 Mi-26 HALO |
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The Mi-26 HALO (HALO is NATO nick name) is the world largest heavy-lift helicopter. It is capable of lifting items weighting up to 20 tons.
The Mi-26 is manufactured by Mil which takes place at the Rostvertol plant. The Mi-26 was designed similar in size to the C-130 Hercules. Work began in the early 1970 and the first prototype flew on 14 December 1977.
The Mi-26 was seen in puplic for the first time at the 1981 Paris Air Show. All version of Mi-26 are very similar, although Mil/Rostvertol offers special for passenger transport,medical evacuation, flying crane .
The Mi-26 is the first helicopter with eight blades main rotor. Two turboshaft engines are mounted on top of the cabin with air intake above and behind the cockpit.
The exhaust ports are at the sides of the engines . The Mi-26 has a fixed tricycle landing gear. The tail fin is slightly tapered with large tail rotor with five blades on the right side. The Mi-26 cargo cabin is equipped with two electric hoists
with 2500 kg.capacity each on overhead rails and can move loads along the length of the cabin. The main and tail rotor blades are electrically deiced. The fuel tanks are self-sealing type.
The Mi-26 has a Doppler weather radar and a fully functioning autopilot allow for day and night and all weather operation.
Variants :
Mi-26MS: Medical evacuation version
Mi-26T: Freight transport
Mi-26TZ: Fuel tanker with 4x60 meter long refueling nozzles for re-fueling aiecraft.
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SPECIFICATIONS Mi-26 HALO |
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Standard seating capacity |
80 troops |
100 + passengers |
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Crew |
5 |
2 pilots, 1 navigator, 1 flight engr., and 1 load master |
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Engine (Turboshaft) |
Lotarev |
D-136 |
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Power |
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8380 kW (11,240 shp) / engine |
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Number of Engine |
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2 |
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Main Rotor |
Eight Blades |
32 m.(105 ft ) |
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Tail Rotor |
Five Blades |
7.61 m |
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Max.Takeoff |
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56,000 kg (123,457 lbs) |
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Pay Load |
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20,000 kg (44,090 lbs) |
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Fuel capacity |
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11,900 litres |
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Fuselage Length |
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33.74 m. |
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Length with blade in front |
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40.02 m.(131 ft 3.75 in) |
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Speed |
max.speed 295 km/h(183 mph) |
Cruise speed 255 km/h(158 mph) |
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Range |
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800 km (497 miles) |
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Ceiling |
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4,600 m. (15,100 ft) |
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Empty weight |
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28,200 kg (62,170 lbs) |
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Mi-26 HALO Cockpit |
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1 nm.(nautical mile) = 1.15155 miles, 1 kt (knot) = 1.15155 mile / hr. 1 mach = 761 mph.(SL,ISA) |
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