worlds Biggest Helicopters

[praveen007]

here are few of worlds most bigest helicopters of world.
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Role- Heavy lift helicopter
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Manufacturer- Mil Design Bureau
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First flight- 10 July 1968
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Status- Prototypes tested, cancelled
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Primary user- Soviet Union
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Number built 2
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Developed from Mil Mi-6
The Mil V-12 (also referred to as the Mi-12,
NATO reporting name "Homer") is the largest
helicopter ever built. The name "Mi-12" would
have been the name for the production
helicopter. Since the V-12 never went into
production and only two prototypes were built,
the name "Mi-12" was never adopted..

 

[praveen007]

Mi-26
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Role- Heavy lift cargo helicopter
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National origin- Soviet Union/Russia
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Manufacturer- Mil Moscow Helicopter Plant
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First flight- 14 December 1977
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Introduction- year 1983
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Status- Active
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Primary users- Russian Air Force, Aeroflot, Ukrainian Air Force, Indian Air Force
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Produced- 1980–present
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Number built- 276
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The Mil Mi-26 (Russian Ми-26, NATO reporting
name "Halo") is a Soviet/Russian heavy
transport helicopter. It is in service with civilian
and military operators. It is the largest and most
powerful helicopter ever to have gone into
production.

 

[hamtaro]

our new hth (heavy transport helicopter)

 

[praveen007]

Mi-6
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Role- Heavy transport helicopter
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Manufacturer- Mil Moscow Helicopter Plant
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First flight- 5 September 1957
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Introduction- 1962
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Status- Retired 2002 (Russia CAA), Status In service with foreign users
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Primary users- Soviet Air Force,Aeroflot
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Produced- 1960 to 1981
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Number built- 925+
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Variants- Mil Mi-10
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The Mil Mi-6 (NATO reporting name "Hook") was
a Soviet/Russian heavy transport helicopter
designed by the Mil design bureau and built in
large numbers for both military and civil roles.

 

[TOPGUN]

Doesn't india also have mi-26?

 

[praveen007]

Mi- 10
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Role- Skycrane
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National origin- Russia
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Manufacturer- Mil Moscow Helicopter Plant
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First flight- 15 June 1960
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Introduction- 1963
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Number- built 55+
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Developed from- Mil Mi-6
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The Mil Mi-10 (NATO reporting name "Harke")
was a Soviet military transport helicopter of flying
crane configuration, developed in 1962 from the
Mi-6. It entered service in 1963.
Also known as "Product 60" by Rostov-upon-
Don helicopter facility.
It was built as the short-legged ("Mi-10K") version,
and the long-legged ("Mi-10R") version. It is
powered by two 5,500 shp (4,100 kW) Soloviev
D-25 turboshafts. The Mi-10 uses a closed circuit
camera system that scans forward from under
the rear fuselage and downward through the
sling hatch to watch the payload and landing gear
and for touchdown.

 

[praveen007]

Sikorsky- CH-53
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Role- Heavy-lift cargo helicopter
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Manufacturer- Sikorsky Aircraft
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First flight- YCH-53: 14 October 1964
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Introduced- 1966
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Status- Active service
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Primary users- United States Marine Corps, United States Navy, German Army, Israeli Air Force
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Variants- HH-53 "Super Jolly Green Giant"/MH-53 Pave Low, Developed into CH-53E Super Stallion
The CH-53 Sea Stallion is the most common name for the Sikorsky S-65 family of heavy-lift transport helicopters.
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Originally developed for use
by the United States Marine Corps, it is also in
service with Germany, Iran, Israel, and Mexico.
The United States Air Force operated the HH-53
"Super Jolly Green Giant" during the late- and
post-Vietnam War era, updating most of them as
theMH-53 Pave Low.
The dimensionally-similar CH-53E Super Stallion is
a heavier-lifting, improved version designated
S-80E by Sikorsky. Its third engine makes it more
powerful than the Sea Stallion, which it has
replaced in the heavy-lift mission.

 

[praveen007]

Doesn't india also have mi-26?

