Mil Mi-26 (World's largest helicopter) take off at Budaörs (EW-260TF)

Airline: Belarus - Ministry for Emergency Situations (MChS)
Reg: EW-260TF
Type: Mil Mi-26T (Halo)
Airport: Budaörs (LHBS)
Date: 2012. június 26., 11:00 (indulás /dep)
Spot: Apron
Remarks: It got a millitari colour schame because it will be used in "Die Hard 5"
General characteristics
Crew: Six 2 pilots, 1 navigator, 1 flight engineer, 1 loadmaster, 1 radio/electronic systems operator
Capacity:
80 troops, 60 litters
20,000 kg cargo (44,000 lbs)
Length: 40.025 m (131 ft 4 in) (rotors turning)
Rotor diameter: 32.00 m (104 ft 11.8 in)
Height: 8.145 m (26 ft 9 in)
Disc area: 789 m2 (8,495 ft²)
Empty weight: 28,200 kg (62,170 lb)
Loaded weight: 49,500 kg (108,900 lb)
Max takeoff weight: 56,000 kg (123,500 lb)
Powerplant: 2× Lotarev D-136 turboshafts, 8,380 kW (11,240 shp) each
Performance
Maximum speed: 295 km/h, 183 mph (160 kt)
Range: 1,952 km, 1,240 miles (1,080 nautical miles)
Service ceiling: 4,600 m (15,100 ft)

[@sachinbhoi5727]

I am aerospace engineer, but I still cannot believe something so huge with sagging blades can fly.

[@bizzyizzy9526]

My mother in law need one of these to move her enormous large ars from place to place

[@thatonewaspatyourpicnic7978]

Lmao

[@greatnate3816]

jeez got no chill

[@juangomez713]

😂

[@chrisavalon9926]

holy shit its tail rotor is as big as many helicopters main rotor. this is one of the coolest things ive ever seen. its gotta be amazing standing under it when it takes off.

[@IlyaSmirnov1980]

+Chris Hall Imagine what kind of load is experiencing blade, it bends and it does not break.

[@wharris302]

Well the tail rotor is around the same size as the main rotor on like an MD 500 lol,

[@davecrupel2817]

Would probably knock you on your ass xD

[@Spacekriek]

What I found interesting is that the rotor spins relatively slowly, i.e. 132 rpm. The Bell 222 does about 348 rpm.

[@FS2K4Pilot]

Daniel Cannata Send you flying, more likely.

[@BatLunette]

I can't even image what those pilots feel during the flight. It's like to tame a giant monster.

[@user-gq6rv5wp2p]

Like the Mother of dragons

[@Moana.]

emilia clarke

[@gorillaguerillaDK]

They’re just hoping their co-pilot isn’t screwing the mechanics wife!

[@maddiesgamingchannel8163]

The winds it creates is like flying around in your own personal tornado.

[@mutchlouis9707]

Its so conflicting to watch. U know its a massive metalic structure, but imaging it taking of in the sky is unbelievable and magnificent to witnesses.

[@NQBN]

imagine if you lived 1000 years ago and mi26 appeared overhead, people would start worshiping it right away.

[@TwoGunz2008]

I am worshiping it right now and its 2016 :)

[@krisbentulan2258]

ahahahahahahaha. definitely

[@sludgerat666]

That would be our current god. Imagine the bible? The prophet would be the mi28

[@thareqinsans]

It's really big. Can we buy this as a private helicopter? And will it fit on a normal average helipad?

[@rademilosevic4944]

o o It can be bought for private use. About housing it: it's length is: 40.025m/131ft 3.3/4in It's rotor diameter is 32m/105ft. So, if you got place where to put it, and somewhere around 20-25 mil$ you can easily have one.

[@zebby60]

No shortage of intelligent people in Russia, they build some great machines. What a gorgeous chopper.

[@donone1493]

The reason why they have prevailed for more than a 1000 years

[@dukenukem8381]

Only russians have very little to do with helicopter, Engine is Ukrainian , reduction box is made on French cnc , avionics is western

[@WeoXCY]

​@@dukenukem8381what a nonsense 😂

[@WeoXCY]

@@paranoid9419 What a stupid comment you wrote. This Heli won't fly near front buddy. At least read what was it constructed for

[@tacede]

@@dukenukem8381 tf?

