Mil Mi-12 References Images Mil Mi-12 Soviet helicopter Ask Anything Homework Help Written by The Information Architects of Encyclopaedia Britannica The Information Architects maintain a master list of the topics included in the corpus of EncyclopĂŠdia Britannica, and create and manage the relationships between them. The Information Architects of Encyclopaedia Britannica Britannica AI Ask Anything Learn about this topic in these articles: aerospace industry/ Growth of the aircraft industryâŠthe 1960s the Soviet Unionâs Mil Mi-12 became the worldâs largest helicopter, with a maximum takeoff weight of 105 tons, and in 1978 the smaller Mil Mi-24 set a helicopter speed record of 368.4 km (228.9 miles) per hour. Read MoreâŠthe 1960s the Soviet Unionâs Mil Mi-12 became the worldâs largest helicopter, with a maximum takeoff weight of 105 tons, and in 1978 the smaller Mil Mi-24 set a helicopter speed record of 368.4 km (228.9 miles) per hour. Read More