Country of Origin. CIS (formerly USSR).
Similar Aircraft.
Mi-6 Hook,
HH-3E Jolly Green Giant.
Crew. Four.
Role. Heavy cargo-transport (100+ equipped troops, armored vehicles).
Armament. Usually none.
Dimensions. Length: 111 ft (33.8 m). Rotor diameter: 105 ft (32 m).
Wings. Eight-blade main rotor mounted above the fuselage midsection on a hump.
Engine(s). Two turboshafts mounted on top of the cabin. Round air intakes above and behind the cockpit. Exhaust ports at sides of engines.
Fuselage. Long, bus-like body tapers to the nose and rear. Upswept rear section. Rounded nose and stepped-up cockpit. Fixed tricycle landing gear.
Tail. Swept-back, slightly tapered fin with large rotor on right side. Flats are forward-tapered and low-mounted on leading edge of the fin.
India, CIS.
Updated: 27 January 2008 | Born 09 September 2000 |