Mil Mi-26 Heavy-Lift Transport Helicopter Family
The Mil Mi-26 is a twin-engine heavy-lift helicopter developed in the Soviet Union to move outsized cargo, vehicles, personnel, and relief equipment. First flown in 1977, it became the largest helicopter placed into series production and can carry loads internally or on an external sling. Military and civil variants have supported transport, firefighting, evacuation, construction, disaster-response, and recovery work across demanding regions worldwide.
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Identity
- Aliases
- Mi-26Mi-26 HaloMil Mi-26 HaloMi-26TMi-26T2
- Family Name
- Mil Mi-26
- Full Name
- Mil Mi-26 Heavy-Lift Transport Helicopter Family
- Roles
- cargoutilitymilitaryfirefightingsearch_and_rescueair_ambulance
- Status
- active
- Type
- aircraft
Details
- Aircraft Specs
- Configuration
- rotorcraft
- Operating Modes
- land
- Takeoff Landing Capabilities
- vtol
- Description
- The Mil Mi-26 is a twin-engine heavy-lift helicopter developed in the Soviet Union to move outsized cargo, vehicles, personnel, and relief equipment. First flown in 1977, it became the largest helicopter placed into series production and can carry loads internally or on an external sling. Military and civil variants have supported transport, firefighting, evacuation, construction, disaster-response, and recovery work across demanding regions worldwide.
- First Flight Year
- 1,977
- Manufacturer
- Propulsion Configurations
- Entries
- Count
- 2
- Propulsion System
- Role
- main
- Stage
- airframe
- Variant Notes
- Two exact Ivchenko-Progress D-136 turboshaft engines; Motor Sich serial manufacture is retained separately from Ivchenko-Progress development.
- Name
- Mi-26T2 D-136 installation
- Notes
- Russian Helicopters identifies two D-136 turboshaft engines for the Mi-26T2. Placement is intentionally omitted because the cited installation sources establish the powerplant and count but not a canonical placement value.
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- Creation Time
- July 29, 2026 at 21:39:39 UTC
- Updated Time
- July 30, 2026 at 20:16:34 UTC