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Old 1st May 2003, 14:46
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We saw the MI-26's in Somalia - big freakin' machines. It made the 53E's look small. I don't know if it counts but Boeing made a couple of HLH (Heavy Lift Helicopters) back in the mid-70's. All up gross weight was around 144,000 lbs. (Being a Boeing, it was of course tandem rotor)
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