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Mi-26

1977 transport helicopter family by Mil
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Summary

Mi-26 is an aircraft family[1]. Mi-26 ranks in the top 3% of aircraft family entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (16,675 views/month).[2]

Key Facts

  • Operator: Belarus[3], Soviet Air Forces[4], Russian Air Force[5]
  • Manufacturer: Mil Moscow Helicopter Plant[6], Rostvertol[7]
  • Developer: Mil Moscow Helicopter Plant[8]
  • Subclass of: Future Transport Helicopter[9]
  • Commons category: Mil Mi-26[10]
  • Country of origin: Soviet Union[11], Russia[12]
  • Powered by: Lotarev D-136[13]
  • NATO reporting name: Halo[14]
  • First flight: December 14, 1977[15]
  • Service entry: 1985[16]
  • Topic's main category: Category:Mil Mi-26[17]
  • Commons gallery: Mil Mi-26[18]
  • Total produced: 318[19]
  • Described by source: Jane's World Aircraft Recognition Handbook, Fourth Edition[20]
  • Length: 33.7 m[21]
  • Diameter: 32 m[22]

Why It Matters

Mi-26 has Wikipedia articles in 28 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[23] Mi-26 is known by 31 alternative names across languages and contexts.[24]

Related Entities

Belarus Mil Moscow Helicopter Plant Rostvertol Russia

References

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Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [3] ↑ . World Air Forces 2014. wikidata.org.
  2. [4] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  3. [5] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  4. [6] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  5. [7] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  6. [8] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  7. [9] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  8. [10] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  9. [11] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  10. [12] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  11. [13] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  12. [14] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  13. [15] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  14. [16] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  15. [17] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  16. [18] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  17. [19] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  18. [20] ↑ . Jane's World Aircraft Recognition Handbook, Fourth Edition. wikidata.org.
  19. [21] ↑ . Jane's World Aircraft Recognition Handbook, Fourth Edition. wikidata.org.
  20. [22] ↑ . Jane's World Aircraft Recognition Handbook, Fourth Edition. wikidata.org.

Class ancestry

  1. [1] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org.

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [2] ↑ . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.
  2. [23] ↑ . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.
  3. [24] ↑ . Wikidata aliases. wikidata.org.

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  1. 20w ago · Twofivesixbot bot · 2026-05-25 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Length → {'unit': 'Q11573', 'amount': '+33.7'}
    Operator → Belarus, Soviet Air Forces, Russian Air Force
    Instance of → —
    Subclass of → Future Transport Helicopter
    + 15 other properties edited (see Wikidata diff for full list)
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