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The Mil V-12, also referred to as the Mi-12, was a groundbreaking heavy-lift helicopter 🚁 developed by the #Soviet Union 🇷🇺 during the 1960s. #TVDATA As the largest helicopter ever created, it boasts a rotor diameter of approximately 35 meters and an overall length of 37 meters. In comparison, the Mi-26 is a heavy-lift transport helicopter that has been in operation since 1983, featuring a 40-meter length and a 32-meter rotor diameter. #aviationhistory #helicopters

Publicly accessible information does not indicate that the Mil V-12 was employed for transporting nuclear bombs 💣. The V-12 project only produced two prototypes, and the helicopter never went into mass production or saw operational use. Primarily designed for carrying hefty and oversized payloads, such as intercontinental ballistic missiles, the program was ultimately cancelled in 1974 due to shifting requirements and budget constraints. #militarytechnology #sovietunion

As for the Mi-26, it was engineered to carry heavy loads and has been utilized for a variety of military and civilian purposes 🌐, including troop transportation 🚁👥, disaster relief efforts 🌀, and firefighting missions 🔥. While it remains uncertain whether the Mi-26 was ever specifically used to transport nuclear weaponry, it is well-known that the Soviet Union, followed by Russia, have employed other specialized aircraft and land-based vehicles for this objective. #mi26 #militaryaviation #nuclearweapons

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00:00:55.020 -- 00:01:01.660 Unfortunately, this combat footage of Sergey Sidorov and others was taken six years later,
00:01:01.660 -- 00:01:08.760 when the 100-ton MI-12 helicopter, designed by Mil, was already in operation.
00:01:10.860 -- 00:01:15.540 In 1971, an exchange of opinions took place between the leaders of the Soviet and
00:01:15.540 -- 00:01:20.700 American programs for the development of the latest heavy helicopters, led by chief
00:01:20.700 -- 00:01:27.870 designer Marat Tishchenko and the president of Boeing Vertol, Howard Stuart. The American
00:01:27.870 -- 00:01:36.990 program was named Heavy Lift or COPCO PERRI, and also known as the Bumblebee. The Soviet
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00:01:48.330 -- 00:01:49.815 [music] Documentary footage of the first successful test flight of the 100-ton
00:01:49.815 -- 00:01:51.032 rotorcraft MI-12 and its transfer from the factory to the flight station shows
00:01:51.032 -- 00:01:52.239 a payload capacity of 40 tons, which is four times greater than the largest
00:01:52.239 -- 00:01:53.748 modern foreign helicopters. [music]
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00:01:53.880 -- 00:01:58.050 Documentary footage
00:02:31.870 -- 00:02:38.380 of the first successful test flight of the 100-ton rotorcraft MI-12 and its transfer