Mi-26 Heavy Helicopter To Get Russian Engines

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MOSCOW—The re-engined version of the world’s heaviest helicopter—the Russian Mil Mi-26—will take off in 2023. A source in the Russian aero engine industry confirmed to Aerospace DAILY that the end of flight trials and production approval for the initial batch is expected in 2025. This aligns with a...
Maxim Pyadushkin

In addition to writing for Aviation Week Network, Maxim holds a key position at Russia's Air Transport Observer magazine. In the past he was in charge of several ATO’s sister aerospace publications and earlier worked for Moscow-based CAST defense think-tank.

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