's double cab pick-up in the back. In front of that is another one.








Compare the size of the loadmaster to the aircraft