SPECIFICATIONS
　
Rotor diameter: 35.00 m,
length:33.18m, height:9.86m,
empty mass: 26,500kg,
start mass:39,700kg, engine: 2× Soloviev D-25V turboshafts, 5,500 shp each
max speed: 300km/h,
ceiling: 4,500m, range w/max.fuel: 500km
Capacity: 61 troops or up to 12,000 kg of cargo
Crew: 5
　

status 100%, 30/4/' 07

MIL Mi-6 1957
Russia.
The Mil Mi-6 (NATO reporting name: Hook) was a Soviet heavy transport helicopter first flown in July 1957 and built in large numbers for both military and civil roles. The Mi-6 was designed by the Mil design bureau. Getting this large vehicle in the air is no easy task; the Mi-6 has an enormous gearbox, heavier than its engines, and often uses short wings to relieve the load on the rotor in cruise. Not only was it for a long time the largest helicopter in the world, it was also the fastest with a speed of 300 km/h. Its maximum load capacity is 12,000 kg.

出現当時は世界最大のヘリコプターでした。１２トンものペイロードを持ち軍と民間の両方で多数使用されました。エンジンよりもローターの重量が重く巡航時の揚力をサポートするために小さな翼も装備されました。大型機ながらその強力なエンジンのお陰で時速３００kmで飛行できる優れた性能も与えらています。広大な国土を持つソ連ではこんな大きなローター(直径３５ｍ)のヘリでも着陸場所には困らなかったからでしょう。