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Igor Sikorsky’s record-breaking 1,200 km-long flight on ‘Ilya Muromets’ plane from Petrograd to Kyiv...

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"There was one more important test flight as well as demonstration left to be accomplished, namely a long journey across the...

Igor Sikorsky’s First Trial Helicopter Assembled in Kyiv in 1909

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As time went on, I became well acquainted with the various aeronautical engines, having spent much time in a few factories,...

Igor Sikorsky assembled his first helicopters while still a student in his native Kyiv

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In the autobiography "The Story of the Winged-S", Igor Sikorsky recalled: "I had several hobbies. For a time I was making...

Monuments to Igor Sikorsky in Kyiv opened by Mayor Vitaly Klitschko

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Igor Sikorsky was born in Kyiv and achieved world fame while still living in it. For example, he set the World...

Igor Sikorsky: ‘My family is of Ukrainian origin’. Official document

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When one opens Igor Sikorsky's Wikipedia page, in the "Early Life" paragraph one can read the following sentence: "When questioned regarding his...

Ukrainian who created the best jet engines in the world: Arkhyp Lyulka

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In 1926, a young man from the Kyiv region entered Kyiv Polytechnic Institute. The man's first name was Arkhyp, and his...

Ivan Kozhedub, a Ukrainian, was the highest scoring Allied and Soviet fighter pilot of...

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Unfortunately, after World War II, he remained in the military and went on to command the 324th Fighter Aviation Division during...

Ukrainian Chief Scientist of the U.S. Air Force credited for initiation of GPS: Michael...

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But Yarymovych knew the idea of space-based navigation was beautiful; it just wasn’t being sold right. He went to his...

Unfinished AN 225 airplane lies hidden in Kyiv warehouse – CNN

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Antonov, however, says finishing the build should be relatively simple.Growing private sector interest in space exploration, tourism and communications --...

Germans demo fly Antonov-225 XXXL-scale model

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