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Mi-6 (Hook A)

Heavy transport helicopterFielded 1957Pending verification

Also known as: Mil Mi-6

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Mi-6 (Hook A)
Photo: FOTO:Fortepan — ID 22425: Adományozó/Donor: Pálinkás Zsolt. · CC BY-SA 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
Fact cardConfidence · Source
System
TypeHeavy transport helicopter
Alternative designationsMil Mi-6
Date of introduction1957
ProliferationAt least 18 countries
ManufacturerMil Moscow Helicopter PlantMed[1]
Crew5Med[1]
Dimensions and weight
Length33.18 m109 ftMed[1]
Height9.86 m32 ftMed[1]
Empty weight27,240 kg60,054 lbMed[1]
Wing area35 m2 (380 sq ft) auxiliary wing (when fitted)Med[1]
Flight performance
Engine2 x Soloviev D-25V (TV-2BM) turboshaftMed[1]
Thrust / power5,500 shaft hp each hpMed[1]
Service ceiling4,500 m14,764 ftMed[1]
Endurance2 hours 51 minutes at 140–160 km/h (87–99 mph; 76–86 kn) at 1,000 m (3,281 ft) and 40,500 kg…Med[1]
Protection
NBC ProtectionYesMed[1]
Variants
V-6(Zavod No.329 Moscow) First prototype series.[1]
Mi-6(NATO – Hook-A) Heavy-lift civil and military transport helicopter.[1]
Mi-6ATroopships and commercial transport helicopters built to a new baseline standard with improvements in reliability and new avionics.[1]
Mi-6AYa(NATO – Hook-D) OKB designation for the Mi-6VzPU and Mi-22 airborne command posts, with SLAR.[1]
Mi-6APS(PS - poiskovo-spasahtel'nyy - search and rescue) A limited number of search and rescue helicopters converted from Mi-6A standard aircraft.[1]
Mi-6ATZ(TZ - toplivoza-pravshchik - fuel tanker) Fuel transport helicopter variant of the Mi-6A.[1]
Mi-6 Boorlak(boorlak - barge hauler) Prototype ASW/MCM helicopters, used for research into ASW equipment when delays to the mission equipment forced cancellation.[1]
Mi-6BUS(NATO – Hook-C) (Also Mi-6AYa and Mi-22) airborne command post helicopter of 1975.[1]
Summary

The Mi-6 (Hook A) Russian Heavy Transport Helicopter was first flown in 1957. This thing is a monster.

Draft entry. Values come from the cited public sources and are awaiting editor verification.
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Operators
BulgariaBelarusChinaAlgeriaEgyptEthiopiaIndonesiaIraqKazakhstanLaosPeruPolandRussiaSyriaUkraineUzbekistanVietnamZimbabwe
Sources
  1. Mi-6 (Hook A) Russian Heavy Transport Helicopter, U.S. Army TRADOC G-2 Worldwide Equipment Guide (ODIN)
    Published/updated 2026-03-20 · Tier 1 · checked 2026-10-10
Change log
  • 2026-10-10 Entry created from the Worldwide Equipment Guide (ODIN), bulk import
  • 2026-10-10 Added photo (CC BY-SA 3.0)