The world's largest helicopter can lift an airliner with remarkable ease

A Mi-26 was outfitted with two 2000 U.S. gallon Bambi Buckets suspended about 120 feet under the aircraft to assist forest fire fighters. Although somewhat successful the idea never caught-on. The Mi-26 did set a record for a single delivery of water from a helicopter, 4000 gallons.

Time for the US to build the Chinook NG!

Awesome piece of equipment. We used one in the 90's on a project in northern Russia transporting pipe and living accommodation modules out on the tundra. Got to ride up in the jump seat between the pilot/copilot one time. Rental and fuel was cheap then.

Not a fully outfitted one as that shown has been stripped of anything they could take off.

Specs - https://personal.filesanywhere.com/fs/v.aspx?v=8d6e628c616672a86f9f

The wording describing the background to the Mi-26 pic is incorrect. Definitely not 'clear blue skies', dark thunderclouds is perhaps a more accurate description...