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Charles Lindbergh (spirit@stlouis.com) 2014/05/26 10:36

On Thu, 22 May 2014 14:43:03 +0100, PilotJedi
<PilotJedi.dc3fab0@aviationbanter.com> wrote:

>
>Soviet Union always loved everything big. So the decision to make the
>biggest helicopter with the largest carrying capacity was quite natural
>for the country.
>
>Development of the V-12 project began in 1963, the serial Mi-6
>helicopter became the basis for the new huge vehicle. To simplify the
>task the engineers just decided to double propelling plants. What they

>
>Full album is here here: http://tinyurl.com/p9fmt8m

Geez!  What a beast of a helicopter!

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