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Mi-12 Homer - the largest helicopter in the world

By Pavel | November 4, 2005 on 3:12 pm | In Helicopters, Mil, Monino, Transports |

Year of flight: 1969
Engines: four Soloviev D-25V, two engines and the rotor on each of two outriggers
Engines power, kW each: 4780
Cruise speed, kmph: 240
Ceiling, m: 3500
Operational range, km: 500
PayLoad, kg: 40000

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1. what is the point of that huge mennace?

   Comment by Graywolf — April 26, 2006 #

2. I think its main target to be largest heli in the world Other points I’m not able to name. Besides, its not in operational use, so from the flying ones Mi-26 stays the biggest.

   Comment by Pavel — April 27, 2006 #

3. This helo was created to carry ICBM (intercontinental ballistic missile) in pair with An-22 plane.

   In result there should be invulnerable mobile strategic system.

   But the railway-based variant was choosen as not so expensive, so Mi-12 remained without a purpose.

   Comment by Burunduk — September 18, 2006 #

4. Americans copy this for the “Osprey”. Now we know were the American V22 “Osprey” comes from! My god, Russians and Americans just keep stealing designs from each other! They copy the design from the other and do some little modifications, add some new/modern technology and whaala….the new plane! It is kind a getting old when they try to take all the credit for it! blah!

   Comment by Amir — November 21, 2006 #

5. Because the way of thinking of CCCP in that time : bigger , higher , faster .

   Comment by greatza1 — November 21, 2006 #

6. Can’t agree. Two completely different helis, different technologies, different tasks to solve.

   It’s the same like to compare, I don’t know, heavy truck and school bus - they both have engine and four wheels. But it doesn’t mean they are the same.

   Comment by Pavel — November 21, 2006 #

7. GOLD!!
   weird science!

   Comment by aband — January 14, 2007 #

8. I have seen this monster face-to-face in Monino. And other beasts there, i HIGHLYY recommend yall guys wisit there sometime…

   Comment by Jack-Pilot — January 18, 2007 #

9. Definitely Check this out, quite old, but exposition is the same - Weekend in Monino

   Comment by Pavel — January 19, 2007 #

10. Here’s comparisons of the MI-12 to other giant helos

    http://www.aerospaceweb.org/question/helicopters/q0284.shtml

    Comment by j d — May 2, 2007 #

11. where is that

    Comment by george Lopez — January 30, 2008 #

12. Monino, Russia. 35 km from Moscow, central Russian Air Force museum.

    Comment by Pavel — February 14, 2008 #

13. Did this ever lift off the ground?

    Comment by CHETAN — March 31, 2008 #

14. Russians dont make things whiteout a purpise, im sure it flyes …

    Comment by PytonPago — June 9, 2008 #

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