Heavy Transport Helicopter Mil V-12 Under Snowfall (Side View)

Heavy Transport Helicopter Mil V-12 Under Snowfall (Side View)
«Heavy Transport Helicopter Mil V-12 Under Snowfall (Side View)»

The side view of the world largest helicopter Mil V-12 (Mi-12) built in 1967 in winter snowy day. NATO reporting name for this giant helicopter was given “Homer” and the name “Mi-12" would have been the name for the production helicopter. Since the V-12 never went into serial production and only two prototypes were built, the name "Mi-12" was never officially adopted. The one of the two prototypes of the heavy transport helicopter, that is bigger than US army Boeing CH-47 Chinook, visitors of the museum can see right at the entrance of the open-area exhibition of the Central Air Force museum in Monino. In February 1969 during the flight tests the Mil V-12 exhibited in the museum lifted a record load of 31 tons to altitude almost 3000 meters. It was flown to the museum in 1975.

More photos of this helicopter: Heavy transport Helicopter Mil V-12 “Homer” (1967).

Technical Features:

  • Design Bureau:................... M. Mil OKB
  • Engines:
    • GTD V-25VF........................4
    • Engine power :..................4780 kW (6500 h.p.)
  • Crew:.............................6
  • Take-off weight:.........102000 kg
  • Range:...........................440 km
  • Max. speed:....................260 km/h
  • Ceiling:...........................3500 m
  • Raising Load:...............25000 kg

Photo #303 taken on February 09, 2015 during countryside tour to the Central Air Force Museum in Monino with my Dear clients from Italy, Mirko Trevisan and Yuri Avantaggiato.


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