Mil Mi-6
Mil Mi-6 (Russian: Мил Ми-6; NATO reporting name: Hook) was a Soviet heavy transport helicopter designed by Mil.
| Mi-6 | |
|---|---|
| A Mil Mi-6 of Soviet Air Forces in flight | |
| Role | Heavy transport helicopter |
| Manufacturer | Mil Moscow Helicopter Plant |
| First flight | 5 June 1957[1] |
| Retired | 2002 (Russia CAA) |
| Status | Retired from service |
| Primary users | Soviet Air Force (historical) Aeroflot (historical) |
| Produced | 1959–1980[2] |
| Number built | 926 |
| Variants | Mil Mi-10 |
Mil Mi-6 Media
An Mi-6 at Riga, Latvia
Egyptian Air Force Mil Mi-6 on display at the Air Force museum in Almaza Air Base, Cairo.
A Mil Mi-6 of Aeroflot at the 1965 Paris Air Show
References
- ↑ Gordon, Yefim; Dimitriy and Sergey Komissarov (2005). Mil's heavylift helicopters : Mi-6, Mi-10, V-12 and Mi-26. Red Star. Vol. 22 (2nd ed.). Hinckley: Midland Publishing. ISBN 1-85780-206-3.
- ↑ "vectorsite.net". www1.vectorsite.net. Retrieved 9 February 2019.