How Long Is Mil Mi-26? 40 m (131 ft) Compared | Magnitudle

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Mil Mi-26 (40 m) drawn to scale beside a city bus (12 m) and the Statue of Liberty (93 m) — Drawn to scale, from left to right: City bus (12 m), Mil Mi-26 (40 m) and Statue of Liberty (93 m).

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How big is that, really?

A little shorter than an Olympic swimming pool
About 1.7× as long as a tennis court
About 2 would fit end to end along a football (soccer) pitch
As long as about 3 city buses end to end
As long as about 7 20-foot shipping containers end to end

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Facts about Mil Mi-26

The Mi-26 is the largest and most powerful helicopter ever put into series production.

Source: Russian Helicopters, Mi-26 specifications

Military Helicopters

Name	Size	Compared with Mil Mi-26
Westland Sea King	22.1 m (73 ft)	0.55×
Mil Mi-14 Haze	25.3 m (83 ft)	0.63×
Boeing CH-46 Sea Knight	25.4 m (83 ft)	0.63×
Sikorsky CH-54 Tarhe	27 m (88 ft)	0.67×
Sikorsky CH-53 Sea Stallion	27 m (88 ft)	0.67×
CH-47 Chinook	30.1 m (99 ft)	0.75×
CH-53E Super Stallion	30.2 m (99 ft)	0.75×
Sikorsky CH-53K King Stallion	30.2 m (99 ft)	0.75×
Mil Mi-6 Hook	33.2 m (109 ft)	0.83×
Mil Mi-26	40 m (131 ft)	this page

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