The Soviet Mi-26 remains the largest and most powerful helicopter ever built, capable of lifting 20 tons and carrying vehicles, troops, or even other helicopters. Its groundbreaking split-torque ...

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Russia’s United Engine is gearing up to develop a new engine for the Mil Mi-26 helicopter that it believes will lift the performance of the already enormous 56t maximum take-off weight rotorcraft.

Nearly forty years after its debut, the Mi-26 heavy lift transport, known to NATO as the “Halo,” is still the largest helicopter in the world. Built by Russian Helicopters, a subsidiary of Russian ...

MOSCOW — If there’s one thing Russian Helicopters wants you to know about the Mi-26, it is that this monster of a machine is the largest helicopter in the world. Bigger than the Chinook, and bigger ...

While the Super Stallion certainly has its advantages, in the all-important domain of heavy-lift aviation, specifically in terms of payload capacity and versatility, the Russian bird is superior. What ...