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General information
Type	Heavy transport helicopter
Manufacturer	Mil Moscow Helicopter Plant
Status	Retired from service
Primary users	Soviet Air Force (historical)Aeroflot (historical)
Number built	926
History
Manufactured	1959–1980
First flight	5 June 1957
Retired	2002 (Russia CAA)
Variants	Mil Mi-10

The Mi-6 resulted from a joint civil-military requirement for a very large vertical-lift aircraft, which could be used to add mobility in military operations as well as assist in the exploration and development of the expansive central and eastern regions of the USSR. Flown for the first time on 5 June 1957, the Mi-6 was the first Soviet turboshaft-powered production helicopter. The R-7 gearbox and rotor head developed for the project have a combined weight of 3200 kg, which is greater than the two turboshaft engines. Variable-incidence winglets were first mounted on the craft's sides in 1960 to the 30 pre-series units. These wings provide approximately 20% of the lift required during cruise flight.

Design

A Mil Mi-6.

The Mil Mi-6 (NATO reporting name Hook), given the article number izdeliye 50 and company designation V-6, is a Soviet/Russian heavy transport helicopter that was designed by the Mil design bureau. It was built in large numbers for both military and civil use and was the largest helicopter in production until the Mil Mi-26 was put in production in 1980

Variants

An Mi-6 at Riga, Latvia

Data from: Mil's heavylift helicopters : Mi-6, Mi-10, V-12 and Mi-26

izdeliye 50

The product or article number for the V-6 prototype.

V-6

(Zavod No.329 Moscow) First prototype series.

Mi-6

(NATO – Hook-A) Heavy-lift civil and military transport helicopter.

Mi-6A

Troopships and commercial transport helicopters built to a new baseline standard with improvements in reliability and new avionics.

Mi-6AYa

(NATO – Hook-D) OKB designation for the Mi-6VzPU and Mi-22 airborne command posts, with SLAR.

Mil Moscow Helicpter plant Mil Mi-6 type V-6 NATO reporting name: 'Hook'

Mil Helicpter plant Mil Mi-6 type V-6 izdeliye 50
NATO reporting name: 'Hook'

General characteristics

Crew: 6 (pilot, copilot, navigator, flight engineer, radio operator, technician)
Capacity: 90 passengers / 70 airborne troops / 41 stretcher cases with 2 medical personnel
Payload: 12,000 kg (26,455 lb) maximum internal cargo

9,016 kg (19,877 lb) at 44,000 kg (97,003 lb) TOW

7,516 kg (16,570 lb) at 42,500 kg (93,696 lb) TOW

5,516 kg (12,161 lb) at 40,500 kg (89,287 lb) TOW

Maximum slung load: 8,000 kg
Height: 9.156 m (30 ft 0 in)

Powerplant

Powerplant: 2 × Soloviev D-25V turboshaft engines, 4,100 kW (5,500 shp) each equivalent for take-off

2,312 kW (3,100 shp) at 3,100 m (10,200 ft) and 250 km/h

Main rotor diameter: × 35 m

Specifications

Maximum speed: 300 km/h (190 mph, 160 kn)
Cruise speed: 250 km/h
Range: 970 km
Ferry range: 1,450 km
Endurance: 2 hours 51 minutes at 140–160 km/h (87–99 mph; 76–86 kn) at 1,000 m (3,300 ft) and 40,500 kg (89,287 lb) TOW
Service ceiling: 4,500 m (14,800 ft) up to 42,500 kg (93,696 lb) TOW

3,000 m (9,800 ft) at more than 42,500 kg (93,696 lb) TOW

Armament

- - - The navigator's station can be equipped with a 12.7 mm (0.500 in) Afanasev A-12.7 machine-gun with up to 270 rounds

Special Links Mil Moscow Helicpter plant Mil Mi-6 type V-6 NATO reporting name: 'Hook'

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The Mil Mi-6 Hook is a heavy transport helicopter developed in Russia in the course of the 1950s. It has established many firsts: it was the first Soviet (twin) turbine powered helicopter to enter in production and for several years the largest, both for its size and for its load capacity. The Mil Mi-6 Hook also set 16 world records. A tragic accident happened in 2002 marked the end of the career of this “flying heavy truck”. In April 1966 one of these aircraft was shortly tested in Switzerland.

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Mil Mi-6 type V-6 'Hook'

The development of the Mil Mi-6 began in the first half of the ‘50s to meet the needs of the Soviet armed forces.

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On October 30, 1957 it carried an internal load of 12,000 kg (26'470 lbs) to an altitude of 2'432 meters (7'980 ft)..

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Mil Mi-6 izdeliye 50
NATO reporting name:
'Hook'

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Mil Mi-6 -V-6 'Hook'

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NATO reporting name: 'Hook'

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Mil Helicpter plant Mil Mi-6 type V-6 izdeliye 50
NATO reporting name: 'Hook'