Mi-26
Also known as Halo, Mil Mi-26, MI26, Mil Mi-26 Halo
1977 transport helicopter family by Mil
Key facts
- Type
- Heavy lift transport helicopter
- National origin
- Soviet Union / Russia
- Manufacturer
- Rostvertol
- Designer
- Mil Moscow Helicopter Plant
- Status
- In service
- Primary users
- Russian Aerospace Forces Indian Air Force , Aeroflot , Algerian Air Force
- Number built
- Over 300 as of 2015
- Manufactured
- 1980–present
- First flight
- 14 December 1977
via Wikipedia infobox
Wikidata facts
- Image
- MAKS Airshow 2013 (Ramenskoye Airport, Russia) (522-03).jpg
Sources (3)
Article
The Mil Mi-26 (Russian: Миль Ми-26, NATO reporting name: Halo) is a Soviet/Russian heavy transport helicopter. Its product code is Izdeliye 90. Operated by both military and civilian operators, it is the largest helicopter to have gone into serial production.
Design and development