World's largest chopper

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Mi-26 Halo
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General characteristics

Crew: Five– 2 pilots, 1 navigator, 1 flight engineer, 1 flight technician
Capacity:
90 troops or 60 stretchers
20,000 kg cargo (44,090 lb)
Length: 40.025 m (131 ft 3¾ in) (rotors turning)
Rotor diameter: 32.00 m (105 ft 0 in)
Height: 8.145 m (26 ft 8¾ in)
Disc area: 804.25 m2 (8,656.8 ft²)
Empty weight: 28,200 kg (62,170 lb)
Loaded weight: 49,600 kg (109,350 lb)
Max. takeoff weight: 56,000 kg (123,450 lb)
Powerplant: 2 × Lotarev D-136 turboshafts, 8,500 kW (11,399 shp) each
Performance

Maximum speed: 295 km/h (159 kt, 183 mph)
Cruise speed: 255 km/h (137 kt, 158 mph)
Range: 1,920 km (1,036 nmi, 1,190 mi) (with auxiliary tanks)
Service ceiling: 4,600 m (15,100 ft)

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mil_Mi-26#Specifications_.28Mi-26.29

It's rotor diameter is almost as much as the wingspan of a Boeing 737 Next Generation: 112 ft 7 in
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Boeing_737#Specifications

Lifting a fighter jet
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Carrying jet liner planes
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Rescuing a Norwegian Sea Hawk
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and a NATO Chinook (in Afghanistan)
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Delivering Russian troops to Chechnya, a decade ago now
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Loading a fire truck in Belarus
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and armoured vehicles in Russia
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Fighting forest fires in Russia
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Delivering a giant catamaran to Europe
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http://helicomontagne.fr/reportage/indexEN.html
 
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