Worlds Larges Helicopter

dcramer16

Well-Known Member
Got this in my email today. Has to be complete BS.


Now this is a helicopter....




Wow, the flying hotel and largest helicopter in the world!


The Hotelicopter is modeled on the Soviet-made Mil V-12, of which


there were only two prototypes ever made.

The Hotelicopter Company purchased one of these prototypes from the Mikhail Leontyevich Mil helicopter



plant in Panki-Tomilino, Russia in 2004 and have been engineering the world's firs flying hotel ever since.



The Hotelicopter features 18 luxuriously-appointed rooms for those seeking a truly unique


and memorable travel experience.

Each soundproofed room is equipped with a queen-sized bed, fine linens, a mini-bar, coffee machine,



wireless internet access, and all the luxurious appointments you'd expect from a flying five star hotel


Room service is available one hour after liftoff and prior to landing.

The Hotelicopter is due to fly maiden journey this summer June 26th, 2009 with an undisclosed price.


Inaugural Summer Tour - 14 days (Friday, June 26th, 2009 - Friday, July 10th, 2009)




California Tour - 14 days (Friday, July 17th, 2009 to Friday, July 24rd, 2009)



Bay/Jamaica, European Tour - 16 days (Friday, July 31st, 2009 to Sunday, August 16th, 2009)



Below are the pics.

Specs:

Dimensions Length: 42 m (137 ft)
Height: 28m (91 ft)
Maximum Takeoff Weight: 105850 kg (232,870 lb)
Maximum speed: 255 km/h (137 kt) (158 miles/h)
Cruising speed: 237 km/h (127 kt) (147 miles/h)
Original Mi Range: 515 km (320 mi)
Our augmented Mi Range - 1,296 km (700 mi)



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The Mil Mi-12, known as V-12 in the Soviet Union, and by the NATO reporting name Homer, is so far the only helicopter produced by the Mil bureau to depart from the single main rotor plus tail rotor formula. It is to date the world's largest helicopter and flew for the first time in 1968, but did not enter production. The second prototype, which was presented in the West at the 1971 Paris Air Show, set seven load-carrying records in 1969: in February, a 31030kg load was lifted to 2951m and the following August, 40204kg was taken to 2255m.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Q9MMR22KkA4
 
The Russians have an affinity for building the LARGEST airplanes going back to this one (not a photoshop) the Tupolev ANT-20

(the airplane may be butt-ugly and say what you will but those are some beautiful props)

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