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A Mi-26 led the flypast over the Victory Day parade in Moscow, followed by Mi-17s. A successor heavy-lift helicopter will be jointly developed by Russia and China. (photo: Vladimir Karnozov) Russian Helicopters and Avic on May 8 signed a breakthrough deal on joint development of the Advanced Heavy Lift (AHL) helicopter. The ceremony took place in the Kremlin and was witnessed by President Vladimir Putin and Chinese leader Xi Jingping, who was in Moscow for the parade to mark the 70th anniversary of the end of World War II in Europe. In a sign of closer ties between Russia and...

Russia: Monster Helicopter Hauling a Passenger Plane Russian Mil MI-26 hauling TU-134 to St. Petersburg on Apr. 16(Russian time.) The plane's engines and part of wings were removed before the transport.

How Big is MI-26 ?

MOSCOW, May 10 (RIA Novosti) - The Russian Mi-26 helicopter, the heaviest one in the world, will be a hit at the ILA-2004 International Aerospace Show, which opened at Schoenfeld Airport near Berlin. "The Mi-26 military transport helicopter, designed for airlifting of troops with arms and military hardware and carrying of up to 20 tons of cargo will doubtlessly evoke interest among experts at the air show. In an airborne version the helicopter is capable of carrying up to 82 members of a landing party," said a spokesman for Rosoboronexport, a state intermediary company promoting Russian arms and military equipment...