[@baytacoglu]

Unbelievable flex of the rotor. WOW!

[@Creeperboy099]

Barlas N. Aytacoglu weird flex but ok

[@rickdeuel2652]

I have the same attribute in my..... 'rotor'. Ever seen how much flex there is in the wings of a passenger plane? (5-6 feet... repeatedly, often violently, for hours, for hundreds of flights and for years)

[@Eingefallen]

@@rickdeuel2652 it is intended so, right? Because if they were too rigid they would just break off, if I remember right.

[@WarbirdPhoenix]

If only I was ridiculously wealthy, one of those would make a wonderful mobile home.

[@theoriginalmikee]

YES!!!!

[@87apizzi]

Goodluck buying one, they only made 2, one sits in the hanger it was built and the other is in a Russian museum lol.

[@theoriginalmikee]

anthony pizzi 316 have been built.

[@RupertAH]

anthony pizzi I think you might be thinkng of he Mil 12

[@Roger2465]

anthony pizzi These things get contracted for heavy lifting all the time, way more than 2 lol

[@stephenpersic3331]

what an absolutely beautiful big russian flying machine

[@7777777fresh]

Russian Igor Sikorsky the creator of helicopter,

[@thareqinsans]

It's really big. Can we buy this as a private helicopter? And will it fit on a normal average helipad?

[@snivithefox]

Comes with big beautiful Russian girls?

[@Hazelbeso]

*BIAS*

[@concorde837]

+o o I think no.

[@IgnatianMystic]

Good God, it's like watching a bus go airborne...

[@Creeperboy099]

IgnatianMystic it IS an airborne bus basically

[@daniellee100]

that thing is way bigger than a bus lol

[@TheEmeraldMenOfficial]

IgnatianMystic seats 90 troops, more than a school bus can seat kids...

[@rangerdanger822]

'Russian school bus'

[@NachoTrey]

Not even

[@MegaBoilermaker]

These are amazing aircraft. To put things in perspective then one must remember that each rotating blade is like a separate wing with the equivalent lift.

[@maddiesgamingchannel8163]

Ruskies know how to make some beastly helicopters.

[@VarunSharma-tj2wy]

Demon50 they did same with planes

[@ravigouri7890]

Demon50

[@WAL_DC-6B]

It seems making great helicopters is something people of Slavic ancestry do well. Look at two American helicopter pioneers, Igor Sikorsky (Ukrainian) and Frank Piasecki (Polish).

[@VLADIMIR007ISH]

Gringos as well

[@WAL_DC-6B]

@@VLADIMIR007ISH Gringos like Sikorsky and Piasecki

[@Midnight_Wave_1989]

Wow that’s the coolest helicopter I’ve ever seen

[@julianramirez8593]

Are you sure that’s not a space station or a planet? IT’S ENORMOUS!

[@thegrayknight71]

He-he. This baby is bigger than my appartment. :)

[@thareqinsans]

Kyrre Forland. It's really big. Can we buy this as a private helicopter? And will it fit on a normal average helipad?

[@interceptor-sc]

Don't he he ur not MJ

[@therishabhdhiman]

The helicopter is smaller than our balcony 🤣🤣🤣

[@user-hd4bn8zs7p]

@@therishabhdhiman Mi-12?)

[@aur485]

You can travel оn this

[@thinkhard7916]

My electric fan while I'm talking in zoom:

[@EmanGameplay]

This Continues to be my Favorite Helicopter

[@Chilidogs1]

Wonder how much Vodka that thing burns....

[@nigmalex]

Not vodka!Only milk!

[@rebusKZ]

Идиот!!! неграмотный.

[@joepiscapo936]

Pilots don't like to poor Vodka in the tank educate yourself please.

[@Chilidogs1]

It was a joke moron....and I AM a pilot!

[@joepiscapo936]

I took it as a joke originally what's wrong with you? :)

[@billbates5475]

any helicopter than can transport a TANK slung under it, is worthy of massive respect.

