MOSCOW: The Mil Mi-38 has set a new world altitude record for helicopters in its class at the 14th Fédération Aéronautique Internationale (FAI) helicopter championships.
The Mi-38 reached an altitude of 28,200ft (8,600m) which is a new world record for helicopters in the 10,000kg (22,046lbs) to 20,000kg (44092lbs) weight class.
The previous record was 8,500m (27,887ft).
The Mi-38 was flown by test pilots from the Mil Moscow Helicopter Plant at Drakino airbase near Moscow.
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