Fri 20 May 2022:
On May 19, Sergey Agadzhanyan, dubbed the “Russian Hulk,” set a new world record for towing multi-ton equipment by dragging three helicopters at once without the use of special apparatus such as ladders.
While towing aircraft, the Russian Hulk blew up a medical heating pad (hot water bottle).
The helicopters, which included two Ansat helicopters and one Mi-8 helicopter, weighed a total of 15.6 tonnes and were moved 4.3 meters in 24.63 seconds by Agadzhanyan.
In front of the athlete, the helicopters were lined up parallel to one another, with the famous Mi-8 helicopter in the center weighing nine tonnes and two Ansat helicopters on the sides weighing up to 3.3 tonnes apiece.
The athlete had to make three attempts, battling the rain to pull the helicopters along the slick road.
Vasily Grishchenko, the head of the Russian Federation of Power Extremes, set the record.
The event took place at the Kazan Helicopter Plant’s flight test facility, which is owned by the Russian helicopter holding company Rostec.
Last year, Sergei Agadzhanyan told a local radio station that he intends to set a world record by dragging a Mi-26 helicopter weighing over 40 tons. Further records are in the pipeline for the athlete, who is connected to a submarine.
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