[@MUSTASCH1O]

Wow I never realised just how big those helicopters are.

[@penado8443]

I wish my fan was that big in the summer hahaha

[@tappajaav]

And that loud?

[@penado8443]

@@tappajaav It'll be super loud indeed, but guess who's not gonna be sweaty. Haha. Earmuffs would be nice too.

[@tappajaav]

@@penado8443 Just go all the way and get a full-head helmet

[@nitrorory]

That must be amazing to actually see that thing

[@OpaRolfDre-lz5cc]

Immer wieder schön anzusehen, prima Technik

[@nak4651]

What an absolute beast. The tail rotor looks to be bigger than the main rotor of the helo's I used to fly....lol.

[@kitaikana]

Americans: we have the biggest helicopter in the world (chinook) Russians: hod my vodka

[@davecrupel2817]

what insane buffeting. i can only imagine the windstorm that thing spins up

[@shooter7a]

Russia, with a population 1/2 that of the US, graduates almost twice the number of engineers we do. In addition, Russian engineering studies are very rigorous. I would put a typical Russian undergraduate degree up against a typical Masters degree in the US. I say this as someone who graduated from a top 10 engineering program in the US.

[@yeahcj6209]

shooter7a now its far from close as was in ussr

[@shooter7a]

WarPeace, you are 100% wrong. Those are the statistics for 2015. Russian Federation = 454,000 graduates. US 237,000 graduates. Iran 233,000 graduates. Japan 168,000 graduates. There are no stats on China...but best estimates are that 30% of their undergrad degrees are in engineering! They have a stated goal to have 200,000,000 degreed engineers by 2030. As for the quality of Engineering graduates in Russia, I could not judge current standards as my experience with Russian Engineers involves older graduates from a previous era, who emigrated.

[@user-hd4bn8zs7p]

@@shooter7a У нас после предателей в 90х всё упало( Так что до мощностей СССР не дотягиваем - образование тоже упало( Сейчас российскую промышленность всё ещё двигают люди старого поколения( Но надеюсь со временем всё наладится.

[@user-fr4cg2xj2w]

shooter7a ok? Why don't you go live in Russia then, also may I add, the united states is the number 1 most powerful country millenarian speaking and economically, so if your statistics are correct then why isn't Russia number 1?

[@user-fr4cg2xj2w]

Dojocho but at the end of the day who has the better quality of life, who has more people living above the poverty line, who has a better government, who is considered number 1, The united states.

[@Peppermint1]

The gearbox alone weights twice an average car. The tail rotor is exactly the same size as the main rotor of a small helicopter. It burns exactly 1liter every second.

[@cdlight940]

It sounds like the camera man is about to be sent backwards by the sheer force of this thing 😂

[@57629589]

You don't realize how big it is till you see the guy walk up to it.

[@rubeng9649]

Imagine how much force it takes to get those propellers spinning. Now imagine if one of them flew off in the middle of a crowd.

[@lolindirlink]

I'm amazed all of that grass is still standing. it says something about mother nature.

[@Tbone913]

Almost wonder how the helipad can handle the weight

[@skipp7255]

Когда стоишь рядом с этим монстром ощущаешь себя песчинкой When you stand next to this monster you feel like a grain of sand

[@eclipse7682]

When I was younger I thought all helicopters are this big

[@willibill1]

Everythings big in Mother Russia

[@grigors2]

The picture makes it even better

[@Zeckmon3]

Man if i was in a fantasy world i would bring this helicopter and fly around scaring people LOL Edit: LOOK HOW MUCH WIND THAT FAN BLADE MAKES WOW

[@WarBird015]

Nice pushback. What a beast😎

[@twinshobbytwinshobby3863]

Super Helicopter ! Best regards from Sofia Bulgaria

[@SidharthPriyadarsh]

2020 dec 31. I am on my couch watching this . Time : 4:42 pm. Tommorow is 2021.

[@TheGeekwad]

I love how this was in die hard 5

[@caterpillarslim1288]

Holy shit that's a big piece of machinery!

