Russian Mil Mi-26 Helicopters – Heavy Lifting Helicopters

Rafael — Fri, 22 Oct 2010 19:13:44 +0000

I’m not as big a fan of helicopters as I am of airplanes. However, there are things that a helicopter can do that an airplane simply can’t. In situations where you need to move something big and heavy over distances where there are no safe roads, no rail and no easy way to get a crane in place, you need a big heavy lift helicopter like this to get the job done.

Check out these videos of the Mil Mi-26 helicopter doing some heavy lifting:

Here is one moving a jet plane:

Here’s one moving a downed Puma helicopter for the Dutch army.

Huge Russian Helicopters

Rafael — Fri, 26 Feb 2010 14:09:42 +0000

Found this over on Dark Roasted Blend, and just had to share it on here.

Apparently, the rotor wash from this beast of a helicopter can pick up 12 oz. rocks and fling them around. Because of the rotor wash it has to land on an improved landing pad. This thing is huuuge.

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Russian Mil Mi-26 Helicopters – Heavy Lifting Helicopters

Huge Russian Helicopters