Mil Mi-6

Mi-6
A Mil Mi-6 of Soviet Air Forces in flight
General information
TypeHeavy transport helicopter
ManufacturerMil Moscow Helicopter Plant
StatusRetired from service
Primary usersSoviet Air Force (historical)
Aeroflot (historical)
Number built926
History
Manufactured1959–1980[1]
First flight5 June 1957[2]
Retired2002 (Russia CAA)
VariantsMil Mi-10

The Mil Mi-6 (NATO reporting name Hook), given the article number izdeliye 50 and company designation V-6, is a Soviet/Russian heavy transport helicopter that was designed by the Mil design bureau. It was built in large numbers for both military and civil use and was the largest helicopter in production until the Mil Mi-26 was put in production in 1980.[2]

  1. ^ "vectorsite.net". www1.vectorsite.net. Retrieved 9 February 2019.
  2. ^ a b Gordon, Komissarov and Komissarov (2005) pages=5-36