MI-6 Hook
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When first flown in 1957, the Mi-6 Hook was the world's largest rotary-wing aircraft.
More than 800 of this heavy-lift helicopter were built before production ended in 1981.
The large, five-blade main rotor is centered over the fuselage midsection. The stabilizing
wings are unequally tapered with blunt tips, mounted high on the fuselage, and tilted
upward to the front. Two turboshafts are mounted on top of fuselage midsection with
round air intakes above cockpit. Oval-shaped exhaust ports on sides. The fuselage is
long and bus-like, with a round, stepped-up cockpit and round, glassed-in nose section
and fixed landing gear. The upswept rear section has a tapered tail boom. The swept-back
fin is tapered with a small rotor on right and unequally tapered flats forward of the fin. Specifications Country of Origin: Russia Builder: Mil Role: Heavy transport (65 equipped troops), vehicles Similar Aircraft: Mi-26 Halo, CH-3 Jolly Green Giant Rotor diameter: 115 ft (35 m) Length: 109 ft (33.3 m) Armament: Machine gun Crew: Five User Countries Algeria, CIS, Egypt, Iraq, Laos, Peru, Syria, Vietnam |
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