Mil Mi6

[mutt]

As a fixed wing driver I was amazed by the size of this monster and even more amazed that it was 1950's technology. How does it compare to todays large helicopters, can anything carry the same load?

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Cheers

Mutt

[bolkow]

re MIL

my toyota picnic can hold that much weight if i remove the back two seats. LOL

I may be corrected on this but I beleive that is the largest heli in the entire world if I am not mistaken.

[9Aplus]

That model was not so capable, Mi 26T is bigger and much more capable.
We have one old Mi 6 near Zagreb on LDZL landed 1993.
and left there.... not nice scene to see now

JetPhotos.Net Photo » RA-21132 (CN: 2402) Unknown Mil Mi-6 Hook by Boran Pivcic - CroSpotterTeam

[Geoffersincornwall]

Mi-6

I managed to get one hour at the controls of this mighty beast at a place called Naryan Mar in Arkengelsk province northern Russia. I sat on the right (co-pilot's seat in a Russian built helicopter) and we did 3 or four circuits and some hovering. It's a bit like flying a supertanker. It is bad enough being confronted with altitude in metres and speed in k.p.h but the AH system was bonkers. Just as well we did not indulge in IFR or I would have found the little moving aeroplane on a stick just a bit much. It's built like a tank and you can dig it out of a snowdrift and fire it up without much difficulty and the blade de-icing works a treat I'm told, powered by an APU in the cabin with a bloody-great generator attached to it.

Good fun.

G.

[Brian Abraham]

As a fixed wing driver I was amazed by the size of this monster

You ain't seen nothin mutt. Try this for size.

THE LARGEST HELICOPTER EVER BUILT - RUSSIAN MI 12 HOMER - YouTube