29-May-2015Source: Russian Helicopters
Russian Helicopters (part of State Corporation Rostec) has launched series production on the heavy Mi-26T2 helicopter at Rostvertol. The Mi-26T2 is a modernized version of the Mi-26T, equipped with the latest avionics, making it possible to cut the number of crew required and also to operate the helicopter during night-time. “We announce the start of... Read more
23-Sep-2014Source: Russian Helicopters
In September 2014, Rostvertol, a Russian Helicopters company (a subsidiary of Oboronprom, part of State Corporation Rostec), celebrates the 50th anniversary of the serial produced Mi-10’s maiden flight. The Mi-10 is a specialised military-transport helicopter, known as the ‘Flying Crane’. Development work on it started in 1958, taking the Mi-6 transport helicopter as its base... Read more
12-Nov-2010Source: HeliHub.com
An Mi-6 helicopter was one of six new aircraft inducted to the Chinese Aviation Museum on 11th November, bringing the collection to a massive 318 airframes of 138 types. Its collection is ranked fifth in the world out of professional aviation museums in the science and technology category. The other five aircraft inducted were an... Read more