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IAF have mi-26 in their inventries.
helicoptors in IAF inventries

Helicopter- Dhruv, Chetak, Cheetah, Mi-8, Mi-17, Mi-26, Mi-25/35
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Http://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Indian_Air_Force

 

[praveen007]

CH- 47 Chinook
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Role- Transport helicopter
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Manufacturer- Boeing Rotorcraft Systems
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First flight- 21 September 1961
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Introduction- 1962
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Status- Active service, in production
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Primary users- United States Army, Japan Ground Self-Defense Force, Royal Netherlands Air Force

See CH-47 operators for others
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Produced- 1962 – present
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Number built- over 1,179
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Unit cost- $35 million (2008) average.
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Developed from Vertol Model 107
Variants Boeing Chinook (UK variants)
The Boeing CH-47 Chinook is a twin-engine,
tandem rotor heavy-lift helicopter. Its top speed
of 170 knots (196 mph, 315 km/h) was faster than
contemporary utility and attack helicopters of the
1960s. It is one of the few aircraft of that era,
such as theC-130 Hercules and the UH-1 Iroquois,
that is still in production and front line service
with over 1,179 built to date. Its primary roles
include troop movement, artillery emplacement
and battlefield resupply. It has a wide loading
ramp at the rear of the fuselage and three
external-cargo hooks.
The Chinook was designed and initially produced
byBoeing Vertol in the early 1960s. The
helicopter is now produced by Boeing Rotorcraft
Systems. Chinooks have been sold to 16 nations
with the US Army and the Royal Air Force (see
Boeing Chinook (UK variants)) being the largest
users. The CH-47 is among the heaviest lifting
Western helicopters.

 

[praveen007]

Hughes XH-17
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Role- Helicopter
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Manufacturer- Hughes Helicopters
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First flight- 23 October 1952
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Retired- December 1955
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Status- Scrapped
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Number built- 1
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The XH-17 "Flying Crane" was the first
helicopter project for the helicopter division of
Hughes Aircraft. The XH-17, which had a two-
bladed main rotor system with a diameter of 134
feet (41 m), was capable of flying at a gross
weight of more than 50,000 pounds (23,000 kg).

 

[praveen007]

SikorskyCH-54.
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Role- Heavy-lift cargo helicopter
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Manufacturer- Sikorsky Aircraft
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First flight- 9 May 1962
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Status- retired
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Primary user- United States Army
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Number built- 105
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Variants S-64 Skycrane
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The Sikorsky CH-54 Tarhe is a twin-engine
heavy-lift helicopter designed by Sikorsky Aircraft
for the United States Army. It is named after
Tarhe (whose nickname was "The Crane"), an
eighteenth-century chief of the Wyandot Native
American tribe.[1] The civil version is the S-64
Skycrane.

 

[praveen007]

FaireyRotodyne
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Role- Compound gyroplane
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National origin- United Kingdom
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Manufacturer- Fairey Aviation
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First flight- 6 November 1957
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Status- Cancelled 1962
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Number built- 1
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Developed from- Fairey Jet Gyrodyne
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The Fairey Rotodyne was a 1950s British compound gyroplane designed and built by Fairey Aviation and intended for commercial and
military applications.[1] A development of the
earlier Gyrodyne which had established a world helicopter speed record, the Rotodyne featured a
tip-jet-powered rotor that burned a mixture of
fuel and compressed air bled from two wing-
mountedNapier Eland turboprops. The rotor was
driven for vertical takeoffs, landings and
hovering, as well as low-speed translational flight,
and autorotated during cruise flight with all engine
power applied to two propellers. Although
promising in concept and entirely successful in
trials, the Rotodyne program was eventually
cancelled when a combination of politics and the lack of commercial orders doomed the project.

 

[praveen007]

EurocopterEC725
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Role- Tactical Transport helicopter
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Manufacturer- Eurocopter Group
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First flight- 27 November 2000
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Introduced- February 2005
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Status- Active service
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Primary user- French Armed Forces, Brazilian Armed Forces, Mexican Air Force
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Unit cost- US$ 25 million
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Developed from- Eurocopter AS 532
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Variants- Eurocopter EC225
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The Eurocopter EC 725 Super Cougar (also named Caracal) is a long-range tactical transport helicopter developed from the Super Puma/ Cougar family for military use. It is a twin-
engined aircraft and can carry up to 29 seated troops along with 2 crew, depending on customer configuration. The helicopter is
marketed for troop transport, casualty
evacuation, and combat search and rescue
duties, and is similar to the civilianEC 225.

 

[danger007]

wow thanks buddy, can i see pakistani heli's

 

[nightcrawler]

good thread...keep them coming