MiL Mi26
RotorHead
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What engines do these machine use?
Compared to the Puma!
In October of '08 three of Sky-tech's Mi-26s which had been grounded were trucked to the Belgian port of Zeebruge. The choppers were then loaded onto a ship for transport to Russia where they will be upgraded to Mi-26T2 standards.
RotorHead
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Came across them way back Savoia. Saved the link.
Nice shot here of the upgraded office at the bottom of the page.
Mil Mi-26T2 Halo vs Boeing CH47F Chinook
Nice shot here of the upgraded office at the bottom of the page.
Mil Mi-26T2 Halo vs Boeing CH47F Chinook
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I've been involved in many heavy moves with construction machinery on low loaders/low boys(for our American friends) but have never seen a pair as big as this going through a town centre! Any idea where it was?
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From: troposphere
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Interesting to see those road movement pictures. When were the pictures in storage at Bruges dated as there were at least two Mi26 held by a transport company in lieu of debts two-three years ago. They wanted 300,000euros for one but I couldn't see an easy or cost effective way of moving one to the UK at the time. I'm not sure if these are the same three as the ones I saw were less complete.
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From: troposphere
When were the pictures in storage at Bruges dated
From Luchtzak Aviation :
Re: Sky Tech Mi-26 at Bruges
by sn26567 » 09 Nov 2011, 15:38 The three helicopters (purchased at 2 million euros a piece) have just been sold for 5,000 euros each by a Bruges bailiff.
André
ex Sabena #26567
Last edited by TWT; 12th November 2013 at 21:50.
RotorHead
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Are there not a few Mi-26's here? And I seem to remember seeing a clip of one hitting a crane while dropping Boron/sand into the reactor pit and following it down. A lot of very brave whirlibird people.
Roger
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Mi-26 Twin Bambi Bucket system - massive helicopter water drop - YouTube
According to this report it is cheaper to operate for firefighting, based on $ per liter of water delivered, than a fixed wing.
Mickjoebill
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Chernobyl boneyard
Landroger- when I toured Chernobyl zone a few years ago (maybe five now that I think about it) we were told the vehicle graveyard had been buried to prevent radioactive parts from ending up on Ebay. It seems there had been a few incidents that prompted them to take care of the problem.
