Why aren’t there airplane sized helicopters? Helicopters seem better in terms of no long runway needed, and the ease of moving in any direction.

Question

Why aren’t there airplane sized helicopters? Helicopters seem better in terms of no long runway needed, and the ease of moving in any direction.

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Answer 1

There are airplane sized helicopters such as the https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mil_Mi-26 which can carry 90 troops at once.