How This Helicopter Carries Armored Vehicles Through the Sky

Added: 2026-05-22

[00:00:00]This Soviet monster is the only helicopter on Earth capable of lifting a literal tank.

[00:00:06]Meet the legendary Mil Mi-26.

[00:00:10]It isn't just an aircraft, it's a flying skyscraper. [music] While standard military choppers struggle to lift a Humvee, the Mi-26 dominates [music] with a staggering 44,000 lb payload capacity. Powered by two [music] colossal turboshaft engines, it generates enough torque to snap lesser machines in half. Inside, the cargo hold is massive enough to swallow [music] 90 fully armed troops or an entire airliner fuselage. It burns through 3,000 gallons of fuel [music] just to stay in the fight, requiring a specialized five-man crew to tame its massive eight-blade rotor system. [music] It is the undisputed king of heavy lift, operating where no other machine dares to go.

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