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Mi-26 Halo heavy-lift transport helicopter

By Pavel | October 30, 2005 on 2:11 pm | In Helicopters, Mil, Monino, Transports |

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I’m from Venezuela, and the Venezuelan Air Force (VAF) wants some of this monsters

Comment by Andres — March 3, 2006 #
I saw this on the front page of my local newspaper one day, and thought oh thats interesting what’s this all about, it turns out that they took this helicopter to a place about an hour out of town to pick up some machinery.

It flew over AND I MISSED IT!!!!
NOOOOOOOOOOOOO!!!!

Comment by Eric Bouwman — August 28, 2006 #
this is the bigest helicopter in the world

Comment by anton — September 26, 2006 #
for those that are interested.
This Monster, has a lifting capacity similar to the C130 Hercules. Its eight main rotors are among the largest ever constructed and its rotor head is pure engineering genius.
It is a true achievment in rotory wing flight and full respect should to the beauty of this aircraft.
Mil Mi 26 Halo, though not built in huge numbers, serves with peace keeping forces, and is even in the military.
I would hate to be in the shadow and rotor wash of this gargantuan piece of work.

Comment by ritchie — December 16, 2006 #
Mi-26 is good in 2 points

1-It can pick up 50 toun tank
2-It looks got

BUT….it is stupid becouse its slow with 0 weapons, its can be shoot down useing a LMG

Comment by Mohammed — January 22, 2007 #
This thing is with the Indian Air Force..It has served in the Himalayas for more than 15 yrs ..I love to watch this massive thing flying.and wen its hovering u jus cant stand under it..its a amazing aircraft.Ukrane has done well to restart the production again..The yankees envy this mean thing..God Bless u Russia

Comment by Gurk Mann — November 6, 2007 #
I think this is more of logistical lift helo, as it’s been stated it’s slow and vulnerable to weapon’s fire! And as such I don’t believe that it should be used as a tactical lift bird.

Comment by Jonnie — February 26, 2008 #
i absolutely admire russian masterpieces like this Mil Mi 26. never will any other contry will be able to make such a great helicopter or any other gunship for that matter.
i give absolute respect to the ukrainians and the russians for making such formidable machines.
keep up the good work!

Comment by bob — April 28, 2008 #
Well I have travelled with this kind of machine for 40 mins I think it is gaint and the biggest ever built

Comment by Fitsum — May 9, 2008 #
I read about this big bird today in an Alberta magazine where they are using it to transport oil and gas drilling rigs into the far north so I therefore had to google it to find out more.All I have to say is “WOW”.What a bird!I have flown quite a bit in Bells and have worked with a “Sky Crane” once and can’t wait to see this baby in action.

Comment by Guy Chouinard — June 10, 2008 #
I have seen these helies in Afghanistan.One of these helicopters in northern Badakhshan province shoted down by Mujahideen,While carring singers and artests in 1985 .many died and few survived.It was a terragic event.

Comment by Khalid Afghan — August 8, 2008 #
to tell you the truth this big jiant is magnificent and it the only chopper in the world with eight main rotor blades which is also a very genius idea for whover had thought of it but like mohammed said it is big and there for is vulnerable to bieng attack by a stinger or any sought of land to air misle and most of the time since it’s so big can not doge the missle but for an overall rating i would give it minimum 7/10 goodbye and thankyou for reading.

Comment by mustafa 12 — November 21, 2008 #
Why are the russian planes and helicopters so ugly?I think i have a solution for the drawing tables of the producers of mi-26,28 and the 22.I have the feeling that they try to copy every thing from the americans.TRue I like to help you whit designs.Mauro

Comment by glenn — December 12, 2008 #
The Americans copy everithing they see and like -most succesiful aircraft designs ware copy from germans after ww2 and later from rssians. And you think that the chineze are the world xerox, no ,is the america the world xerox. Do not forget that Igor Sikorsky -russian and now american pride in helicopetr industri
The ww2 Corsair design stolen from the romanian Iar-80 from 1939 corsair 1943 sooo ?!?!?
B1 fliyng wing - The german Horton brodhers with they succesful wing design from ww2-it actualy worked
Space program -engineers stolen from foling germany ,the same that had design V1 and V2 rockets
The F6F Wildcat -design made after the americans put they hand on a japoneze zero long tested and copied-until then they fleet was F4f crap
And many others projects or engineers stolen in the name of american dream -lyers
Question for the americans -did your man realy step on the moon -so many times -NOOOOOO-wy?? because even now when we have a lot of space tehnilogy noweone is going to the moon -lyers

Comment by Raul — August 8, 2009 #
I fly in Mi-26 a lot. Mi-26 is transport, not combat helicopter.
They planned to use it for cary intercontinental ballistic missiles

Comment by Midgardyanin — October 7, 2009 #