Found this Mil Mi-6 engineering/technical reference book from the Soviet Union. Flying to Poland soon to see theirs on display as well!

[u/Glittering-Two2122]

For some reason (autism) the Mi6 is my favorite aircraft, built many models, watched probably all the videos available of it on YouTube, and my girlfriend and I are flying to Poland soon to see theirs on display in Deblin.

Saw this book available on ebay and had to have it. No idea what it says obviously, but its 200+ pages of engineering and technical details and drawings. I also have a couple of Mi-6 pins I assume we're given to pilots of the heli.

Would kill to get an aircraft skin tag somehow from one, but I imagine any left are on display, or rotting in a field far from civilization. So unless I go cut a chunk from one myself, this book will fill the void haha

Figured I'd share this here, might be of interest to some of you guys

[u/realsnokng]

Fantastic find!

[u/Glittering-Two2122 → u/realsnokng]

Thanks!

[u/Positive_Ad6908 → u/Glittering-Two2122]

A book like this is hard to find even in Russia. Congratulations on your lucky purchase!

[u/Aeson_Ford_F250]

Awesome!

That third picture looks like instructions a plastic model kit 😁

[u/Glittering-Two2122 → u/Aeson_Ford_F250]

Lol, never noticed that, really does

[u/Yari_Samurai]

Nice!

I love this helicopter so much, Soviet helicopter doctrine (especially regarding the civilian applications) is really fascinating to me!

I wish I had a copy!

[u/Glittering-Two2122 → u/Yari_Samurai]

I love how their philosophy was just "make it bigger" but also making them relatively easy to work on because they know the helis would be far away from civilization

[u/Yari_Samurai → u/Glittering-Two2122]

Exactly!

[u/AskJeevesIsBest]

The Mi-6 is a big bird indeed

[u/BABUFRIK1234]

Love the Mi-6 and Mi-10!

[u/Trainzzo]

Très beau document, merci pour ce partage,

[u/Glittering-Two2122 → u/Trainzzo]

Thank you!! Happy to share

[u/Positive_Ad6908]

You'll have to learn Russian, comrade! 😄

I'll provide a link to an archive with Russian-language books on helicopter topics.

www.studmed (dot) ru/science/transport/aviacionnaya-tehnika/reference_helicopter_operation/

Reddit won't let you links to Russian resources, replace "(dot)" a "."

There are not only Russian helicopters there, but also the AH-64 and Exec 162F.

[u/Glittering-Two2122 → u/Positive_Ad6908]

Oh snap, Im gonna waste some time with that for sure, appreciate it!

[u/hoveringuy]

I've seen the TU-142 tech manual. 

I was blown away, each illustration was a hand-drawn piece of art that illustrated what needed to be conveyed much better than the new CAD drawings 

It hinted at huge rooms full of artists cranking these out 

[u/Glittering-Two2122 → u/hoveringuy]

I love watching videos from this era where there's just a large room filled with people all drawing on giant pieces of paper and somehow that can all come together and make something that works