Manufacturer Mil Moscow Helicopter Plant | ||
The Mil V-16 was a Soviet heavy cargo/transport helicopter project of the late 1960s. The Mil V-16 was designed by Mil Design Bureau, a Moscow helicopter plant. The original scheme described a heavy side-by-side twin-rotor aircraft with two soloviev D-25VF gas turbine engines below six-bladed rotors at the tips of heavily supported wings on each side of the fuselage and tricycle-type landing gear, with both rear landing wheels mounted below the wings while the front wheel was located below the cockpit, as well as located directly under the wings.
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Designed to be capable for transporting large numbers of combat units, the V-16 was also intended as a Soviet military vehicle transportation aircraft. This aircraft was one of the first for the USSR to begin using operational based algorithms within its controlling systems.
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Specifications (V-16)
General characteristics (planned):
Length: 37 m (121 ft 5 in)Wingspan: 67 m (219 ft 10 in) across rotorsHeight: 12.5 m (41 ft)Empty Weight: 69,100 kgGross Weight: 97,000 kgMax Takeoff Weight: 105,000 kg