Friday Fly-by -- World's Largest Helicoptor
These are purportedly photographs (click to enlarge) of the worlds largest helicopter, sighted on the tarmac in Dease Lake, B.C., a couple weeks ago. It was apparently being used to move mining equipment and cargo to Galore Creek, a new mine in that area. Called the Utsky and owned by a Russian company, the behemoth chopper couldn’t land at the unpaved air strip at Bob Quinn Lake (its rotor wash blows 12-inch rocks around like leaves!) so it had to land at Dease Lake until the landing site north of Bob Quinn could be inspected. It’s probably bigger than anything ever seen at the Dease Lake Airport, including the terminal building!
Stats (unverified):
- Russian crew of 6 (2 pilots, 1 navigator, 2 engineers (mechanics), 1 cargo person)
- Carries 75 troops
- Consumes 2000 litres of fuel per hour
- Range: 580 km
- Rental rate: $30,000/hr
- Length: 40 metres
- Rotor: 8 blades, each about 2 feet wide
Thanks Davey!
Doug
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WOW!!!! That thing is BIG!!!
Big is an understatement. The thing is mega-huge! Amazing it can fly!
The bigger they are, the harder they fall. Can you even imagine?
I wonder if they fly this big thing over major cities. If it fell out of the sky it could destroy a big area and kill or injure countless people. Then again they fly big transports over cities. Of course, they aren't single engine.
OMG it's BIG! And probably can lift a house!
I had heard of this but never seen it, The people stretched out along its length lend scale to its enormity. Still, anything that big with a single engine would have to be considered hazardous, even though there are applications where it is the most cost efficient means of moving big things in awkward places. But I wouldn't want it flying over my house.