World Largest Helicopter

Mil V-12 : 231,485 lb (105,000 kg)

The largest helicopter ever built was a massive aircraft developed in the Soviet Union during the 1960s called the Mil V-12

he helicopter was so enormous that the distance from the edge of one rotor disk to the other was almost 220 ft (67 m), even wider across than the wingspan of a Boeing 747

• Crew: 6 (pilot, copilot, flight engineer, electrician, navigator, radio operator)
• Capacity:
  
  • VTOL 25,000 kg (55,000 lb) or
  • STOL 30,000 kg (66,000 lb) or
  • 40,204.5 kg (88,636 lb) record
• Length: 37.00 m (121 ft 4 in)
• Rotor diameter: 2x 35.00 m (114 ft 10 in)
• Height: 12.50 m (41 ft 0 in)
• Loaded weight: 97,000 kg (213,850 lb)
• Max takeoff weight: 105,000 kg (231,500 lb)
• Powerplant: 4× Soloviev D-25VF turboshaft, 4,048 kW (6,500 shp) each
• Freight compartment: 28.15x4.40x4.40 m (92 4x14 5x14 5 ft)