[@________________________-nq7zc]

This machine is amazing Gj Russia much respect from Belgium

[@aspawi6742]

Wow, this is super awesome

[@djnaz9591]

when it powered up I got goosebumps all over.imagine being there

[@ryanchristensen1799]

Pretty amazin how the top blades come so close to the tails fuelsulage and not hit it.

[@jobmunene3263]

An engineering accomplishment 👏

[@anandmaster6357]

Wonderful

[@sniffy6999999]

Helicopters seem to me to 'beat' their way into the sky overcoming gravity by brute force.

[@gordiehattrick]

What a beast!!!!

[@Qo00o]

""This giant's tail rotor will be the Main rotor for other choppers""

[@fredgarvinmaleprostitute6451]

It's not the world's largest helicopter. that honor belongs to the Mil Mi-12. this is the world's largest SINGLE rotor helicopter.

[@ronnybehncke2453]

I love this helicopter

[@chrisleete7379]

You could live in that bird

[@chrisleete7379]

I totally would

[@cybertree]

Holy shit, *does anybody else feel like the huge size hasn't sunken in yet?* (Like it's so big, but my brain isn't surprised by it yet. It's the size of a freakin' gas station!)

[@busterscruggs8834]

I want this thing to come to GTA Online. Would be fun as shit to see a huge helicopter aproaching you or just see its shadow passing by

[@ufoengines]

Very Cool!

[@rivco5008]

Russians build good helicopters...

[@Hiponsk]

When i was Living in Samara city such beast was working as a ferry over Volga river. 1996-1998 i spose.

[@JoeMan07]

You have a good point Mr. Goodsir.

[@mikea.7370]

Now that's an RV/ toy hauler!

[@greatgifttotheuniverse3192]

The world's best fan during the summers

[@matheusyt2515]

Incrível 😻😻😻

[@forealtho8792]

The unimaginable pressure of wind on this thing....

[@r5t6y12]

Yeah, could you imagine how effective this aircraft would be putting out wildfires and volcanic eruptions? THAT much wind moving straight down and then pushing out away from the aircraft itself? I wonder how many gallons of water could be saved and how many structures could be saved if a few of these were brought in to hover anywhere that a wildfire is too out of control for people to fight?

[@r5t6y12]

For example............watch the video by Dave Frey............... "Firefighting With Helicopters" @ 4:06 you can see a few men standing on the top of a hill where a helicopter is just about to drop some water. Instead of having the men standing there just have the helicopter hover over that spot for a few minutes. Easy Peasy..................(8^) @ 4:56 you see a tanker plane running across the advance line on a field fire with some orange suppressant. Instead of putting down the chemical that will put out the fire (but also kill that good grass, just have a few helicopters over over that line for a few minutes blowing all of the flame heat and smoldering embers back over what has already burned. You simply call in helicopters when there is a definitive straight line "scorch area" and have the birds hover over that stuff which has not burned yet. This way they're just blowing all of the heat and flame and smoldering embers back over what has already been burned. If there are structures that are in danger of being lost just have a helicopter hover over the structure for a few minutes blowing all of the heat and flame and embers away from the structure in whatever direction the "lay of the land" requires. Since the structure will most likely have an angled roof the wind can be pushed down and away from the structure in all directions guaranteeing that the roof shingles don't blow away while also guaranteeing that anyone that may be stuck in the structure is totally safe from the flames.

[@lennyknorr5670]

r5t6y12 it wouldn't work that well, they rotor blades are like wings, not propellers, they don't move as much air as you'd think

[@traingp7]

From subs to helicopters Russians know how to make it big and to make it work.

[@chuckblackable]

Subs? The Kursk? Not so much.

[@texsoft8555]

Mil V-12 is larger: Crew: 6 (pilot, copilot, flight engineer, electrician, navigator, radio operator) Capacity: 196 passengers normal 20,000 kg (44,000 lb) maximum 40,000 kg (88,000 lb) Length: 37 m (121 ft 5 in) Wingspan: 67 m (219 ft 10 in) across rotors Height: 12.5 m (41 ft 0 in) Empty weight: 69,100 kg (152,339 lb) Gross weight: 97,000 kg (213,848 lb) Max takeoff weight: 105,000 kg (231,485 lb) Freight compartment: 28.15×4.4×4.4 m (92.4×14.4×14.4 ft) Powerplant: 4 × Soloviev D-25VF turboshaft engines, 4,800 kW (6,500 shp) each Main rotor diameter: 2× 35 m (114 ft 10 in) Main rotor area: 962 m2 (10,350 sq ft) two 5-bladed rotors located transversely, area is per rotor

[@AR-zq9hq]

Except only two of V-12 were ever made.

