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Re:German military kicks off heavy lift helicopter competition by ethagknight on Friday December 15, 2017 @11:02AM (#15932701)
The CH-53 is a massive helicopter. CH-53K has 2x the rotor area as the H225M, and its over 50% taller, longer.
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Re:German military kicks off heavy lift helicopter competition by microcolonel on Friday December 15, 2017 @02:41PM (#15934415) 

    H225M: (Empty Weight - MTOW) ≅  5650kg
    CH-47: (Empty Weight - MTOW) ≅ 11500kg
    CH-53: (Empty Weight - MTOW) ≅ 23300kg
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Re:German military kicks off heavy lift helicopter competition by lstodd on Friday December 15, 2017 @04:32PM (#15935351)
Mi-26: (MTOW - Empty Weight) ≅ 27800kg
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