Largest firefighting helicopter

The Russian Mi-26 is the largest helicopter currently in production. One of its more than a dozen variants is the Mi-26TP, which was first introduced in 1994 as a firefighting helicopter. It has a length of 33.73 m, a main rotor diameter of 32 m and a maximum take-off weight of 56 metric tonnes. It can be equipped with the VSU-15 water drop system, essentially a sack made from tough parachute material that can be lowered into any reservoir and filled with 15 tonnes of water in around 30 seconds.

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