[@soldierfrontmeloen]

Damn this chopper is majestic. Russian beauty.

[@Maoud2]

Damn that thing looks like a juicy target

[@alamfirdaus18]

beautiful beast

[@MrSASTIRE]

This thing is easily 2 semi trucks with cargo stacked of on top of each other

[@stacyalmira3502]

KA 52 MI 28 MI 24/35 MI 17 MI 26 All are amazing russian helicopter ♥★

[@user-dl3qq9wl3k]

خ

[@zepter00]

Stacy Almira soviet

[@user-hd4bn8zs7p]

You'd be impressed with Mi-12.)

[@jenniferbuo7855]

Туман Войны yeah its actually the worlds largest and heaviest helicopter... so this vid is kinda wrong about this helicopter being the largest but its fine

[@andrewanane9715]

Wow this helicopter I saw it in Ghana and it was carrying a coffin of some minister of Parliament and I was like this thing is hugs! Never did I know it was the biggest helicopter until now.

[@Sword_of_Saint_14]

How big was that coffin? This helicopter is designed to carry up to 23 metric tons Its literally the biggest, heaviest and most powerful

[@Sword_of_Saint_14]

And you saw it carrying a mf coffin 🤣

[@andrewanane9715]

@@Sword_of_Saint_14 haha I don't even think it was this helicopter. I made a mistake lol

[@Sword_of_Saint_14]

@@andrewanane9715 jk man, i mean, today i found out this helicopter existed, i get you

[@ThatMontmorency]

Hate to break it to you,but... ceiling fans typically have a switch that controls the direction of rotation, thus making the fan to blow up or down, depending on your preference. Apparently, the previous poster grew up among fans that blow up. That's all there is to it.

[@WayneCarney]

Awesome

[@user-nk8ng7ws3h]

Its Fantastic Helicopter!

[@ram_slade-warrobotsandmore482]

I did notice when the big blades don't spin, they bend.

[@HuyQuang-ds7cj]

It scared the shit out of me upon seeing how big it is compared to the tow truck.

[@blindfoldedmissile]

It's so droopy :D

[@AdamCchannel]

Not necessarily. With the collective (the stick on the left side of the seat that controls the angle of attack of the blades) all the way down at least some helicopters (or all - I don't know) rotors blow in the other direction - that is up. It is for example used in autorotation landing where you convert your vertical speed (while descending) into rotor RPMs. ;)

[@DEVASTATOR478]

awesome !!!!!!!!

[@HeliPadUSA]

Boy I'd like to see the fuel bill for that big girl. Nice video!

[@luisanariveiraonate1380]

This video is so good

[@sbchelldiver]

Pushed out with a Bowser!!!!

[@pyro4life37]

Echt beeindruckend

[@royalkingdomcommando6379]

Beautiful helicopter! Thanks for the video! Jesus loves you!

[@thareqinsans]

It's really big. Can we buy this as a private helicopter? And will it fit on a normal average helipad?

[@CMDRFandragon]

Thing really is huge.

[@SPARTANCHOPHEAD]

And the OSPREY Helicopter is also damn big.

[@CloudyB_MT]

Had to search this up to believe it because of that massive chopper in Escape From Tarkov lol

[@geddon436]

How are autos in that thing?

[@albanydan5739]

Thats impressive

[@adamdeste7376]

Just It's tail rotor can replace the main rotor on most small helicopters.

[@rext8949]

Wonder whether you could get a stealth version - wanna beat the late night curfew.

[@kothmirkarSainath]

Super exellent

[@RezervoirDog]

The Green Behemoth.

[@nicolaupoceiro7570]

What material are the blades made of?

[@stonenpebble]

The Russians sure know how to build a good helicopter 😎