Discover Russia's largest helicopter Mi-26, carrying both mammoth fossils

Russia's Mi-26 is considered a true monster with a length of up to 40 meters, the largest helicopter in the world today.

The giant size of the Mi-26 makes it possible to transport trucks, tanks, commercial planes, helicopters or even polar bears easily. The Mi-26 can also carry nearly 90 paratroopers or 60 wounded soldiers, even in many cases the number can reach 100. The inner compartment of the Mi-26 can hold up to 20 tons of cargo. chemical.

The Mi-26 first appeared in 1984, in Afghanistan to carry out the task of transporting combat equipment, evacuating wounded people from the battlefield and recovering damaged Mi-8 helicopters.

In 2002, the Mi-26 continued to fly into Afghanistan's sky once again to evacuate damaged two AS532 helicopters Cougar and MH-47E Chinook in the mountains.

This Russian army's iconic helicopter could easily carry light tanks and infantry fighting vehicles.

In 2009, residents in St. Petersburg were shocked to see a Mi-26 carrying a Tu-134 plane from Pulkovo airport to the EMERCOM training area.

But this giant helicopter is used not only in the military, but also for industrial use, such as carrying construction materials, even for fighting or rescuing a polar bear. lost mother. But perhaps the most impressive Mi-26 was when carrying a frozen mammoth weighing up to 20 tons.

However, in 2002, the world's largest helicopter Mi-26 was shot down, killing 127 people on board during the second Chechen war in North Caucasus.

Some impressive images of the world's largest helicopter model named Mi-26: