| Specifications |
| Country of Origin | Russia
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| Builder | Mil
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| Role | Heavy transport (65 equipped troops), vehicles
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| Similar Aircraft | Mi-26 Halo, CH-3 Jolly Green Giant
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| Rotor diameter | 115 ft (35 m)
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| Length | 109 ft (33.3 m)
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| Height |
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| Mass | M-6 | Mid- 6P
| | Empty weight | 27,240 kg kg | 27,000 kg
| | Mass normal of fuel | 6,315 kg |
| | Mass fuel with tanks ext. | 9,805 kg |
| | Maximum fuel mass (convoying) | 13.295 kg |
| | Maximum payload | 12,000 kg | 12,360 kg
| | External maximum loading under sling | 9000 kg |
| | Mass normal on takeoff | 40,500 kg | 40,500 kg
| | Maximum mass on takeoff | 42,500 kg | 42,500 kg
| | Max. mass with max. load under sling with less than 1000 m of altitude. | 37,500 kg |
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| Engine | Two turbomotors Soloviev D-25B (TB-2BM) developing each one 4100 kw with takeoff and 3505 kw of nominal nominal output
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| Maximum speed | 300 km/h
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| Cruising speed | 250 km/h
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| Dynamic ceiling in condition ISA at maximum mass | 4,400 meters
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| Dynamic ceiling in condition ISA, + 30°C at maximum mass | 3,300 meters
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| Dynamic ceiling in condition ISA with the mass of 32,000 kg | 6,750 meters
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| Dynamic ceiling in condition ISA, + 30°C with mass of 32,000 kg | 6,000 meters
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| Static ceiling at 40,000 kg, in condition ISA | 2,500 meters
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| Static ceiling at 40,000 kg, in condition ISA + 15° C | 2,000 meters
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| Static ceiling at 32,000 kg, in condition ISA | 4,500 meters
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| Static ceiling at 32.000 kg, in condition ISA + 30°C | 3,500 meters
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| Range 12,000 kg of load, principaltanks only and 5% of reserves | 200 km
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| Range with 9.000 kg of load, principal tanks only and 5% of reserves | 550 km
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| Maximum Range with external tanks, 4,000 kg load and 5% fuel reserve | 1,000 km
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| Range with normal takeoff mass, with 10.000 kg of load, principal tanks only, 5% fuel reserves | 225 km
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| Maximum Range with takeoff normal mass, with external tanks, 2,000 kg load and 5% fuel reserves | 1,050 km
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| Maximum Ferry Range | 1,450 km
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| Armament | Machine gun
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| Crew | Five
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| Cost |
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| User Countries | Algeria, CIS, Egypt, Iraq, Laos, Peru, Syria, Vietnam
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